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In April of last year, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit added another layer to the ongoing case between Revolution Eyewear, Inc. ("Revolution") and Aspex Eyewear, Inc. ("Aspex"). The decision primarily concerned the circumstances surrounding the reissue of Aspex's initial patent: whether the reissue was supported by 35 U.S.C. § 112; whether the […]

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Federal Circuit affirms finding of no anticipation or obviousness, no mention of KSR to be found

The Federal Circuit yesterday affirmed a decision by the District Court for the District of Delaware upholding the validity of Reissue Patent 34,712 ("the '712 patent") and the injunction preventing infringement of the '712 patent. Specifically, the court affirmed the district court's decision that the prior art reference relied upon for the defendants' anticipation argument […]

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Decision to accept later filing date due to omitted items not correctable via reissue

When you make a conscious choice between alternatives during prosecution, the Federal Circuit says you’re stuck with it. That’s the message from In re Serenkin, where the court held that an inventor could not, through reissue, claim priority to his provisional filing. Serenkin had filed a PCT application just before the one-year anniversary of his […]

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Federal Circuit issues two decisions regarding reissue patents

Over the course of three court days, the Federal Circuit issued two decisions in cases involving reissue patents. After a patent is issued, if the patent holder discovers that the patent is “wholly or partly inoperative or invalid,” the patentee may surrender the original patent and seek reissue of the patent. If this is sought […]

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