By: Mike Murphy

M & K HOLDINGS, INC. v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. – February 8, 2021
February 9, 2021

On February 1, 2021, the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s holding that the prior art cited against M&K Holdings’ claims in…

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY v. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP. – January 25, 2021
January 25, 2021

On December 28, 2020, the Federal Circuit vacated the PTAB’s decision that found Raytheon’s patent was not unpatentable for obviousness. The…

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QUIKTRIP WEST, INC. v. WEIGEL STORES, INC. – January 7, 2021
January 20, 2021

QUIKTRIP WEST, INC. v. WEIGEL STORES, INC. On January 7, 2021, the Federal Circuit affirmed the TTAB’s decision dismissing Quick Trips…

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SIMO HOLDINGS INC. v. HONG KONG UCLOUDLINK NETWORK – January 5, 2021
January 20, 2021

SIMO HOLDINGS INC. v. HONG KONG UCLOUDLINK NETWORK On January 5, 2021, the Federal Circuit rejected the district court’s claim construction…

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US Supreme Court finds Booking.com registrable as a trademark – July 6, 2020
July 6, 2020

On June 30, 2020, the Supreme Court held that the combination of a generic term with “.com” can registered as a…

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Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc. – June 23, 2020
June 23, 2020

On April 23, 2020, the Supreme Court unanimously held that willfulness (e.g., bad faith) is not a prerequisite to an award…

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Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc. – May 18, 2020
May 19, 2020

On May 14, 2020, the Supreme Court found that Lucky Brand was not precluded from raising new defenses against Marcel in…

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Lectrosonics, Inc. v. Zaxcom, Inc., (PTAB precedential) Objective indicia of nonobviousness must establish a nexus between the evidence and the claimed invention – May 5, 2020
May 7, 2020

On April 14, 2020 the USPTO designated Lectrosonics a precedential decision. The PTAB determined that the IPR challenged claims are unpatentable…

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Thryv v. Click to Call USPTO’s decision to institute an IPR is final and non-appealable – May 5, 2020
May 7, 2020

On April 20, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that the USPTO’s decision whether or not to institute an IPR is final…

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American Axle v. Neapco – December 9, 2019
December 9, 2019

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