Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc., No. 2021-1070 (January 3, 2022) (precedential) (2-1); Patent No. 9,187,405 Key points: • Case law does not require literal description in a priority…

Mondis Technology Ltd., Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., NKA Maxell Holdings, Ltd., Maxell, Ltd., v. LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics USA, Inc., No. 2020-1812, (December 23, 2021) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 7,475,180 Key…

Sunbio Corp. v. Biogrand Co., Ltd., No. 2021-1433, (December 14, 2021) (nonprecedential); Trademark No. 4,932,313 Key point: • To establish ownership of a mark through use by a “related company,”…

In re Surgisil, No. 2020-1940 (October 4, 2021) (Presidential 3-0); Patent Application No. 29/491,550 Key point(s): • A design claim that recites “a lip implant” limits the claim to lip…

Paltalk Holdings, Inc. v. Riot Games, Inc., Case Nos. 2019-2035, -2036, -2037, -2038, (June 16, 2020), (Non-Precedential), Patent Nos. 5,822,523; and 6,226,686 Key Point: The Federal Circuit may affirm a…

Hafco Foundry And Machine Co. v. GMS Mine Repair , No. 2018-1904 (March 16, 2020) (precedential)(3-0 (1 concurring in part and dissenting in part)); Design Patent No. D681,684 Key point(s):…

ProMOS Technologies, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. , No. 2019-1343, 2019-1344 (April 6, 2020) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 6,069,507 Key point(s): In Phillips, the Court cautioned against construing claims by…

In Re Gopalan, No. 2019-2070 (April 13, 2020) (nonprecedential); Patent Application Serial No. 13/926,096 Key point(s): Claims focused on using mathematical algorithms to analyze information are directed to an abstract…

Uber Technologies, Inc. v. X One, Inc., No. 2019-1164 (May 5, 2020) (precedential) (3-0); Patent No. 8,798,593 Key point(s): If there are a finite number of identified, predictable solutions, a…

Huawei Technologies Co., LTD., v. Iancu, No. 2019-1493 (May 14, 2020) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 8,369,278 Key point(s): Increasing efficiency is legally sufficient to determining motivation to combine prior art references…

Odyssey Logistics and Technology Corporation v. Iancu, No. 2019-1066, (May 22, 2020) (precedential) (3-0) ; Patent Application Nos. 11/005,678 and 11/465,603 Key point: Procedural actions by the PTO can be…

Personalized Media Communications LLC v. Apple Inc., Case No. 2018-1936 (March 13, 2020) (precedential) (3-0); Patent No. 8,191,091 Key point(s): Even where prosecution history statements do not rise to the…