Google LLC v. Koninklijke Philips N.V., No. 2019-1234 (January 6, 2020) (nonprecedential); Patent No. _RE44,913 Key point(s): Unless there is evidence of an unexpected result or no reasonable expectation of…

Mirror Worlds Technologies LLC v. Facebook, Inc., No. 2018-2276 (January 23, 2020) (nonprecedential); U.S. Patent Nos. 6,006,227, 7,865,538, and 8,255,439 Key point(s): Summary judgment before the close of discovery requires…

Amgen, Inc. v. Hospira, Inc., Nos. _2019-1067, 2019-1102 (December 16, 2019) (precedential) (3-0); Patent Nos. 5,856,298 and 5,756,349 Key point(s): Drug batches produced for FDA approval should be manufactured solely…

Bank v. Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik, Inc., No. 2019-1880 (Dec. 9, 2019) (nonprecedential); Trademark Reg. No. 2,007,624 Key point: A party must have a real interest and a…

Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation & Research v. Donghee Am., Inc., No. 2018-2087 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 3, 2019) (Precedential) (2-1), Patent Nos. 6,814,921 and 6,866,812 Key point: Advantages of an invention…

In re Fought, No. 2019-1126 (November 4, 2019) (precedential) (3-0); Patent Application No. 13/507,528 Key point(s): The preamble is limiting when the body of the claim relies on it for…

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Wyeth LLC., No. 2018-2133 (November 26, 2019) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 8,562,999 Key point(s): The Board must make findings of relevant facts, and present its…

In re Copeland-Smith, No. 2018-1968 (November 12, 2019) (nonprecedential); Trademark Application No. 85/498,107. Key point(s): Generic terms are generally not enough to distinguish a mark from another mark. Evidence of…

Game and Technology Co. Ltd. v. Wargaming Group Limited, Activision Blizzard Inc., No. 2019-1171 (November 19, 2019) (Precedential), (3-0), Patent No. 7,682,243 Key point: The Board must necessarily determine whether…

Wilson v. Martin, No. 2018-1980 (October 21, 2019); (nonprecedential); Patent No. 8,809,044 Key point(s): Relying upon expert testimony in determining §102(b) anticipation is not prohibited as a matter of law.…

WAG Acquisition, LLC v. WebPower, Inc., No. 2018-1617 (August 26, 2019) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 8,122,141 Key point: The context in which the term is used in the claim, including the…

Campbell Soup Co. v. Gamon Plus, Inc., No. 2018-2099_(Oct 15, 2019) (non-precedential); Patent No. 8,827,111 Key point(s): The Board is allowed to change its understanding of a reference between instituting…