Tag: CAFC
UPC Issues First-Ever Patent Revocation; Meta AI Model Unreleased in EU; CAFC Dismisses PTAB...
This week, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) made history by invalidating an Amgen patent for the cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha in all 17 member states of the European Union. The lawsuit was brought by rivals...
CAFC Upholds Validity of ‘First-Filed, First-Issued, Later Expiring Claim’
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently made a significant ruling regarding patent law. The court decided that a “first-filed, first-issued, later-expiring claim cannot be invalidated by a later-filed, later-issued,...
CAFC Affirms Dismissal of Storage Patent Infringement Case for Claims’ Failure Under 101
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently upheld a California district court's decision to dismiss a patent infringement case against Blippar.com. The case involved Mobile Acuity's patents titled "Storing Information...
CAFC Invalidates Data Transmission Patent Claim, Remands Substitute Claims for Review
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) made a decision in the case of ZyXEL Communications Corp. v. UNM Rainforest Innovations. The CAFC upheld the findings of obviousness made by...
Adobe’s E-Signature Patent Claims Deemed Ineligible at CAFC
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently upheld a district court's decision that a patent for e-signature technology was not eligible under Section 101. The patent in question, U.S. Patent...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Names Clause
The U.S. Supreme Court recently made a significant ruling regarding the constitutionality of the Lanham Act’s names clause. The Court reversed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in...