The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (a) overruled the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding that the use of inherency in the context of obviousness must be carefully circumscribed because that which may be inherent is not … [Read more...] about Inherent Prior Art Feature Must Show Specific Percent Limitation and Claimed Percent Must Be Unexpected in Prior Art
$680,000 in Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in an “Exceptionally Weak” Patent Infringement Case
In Advanced Ground Information Systems, Inc. v. Life360, Case No. 14-cv-80651, (S.D. Fla. 2015), the Court awarded the prevailing Defendant, Life360, $684,190.00 in attorneys’ fees in an “exceptionally weak” patent case. A final judgment was entered on May 12, 2015 in favor of … [Read more...] about $680,000 in Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in an “Exceptionally Weak” Patent Infringement Case
Isolated DNA BRCA Claims Patentable; Comparing DNA Not Patentable; Method of Screening Cancer Patients Patentable
In the widely contested and controversial field of patenting DNA testing for BRCA breast cancer, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that (a) isolated DNA molecules falls within patentable subject matter under Section 101 because these compositions are created … [Read more...] about Isolated DNA BRCA Claims Patentable; Comparing DNA Not Patentable; Method of Screening Cancer Patients Patentable
