Demand for so-called “natural” products is increasing. According to one published report, the natural products industry is experiencing “an average of about 8 percent growth.” Dietary concerns are at least one driving factor for the growth as consumers reach
The Federal Circuit issued a non-precedential decision delineating between patent-eligible and patent-ineligible improvements in technology related to taking a person’s temperature using a computerized thermometer. On March 8, 2018, the Federal Circuit affirmed that U.S. Patent Nos. 6,292,685 (‘685 patent)
On February 14, 2018, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision providing important guidance regarding the circumstances under which dismissal on patent eligibility grounds is appropriate at the pleadings stage. In Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades Software, Inc.,
The Federal Circuit issued another precedential decision adding to its line of cases delineating between patent-eligible and patent-ineligible improvements in computer-related technology. On February 8, 2018, the Federal Circuit affirmed that U.S. Patent No. 7,447,713 (‘713 patent) related to eliminating
In the non-precedential decision WCM Industries Inc. v. IPS Corp., the Federal Circuit overturned the district court’s grant of IPS’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, finding that the patentee WCM provided sufficient evidence to support the
In a split precedential decision, the Federal Circuit ruled that 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b) permits the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to enter an adverse judgment when a patent owner cancels all claims at issue after an IPR petition has
(*Originally published as a Michael Best client alert on January 10, 2018, co-authored by J. Donald Best and Kenneth M. Albridge, III)
On January 8, 2018, in Wi-Fi One, LLC v. Broadcom Corp., the United States Court of Appeals
In a nonprecedential decision, the Federal Circuit ruled that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board had (1) failed to address a specific anticipation argument raised by a petitioner and (2) failed to provide adequate reasoning to support a decision on
In 2014, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2120 (2014), rejecting the Federal Circuit’s “insolubly ambiguous” standard for determining compliance with the definiteness requirement under 35 U.S.C. § 112. Criticizing that
A recent Federal Circuit decision may give further hope to some accused infringers still looking to transfer venue in the wake of the Supreme Court’s TC Heartland decision. On November 15, 2017, a Federal Circuit panel vacated the U.S. District
