The Continuing Saga of the First IPR at the Federal Circuit The Federal Circuit has simultaneously issued an order and an opinion in In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC, previously discussed on Filewrapper® as being the first appeal arising from an inter partes review (“IPR‚¬) . The order issued by the Federal Circuit is a denial of the Petition for En Banc Rehearing to consider […] Continue Reading →
Harmless Error at the Federal Circuit A recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed the issue of how much deference should be given to a decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences when the Board makes an error in ascertaining the teachings of references. The appeal concerns the status of U.S. Patent Application number […] Continue Reading →
More on Crocs at the CAFC Another decision regarding a number of patents relating to foam based footware, this time held by Crocs, Inc. ("Crocs") has been handed down from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("CAFC"). In this appeal from the U.S. International Trade Commission ("USITC"), the court addressed obviousness of a utility patent and claim construction of […] Continue Reading →