Topic
Obviousness
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NIPC Law
Patents – Networld Sports v Quick Play Sport
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Author RickDikeman Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertPatents Court (David Stone) Networld Sports Ltd v Quick Play Sport Ltd [2026] EWHC 1295 (Ch) (1 June 2026)This was an appeal…
Patent Law Weblog
Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC v. Ford Motor Co. (Fed. Cir. 2025)
By Kevin E. Noonan – The preclusive scope of 35 U.S.C. § 314(d) regarding decisions on instituting post grant review proceedings (specifically, inter partes review or IPR) has been decided…
Spicy IP
Obvious to Whom? – Analysing Dini’s AI Dilemma
By SpicyIP
Responding to Roberto Dini’s recent piece suggesting that all AI inventions are ab initio obvious because they are reproducible for an AI-enabled Person Of Ordinary Skill In The Art (POSITA), Krishna Jani…
PTAB Litigation Blog
Show Me the Evidence: Primary References Still Required after LKQ
Visit Jones Day's PTAB Litigation blog at www.ptablitigationblog.com. By Ernie Oleksy and John Evans – Federal Circuit decisions applying the new standards for design-patent obviousness continue to inform how patent…
Intellectual Property Law Blog
Claiming A Range, Watch Out For The Presumption Of Obviousness
This Federal Circuit opinion analyzes the presumption of obviousness and the obviousness challenge based on prior art that describes a wider range of doses than what is claimed. Background Janssen…
Intellectual Property Law Blog
Navigating Shockwave Medical: Applicant Admitted Prior Art, Standing, and Obviousness
This Federal Circuit opinion analyzes various key issues in patent litigation, including the role of applicant admitted prior art (“AAPA”), standing, and obviousness. Background Shockwave Medical, Inc. (“Shockwave”) owns U.S.…
PTAB Litigation Blog
Two Separate Analyses: Nonobviousness vs Enablement
Visit Jones Day's PTAB Litigation blog at www.ptablitigationblog.com. By Sabrina Bellantoni and Matt Johnson – Recently, a Director Review was granted where Director Vidal vacated the Patent Trial and Appeals Board’s…
PTABWatch
PTAB Provides Some Clarity on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Obviousness in IPR Decision
In a decision that underscores the importance of prior art in the context of AI patents, the PTAB recently issued a final decision in Tesla, Inc. v. Autonomous Devices, LLC,…
PTAB Law Blog
Unclear Analysis at the PTAB Leads to Confusion at the Federal Circuit
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. v. Centripetal Networks, LLC, No. 2023-1636, 2024 WL 5114204 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 16, 2024) concerns an obviousness determination based on…
PTAB Law Blog
Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB’s holding of Non-Obviousness of Standard Adopted 3G Technology
The recent decision by the Federal Circuit in Honeywell International Inc. v. 3G Licensing, S.A., issued on January 2, 2025, overturned the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“the Board”) factual…