Legal Issue Archives

Improvement Patent Does Not Anticipate Original Idea

12 Aug, 22 |

Reference building on first inventor’s idea does not qualify as prior art to first inventor’s patent

Reissue Cannot Recover Claim Scope Surrendered for § 101 Compliance

10 Aug, 22 |

Broadening reissue application rejected for trying to remove change made during prosecution of patent

Patent Avoids Invalidation Due to Error in Reference

27 Jul, 22 |

Mystery of inconsistent data solved by looking at priority application

Technique to Determine Transplant Rejection Found Ineligible for Patenting

26 Jul, 22 |

Patents undone by their own discussion of conventional analysis techniques

Famous International Trademarks at Risk?

25 Jul, 22 |

Registration of another’s Indian brand permitted in United States due to lack of injury

“Panel Rehearing” by Different Panel Changes Outcome

22 Jul, 22 |

Decision flipped after replacement for a retired judge sides with original dissenter

Threat of ITC Exclusion Order Not Enough to Obtain Preliminary Injunction

21 Jul, 22 |

Likelihood of irreparable harm requirement not satisfied by speculative harm

Victory in Doubt After Federal Circuit Win

13 Jun, 22 |

UMass wins reversal of indefiniteness ruling based on claim construction advanced by opponent

Mistake in Flash Drive Patent Claim Excused

10 Jun, 22 |

Reliance on an obvious minor clerical error in the claim language is not a defense to willful infringement

Lehman Brothers Bankrupts Trademark Application

8 Jun, 22 |

Alcoholic beverage maker cannot obtain trademark for “Lehman Brothers”