The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the lower court decision for a new trial on indirect infringement, compensatory damages, willful infringement, enhanced damages, and attorney's fees, and affirmed no invalidity, and reversed in part direct … [Read more...] about Multiple Patents Require Multiple Jury Answers To Support Finding of Willfulness
Failure to Identify Internal Controls in Patent Specification Invalidates Patent Claims
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that when a patent specification fails to explain where light channel controls are located (to discretely attenuate one of several light channels or to make their several intensities equal), the patent claim is indefinite under 35 … [Read more...] about Failure to Identify Internal Controls in Patent Specification Invalidates Patent Claims
Supreme Court: To Invalidate a Patent, One Needs Clear and Convincing Evidence
In a statement of clarity, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that to invalidate a patent, the Patent Act requires that the invalidity defense must be proven by clear and convincing evidence. Microsoft Corp. v. I4i Limited Partnership, Case No. 10-290 (S. Ct. June 9, 2011)(available … [Read more...] about Supreme Court: To Invalidate a Patent, One Needs Clear and Convincing Evidence
