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July 18th, 2018Patent Drafting Reminders Gleaned from the July 16, 2018 Federal Circuit Decision (Blackbird Tech. LLC v ELB Electronics Inc.).On July 16, 2018, the Federal Circuit published its precedential decision in Blackbird Tech LLC v. ELB Electronics. Background:  Blackbird…Read More

June 4th, 2018Apple v. Samsung – Are Components Worth More than the Whole?In a much-awaited decision, on Thursday, May 24, 2018, a jury in the Northern District of California awarded Apple $539…Read More

March 12th, 2018Finjan Your Claims to Patent EligibilityOn January 10, 2018 the Federal Circuit (hereinafter the ‘Court’) released its decision in Finjan v. Blue Coat Systems, Inc.…Read More

February 5th, 2018Core Wireless Licensing v. LG Electronics: User Interfaces & Patent-Eligible Subject MatterOn January 25, 2018 the Federal Circuit released its decision in Core Wireless Licensing v. LG Electronics. One of the…Read More

January 10th, 2018Liability for Inducement Where There is Divided InfringementIn 2017, the Federal Circuit issued a decision Eli Lilly & Co. v. Teva Parenteral Meds., Inc., 845 F.3d 1357…Read More

May 8th, 2017Star Athletica v. Varsity BrandsIn a decision that included some spirited inter-Justice banter (see what I did there?), the Supreme Court upheld the 6th…Read More

February 21st, 2017Disney et al v. VidAngelUPDATED Disney et al v. VidAngel, currently before the Central District Court of California, is a case to watch.  VidAngel…Read More

January 17th, 2017Is combining prior art references intuitive? Another reminder from the Federal Circuit regarding the PTO’s burden in supporting obviousness rejectionsIn a recent decision, the Federal Circuit has reminded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that when rejecting claims…Read More

December 27th, 2016Recent Strengthening of Motivation to CombineUnder patent law, two of the most well-known and critical standards to obtaining a patent are novelty and non-obviousness. Obviousness…Read More

October 10th, 2016Divided InfringementDivided Infringment by Brad Barger from Workman Nydegger Patents provide companies and inventors with an important asset that can be used…Read More

September 12th, 2016The ‘Wayback Machine’ in Patent Prosecution and Litigation"The Wayback Machine (WBM), provided by archive.org, periodically “crawls" selected websites and archives their contents.  This post provides an overview of…Read More

September 7th, 2016Rapid Litigation Management v. CellzdirectRapid Litigation Management - Workman Nydegger from Workman Nydegger Recently, the Federal Circuit held that a method for preparing hepatocytes…Read More

September 7th, 2016Enhanced Damages for Patent Infringement: Halo v. PulseEnhanced Damages for Patent Infringement - Workman Nydegger from Workman Nydegger Enhanced damages in patent infringement suits in recent years…Read More

August 9th, 2016Congress Adds an Arrow to the Quiver – the Defend Trade Secrets ActOn May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into law.  18 U.S.C. § 1836.  In…Read More

July 28th, 2016BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc. v. AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Corp. (decided June 27, 2016)See decision here. BASCOM sued AT&T for infringement of BASCOM’s U.S. Patent No. 5,987,606. The case was dismissed by the…Read More