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September 17, 2020 | By S&H
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
Akeva L..L.C. v. Nike, Inc. (non-precedential)
On July 16, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment against Akeva's footwear patents where the district court (1) construed the claim term “rear sole secured” to exclude conventional fixed rear soles (the accused products) and (2) concluded that Akeva's Continuation Patents are not entitled to claim priority to an earlier patent.
June 18, 2020 | By S&H
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford Global Technologies
The U.S. Supreme Court denied the Automotive Body Parts Association”™s petition for certiorari from the Federal Circuit”™s decision upholding Ford design patents for ”new, original and ornamental design” headlamp and hood designs on certain models of Ford”™s F-150 trucks...
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...
February 25, 2020 | By S&H
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
In Re General Electric Company ”“ Improper recapture of surrendered subject matter
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...