Best Medical International, Inc., v. Elekta Inc., No. 2021-2099, 2021-2100 (Issued: August 26, 2022, Modified: August 29, 2022); (precedential) (3-0);Patent No. 6,393,096 Key point(s): The Board has jurisdiction in an…

Click-to-Call Technologies LP v. Ingenio, Inc, No. 2022-1016 (August 17, 2022) (unanimous decision, precedential); Patent No. 5,818,836 Key point(s): 35 U.S.C §315 (e)(2) estoppel prevents an IPR petitioner from litigating…

Samsung Electronics, et. al. v. Dynamics, Inc., No. 2021-2352 (August 2, 2022) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 8,127,153 Key point(s): • For purposes of a record for appeal, the Board’s analysis is…

Tris Pharma, Inc. v. Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc., No. 2021-1495 (July 7, 2022) (nonprecedential); Patent No(s). 8,465,765; 8,563,033; 8,778,390 Key point(s): • A hypothetical, aspirational disclosure in prior art may…

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc. , No. 21-1070 (Jun. 21, 2022) (precedential) (2- 1); Patent No(s). 9,187,405 Key point(s): • For a negative claim limitation, the specification must…

In re Kiely, No. 2022-1076 (June 8, 2022) (nonprecedential); Patent Application No. 11/634,624 Key point(s): • A proper Markush claim incorporates a closed list of specified alternative limitations and the…

University of Massachusetts et al. v. L’Oréal S.A., No. 2021-1969 (June 13, 2022) (precedential) (3-0); Patent No(s). 6,423,327 & 6,645,513 Key point(s): • If the patentee believes the patent examiner’s…

Google LLC, v. IPA Technologies Inc., No. 2021-1179, (May 19, 2022) (precedential) (3-0); U.S. Patent Nos. 6,851,115 (’115) and 7,069,560 (’560) Key point(s): A complete Duncan Analysis is required to…

In re ZTE Corp., No. 2022-122 (May 5, 2022) (nonprecedential) Key point(s): • Arguments should be addressed in the body of a brief; arguments incorporated in a footnote are not…

ClearOne, Inc. v. Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc., No. 2021-1517 (June 1, 2022) (precedential) (3-0); Patent No. 9,565,493 Key point(s): • Just because a claim term is susceptible to more than…

Nichia v. Document Security Systems, Nos. 2020-2261, 2020-2287 (April 26, 2022) (nonprecedential); Patent No(s). 7,524,087 Key point(s): A showing that a claim limitation is disclosed in the prior art, in…

Almirall, LLC v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, No. 2020-2331, (March 14, 2022) (precedential) (3-0); Patent No. 9,517,219 Key point  The presumption of obviousness based on overlapping ranges applies even when…