Blackbird Tech LLC. v. ELB Electronics, Inc., No. 2017-1702 (July 16, 2018) (nonprecedential) Patent No. 7,086,747 Key point(s): A limitation expressly eliminated from the claim during prosecution ought not be…

Maxon, LLC v. Funai Corporation, Case No. 2017-2139 (April 9, 2018) (non-precedential) Patent Nos. 8,989,160; 7,489,671; 7,486,649; and 7,171,194 Key point(s): Reciting the application of generic computer elements for their…

Organik Kimya AS v. Rohm And Haas Company; Case No. 2015-1983 (precedential, 3-0) (October 11, 2017) Patent Nos. 6,020,435; 6,252,004 Key point(s): Broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) cannot be divorced from…

Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Cirrex Systems, LLC, Case Nos. 2016-1143, 2016-1144 (May 10, 2017) (Precedential) (3-0) Patent No. 6,415,082 Key points: A written description analysis requires a claim to be…

Melchior. v. Hilite International, Inc., No. 2015-1932, December 12, 2016 (Nonprecedential) Patent Nos. 5,645,017; 5,649,506; and 5,507,254 Key point(s): Prior art cannot be distinguished on the ground that it lacks…

Tse v. Apple Inc.., No. 2015-1639 (November 5, 2015) (Nonprecedential); Patent No. 6,665,797 Key points: The doctrine of collateral estoppel applies if (1) the issue sought to be precluded from…