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Sage Products, LLC v. Stewart: “Sterile” Label in UK Document Found to Anticipate U.S. “Sterilized” Patent Claims
In Sage Products, LLC v. Stewart, No. 2023-1603 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 15, 2025), the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) finding that all challenged…
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Heritage Alliance v. American Policy Roundtable: Descriptive Marks Without Acquired Distinctiveness Can’t Block Later Applications
In Heritage Alliance v. American Policy Roundtable, No. 24-1155 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 9, 2025), the Federal Circuit affirmed the TTAB’s refusal to block registration of “iVoters” and “iVoters.com”…
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Azurity Pharmaceuticals v. Alkem Labs: Prosecution Disclaimer and “Consisting Of” Language Bar Infringement Finding
In Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Alkem Laboratories Ltd., No. 23-1977 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 8, 2025), the Federal Circuit affirmed the District of Delaware’s ruling that Alkem’s Abbreviated New…
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OSRAM v. Renesas Electronics: When Reverse Engineering Ends Trade Secret Protection
In AMS-OSRAM USA Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America, Inc., the Federal Circuit clarified key principles governing trade secret damages under Texas law, including how “head start” periods are…
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In re Forest: No Patent Term, No Provisional Rights
In In re Forest, the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal involving a patent application that would have issued after its statutory 20-year term expired. The court held that…
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Wash World v. Belanger: CAFC Reins in Claim Construction and Remits Damages Based on Improper Convoyed Sales
The Federal Circuit issued a split ruling in Wash World Inc. v. Belanger Inc., affirming the district court’s judgment of infringement but vacating the lost profits damages award…
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