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September 15, 2023 | By Gene M. Garner II
Posted in: General | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit

VOLVA PENTA OF THE AMERICAS, LLC V. BRUNSWICK CORPORATION 2022-1765 Decided August 4, 2023

By:  Gene M. Garner II, Partner Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC (“Volvo Penta”) appealed from a final written decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) holding all claims 1-18 of U.S. Patent No. 9,630,692 (“the ‘692 patent”) unpatentable as […]

September 15, 2023 | By Gene M. Garner II
Posted in: General | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit

APPLE INC. V. COREPHOTONICS, LTD. 2022-1350, 2022-1351 Decided September 11, 2023

By:  Gene M. Garner II, Partner Apple Inc. (“Apple”) appealed two final written decisions of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”).  In two petitions to the Board for inter partes review, Apple had challenged the validity of various patent claims of […]

February 24, 2022 | By Gene M. Garner II
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit

USPTO News Briefs

By:  Gene M. Garner II, Partner The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced: Microsoft Teams rather than Webex is now available for virtual interactions, including Examiner interviews; a new Patent Public Search webpage and a new Patent Public Search tool are available. The new Patent Public Search […]

February 24, 2022 | By Gene M. Garner II
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit

USPTO Fiscal Year 2021 Performance and Accountability Report

By:  Gene M. Garner II, Partner The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR), which is a comprehensive report on the state of the USPTO, is available online.  According to a blog in the USPTO Director’s Forum by Jay Hoffman, USPTO […]

February 24, 2022 | By Gene M. Garner II
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit

TRAVEL SENTRY, INC. V. TROPP 2022 U.S.P.Q.2d 155 (Fed. Cir. 2022)

By:  Gene M. Garner II, Partner TRAVEL SENTRY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee v. DAVID A. TROPP, Defendant-Appellant; DAVID A. TROPP, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CONAIR CORPORATION, HP MARKETING CORP., LTD., MAGELLAN’S INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL CORPORATION, TITAN LUGGAGE USA, TRG ACCESSORIES, LLC, Defendants BRIGGS & RILEY TRAVELWARE LLC, DELSEY LUGGAGE INC., L.C. INDUSTRIES, LLC, OUTPAC DESIGNS […]

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