October 30, 2015
Federal Circuit Court Decisions For Week Ending October 23, 2015
In re: Morsa, No. 2015-1107 (October 19, 2015) (Precedential) (2-1) Patent Application No. 60/211228
Key point(s):
- A press release, combined with language in the specification suggesting what a person of ordinary skill in the art would have known, is sufficiently enabling to serve as an anticipating reference.
Integrated Technology Corp. v. Rudolph Technologies, Inc., No. 2014-1820 (October 21, 2015) (Non-precedential) (3-0) Patent No. 6,118,894
Key point:
- The Federal Circuit applies de novo review to contractual agreements drafted by a party in the midst of ongoing patent litigation.