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Federal Circuit - On August 7, 2019 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit decided Luxottica Group v. Airport Mini Mall, LLC, finding landlords may be contributorily liable for their tenants’ or subtenants’ direct trademark infringement…
Federal Circuit - On November 15, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided Koninklijke KPN N.V. v. Gemalto M2M GmbH, holding Koninklijke KPN N.V.’s (“KPN”) U.S. Patent No. 6,212,662 directed to a method for error checking data transmissions contained patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101…
Federal Circuit - On October 18, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in In Re General Electric Company. The Federal Circuit held that General Electric Company’s U.S. Reissue Patent Application Nos. 14/593,087, 15/070,427, and 15/080,483 impermissibly recaptured subject matter surrendered during prosecution of U.S. Patent No. 7,990,705...
Federal Circuit - On October 3, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC. The Federal Circuit held U.S. Patent No. 7,774,911, a method of manufacturing patent, invalid under 35 U.S.C § 101…