“[T]he statutory text expressly conditions entitlement to priority on satisfaction of [Section] 112’s written description requirement.” – CAFC Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ...

“As the CAFC explained, ‘nothing in the claims necessitates that ‘response’ means more than merely a communication sent after the terminal sends content status.’” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

An Appeals Review Panel (ARP) of the USPTO's PTAB today issued a decision reversing a PTAB decision that had itself reversed ...

The Federal Circuit issued a decision Tuesday affirming a judgment of non-infringement in a dispute concerning generic ...

“The CAFC cited ParkerVision, Inc. v. Vidal in confirming that the Board remains free to adopt a construction it independently determines to be correct even where a district court reached a different ...

The CAFC issued a decision Monday reversing a district court’s narrow construction of key claim terms and its finding of indefiniteness.

The patent system makes a promise that has become increasingly conditional. An inventor discloses an invention to the public and, in return, receives a limited right to exclude. On paper, that bargain ...

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“A chief judge of the court observed, ‘there can be no doubt that Judge Newman is the heroine of the patent system….'” – Issa Bill H. R. 10026, the “Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026” ...

“The CRU needs to start considering Section 325(d) when determining whether to grant a request for reexamination.” In short, the number of requests for EPRs in 2026 will have increased by more than ...

“[F]ailing to consider the effect of [Bad Spaniels’] obvious parody on the likelihood of tarnishment was a critical misstep by the district court, the Ninth Circuit held.” On Tuesday, the U.S. Court ...