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ANDA litigation data; US patent watch list; first Avanci Video licensee; Huawei-TP link interim licence; LSD trade secret spat; plus much more
08 Feb 2026 13:44 GMT
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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Patent Related to Web Conferencing Systems Found Patent-Ineligible
06 Feb 2026 18:51 GMT
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions
1. U.S. PATENT NO. 7,679,637 LLC v. GOOGLE LLC [OPINION] (2024‑1520, 01/22/2026) (Moore, Hughes, Stoll)
Moore, C.J. The Court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of U.S. Patent No. 7,679,637 LLC’s …
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European SEP developments spur calls to add UK, Germany and UPC to US patent watch list
04 Feb 2026 22:23 GMT
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As standard essential patent policy debates escalate, some stakeholders advocate for adding European jurisdictions on the USTR watch list
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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Disclosure of a Broad Genus Is Insufficient Written Description Support for a Subgenus of Chemical Structures Without Adequate Blaze Marks
23 Dec 2025 01:25 GMT
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions
1. WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG v. EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. [OPINION] (2023-2043, 2023-2233, 2023-2326, 12/17/2025) (Moore, Prost, Reyna)
Moore, J. The Court reversed the district court’s judgment of …
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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: No § 315(e)(1) Estoppel for Ongoing Ex Parte Reexaminations
05 Dec 2025 23:58 GMT
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions
1. DUKE UNIVERSITY, ALLERGAN SALES, LLC v. SANDOZ INC. [OPINION] (2024-2078, 11/18/2025) (Dyk, Stoll, Stark)
Stark, J. The Federal Circuit found a patent claim invalid because the patent lacked written …
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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Petitioner Has No Right to Appeal “Deinstitution” of IPRs
22 Nov 2025 01:22 GMT
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions
1. In Re MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. [ORDER] (2025-134, 11/06/2025) (Dyk, Linn, Cunningham)
Linn, J. The Court denied Motorola Solutions, Inc.’s petition for a writ of mandamus challenging the Acting …
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10 Feb 2026 23:08 GMT
… Quality Management Maturity.
9. Drug Patent Watch. (2025, August 27). The Pharmaceutical …
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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: District Court Errs by Turning a Matter of Claim Construction over to the Jury to Decide and by Allowing the Jury to Conclude “Identical” Could Mean “Identical to a Portion”
27 Aug 2025 01:56 GMT
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions
1. LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS v. QIAGEN SCIENCES, LLC [OPINION] (2023-2350, 08/13/2025) (Lourie, Dyk, Cunningham)
Lourie, J. The Court reversed the district court’s denial of judgment …
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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: An Enabling Anticipatory Prior Art Reference Need Only Enable a Single Embodiment of the Claim
18 Jun 2025 01:12 GMT
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions
1. ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. MODERNA, INC. [OPINION] (2023-2357, 06/04/2025) (Taranto, Chen, Hughes)
Taranto, J. The Court affirmed the district court’s claim construction ruling, which formed …
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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: En Banc Federal Circuit Finds Lump Sum Settlement Licenses Insufficient to Support $X Royalty Rate for Damages
04 Jun 2025 20:23 GMT
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions
1. ECOFACTOR, INC. v. GOOGLE LLC [OPINION] (2023-1101, 5/21/2025) (Lourie, Dyk, Prost, Reyna, Taranto, Chen, Hughes, Stoll, Stark)
Moore, C.J. The en banc Court reversed the district court’s denial of …