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Patent Validity
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ILN IP Insider
Greek Supreme Court contests the validity of Philips’ EFM+ (DVD) Patent
By Kriton Metaxopoulos of A. & K. Metaxopoulos and Partners Law Firm
Summary In its decision no 1589/2017 the Greek Supreme Court upheld the appeal brought by the Greek company “DPH” against the Dutch company “P”. The Supreme Court held that the…
New England IP Blog
Anticipation Bounces Back Electronic Return Receipt Patent as Invalid
By Kimberly Li
Although patentees may delight at the allowance of broad claims in their granted patents, those same claims prove more difficult to defend against invalidity arguments at trial. A recent decision…
PTAB Law Blog
Supreme Court Oral Argument in <i>Oil States</i>
By Jennifer P. Nock, Nicole M. DeAbrantes
The Supreme Court recently held oral argument in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC. Before what appears to be a divided Court, the parties addressed pointed…
Federal Circuit Weekly
Federal Circuit Remands Patents Back to Board for Further Proceedings Regarding Challenges to Patents’ Validity Based on Anticipation and Obviousness
In a nonprecedential decision, the Federal Circuit ruled that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board had (1) failed to address a specific anticipation argument raised by a petitioner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)…
PTAB Law Blog
IPRs Instituted for Three out of Four Patents at Issue in <i>Abraxis v. Actavis</i> Cancer Drug Dispute
Abraxis Bioscience, developer of cancer drug Abraxane®, filed suit against Actavis in April of 2016 following its receipt of notice that Actavis sought approval of a generic form of the…
PTABWatch
Federal Circuit Overturns PTAB’s Finding of Patent Validity
In a split opinion in Homeland Housewares, LLC v. Whirlpool Corporation, the Federal Circuit has again overturned a final written decision issued by the PTAB determining that challenged claims in…
Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation
Chief Judge Stark Grants Defendants’ Motion for Invalidity of ‘405 Patent for Nonenablement
By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories et al., Civil Action No. 12-274-LPS (D.Del. August 18, 2017 (public version),…
Chicago IP Litigation
Summary Judgment of Invalidity Based Upon a Naked License Requires a High Burden
Bodum USA, Inc. v. A Top New Casting, Inc., No. 16 C 2916, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. May 10, 2017) (Kennelly, J.). Judge Kennelly denied defendant A Top’s motion for…
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Providing Scientific Information in Patents after Nautilus
By Todd Ostomel
Scientific information—features of an invention that are known through physical analysis—often provides the foundation for patent claims. But providing such information can also risk the validity of a patent if…
Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation
Chief Judge Stark Grants Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity of ‘180 Patent Based on Nonenablement
By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Enzo v. Gen-Probe Inc., Civil Action No. 12-104-LPS (consolidated) (D.Del., June 28, 2017), the Court granted the motion of…