Tag: claim construction
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Federal Circuit Reverses JMOL in Steuben Foods Patent Case: Key Takeaways for IP Law
In Steuben Foods, Inc. v. Shibuya Hoppmann Corporation, the Federal Circuit issued a major decision addressing key intellectual property issues related to patent infringement, claim construction, and the reverse doctrine of equivalents (RDOE). The case centered on aseptic food packaging technology, with the court analyzing whether Shibuya’s P7 aseptic bottling line infringed Steuben’s patents. This…
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Federal Circuit Upholds Narrow Construction of DDR Holdings’ E-Commerce Patent Claims
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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Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement in Mirror Worlds v. Meta: Key Patent Law Takeaways
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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Federal Circuit Ruling in NexStep v. Comcast: Key Patent Law Takeaways
On October 24, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a significant decision in NexStep, Inc. v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, affirming the district court’s ruling of non-infringement on two patents owned by NexStep. The case raised important questions about claim construction, the doctrine of equivalents, and evidentiary requirements for…
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UTTO v. Metrotech: Claim Construction Can Begin at the Pleading Stage
The Federal Circuit issued its decision in UTTO Inc. v. Metrotech Corp., a case centered on patent infringement and state-law tort claims. This decision provides significant insights into claim construction, infringement analysis, and the role of economic torts in intellectual property disputes. Below, we explore the key patent law issues addressed by the court. Background…
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ParkerVision v. Qualcomm: Collateral Estoppel and Expert Exclusion in Patent Litigation
After more than a decade of litigation between ParkerVision and Qualcomm, the Federal Circuit has vacated summary judgment of non-infringement and reversed key Daubert rulings that had hobbled ParkerVision’s case. The court’s decision in ParkerVision, Inc. v. Qualcomm Inc., Nos. 2022-1755, 2024-2221 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 6, 2024), sheds new light on the proper application of…