The Technology & Information Law Blog
Analysis by Charles Gideon Korrell
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On December 16, 2024, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. v. Centripetal Networks, LLC, vacating and remanding a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding. The ruling highlights critical issues in patent law, particularly regarding obviousness, motivation to combine, and the…
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The Federal Circuit has taken the unusual step of granting en banc review in EcoFactor Inc. v. Google LLC to address fundamental questions about patent damages. The order vacates the previous decision and calls for new briefing on whether the district court properly applied Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals,…
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The Federal Circuit recently handed down a decision in DDR Holdings, LLC v. Priceline.com LLC, affirming a lower court’s interpretation of key claim terms in DDR’s U.S. Patent No. 7,818,399 (“’399 patent”). The ruling highlights the importance of claim construction in patent infringement litigation and underscores how courts evaluate intrinsic and extrinsic evidence in determining…
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The Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court’s sanctions against PS Products (PSP) and its attorney for filing a meritless design patent infringement case, reinforcing courts’ authority to penalize frivolous litigation. The case underscores the importance of proper venue selection, valid infringement claims, and adherence to litigation ethics. litigation. The case underscores the importance of…
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The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a district court ruling in Galderma Laboratories, L.P. v. Lupin Inc., a patent dispute over the rosacea treatment Oracea®. The decision highlights key issues in Hatch-Waxman litigation, including claim construction, infringement analysis, and the doctrine of equivalents. Background: The Patents and ANDA Dispute Galderma Laboratories owns patents for Oracea®, medication…
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In a significant decision for biotechnology and pharmaceutical patents, the Federal Circuit has affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) findings in Cytiva BioProcess R&D AB v. JSR Corp.. The case centers around chromatography matrices and protein engineering, with the core dispute being whether certain patent claims were obvious and therefore unpatentable.…
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On December 4, 2024, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in Mirror Worlds Technologies, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc., upholding the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Meta (formerly Facebook) on all claims of patent infringement. The case, involving patents related to time-ordered data streams, raised important issues in patent law, particularly…
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In a ruling that underscores the broad protections offered by California’s trade secrets law, Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against a former Citibank private banker, despite the absence of any evidence that he physically or electronically took confidential documents (order link). The court held…
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In a major decision involving standard-essential patents (SEPs) and international licensing disputes, the Federal Circuit vacated a district court’s denial of an antisuit injunction requested by Lenovo against Ericsson. The case revolves around fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing commitments, the enforcement of foreign patent injunctions, and how U.S. courts handle international patent disputes. Background:…