Intellectual Property News and Reports

Alkem Laboratories Limited, Hikma Pharmaceuticals International Limited, and Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. appeal the judgment of the district court that U.S. Patent No. 7,994,364 is not invalid for obviousness or lack of utility. Grünenthal GmbH and Assertio Therapeutics, Inc., formerly... Read more →

Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. appeals the district court’s decision holding the claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,808,737 ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. See Endo Pharms. Inc. v. Actavis Inc., No. 14-cv-1381-RGA, 2015 WL 7253674 (D. Del. Nov. 17, 2015) (“District... Read more →

Appellant ChargePoint, Inc. appeals the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, which dismissed ChargePoint’s complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court held that the eight patent claims asserted by ChargePoint were... Read more →

Arctic Cat Inc. owns U.S. Patent Nos. 7,072,188 and 7,420,822, which are both titled “Power Distribution Module for Personal Recreational Vehicle.” The patents describe an assertedly inventive electrical-connection box having an array of receptacle openings that allow wires to be... Read more →

Plaintiffs‐Appellants Manhattan Review LLC (“Manhattan Review”) and Joern Meissner (“Meissner”) appeal the judgment of the district court (Kaplan, J.; Francis, M.J.) granting attorneys’ fees and costs to Defendants‐Appellees Manhattan Enterprise Group LLC, d/b/a Manhattan Elite Prep (“Manhattan Enterprise”), and Christopher... Read more →

This is an appeal from a final judgment in a patent case. Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) appeals the district court’s (1) denial of Cisco’s motion for summary judgment of patent ineligibility under § 101, (2) construction of the claim term... Read more →

Natural Alternatives International, Inc., appeals a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granting Creative Compounds, LLC’s motion for judgment on the pleadings that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,965,596, 7,825,084, 7,504,376, 8,993,610,... Read more →

The panel affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court’s judgment after a jury trial and remanded in a copyright infringement action brought by VHT, Inc., a real estate photography studio, against Zillow Group, Inc., and Zillow, Inc.,... Read more →

The district court granted Alliance for Good Government summary judgment on its trademark infringement claim against Coalition for Better Government, enjoined Coalition from the use of both its logo and its trade name, and then awarded Alliance attorney’s fees incurred... Read more →

PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC (PersonalWeb) appeals the final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding concluding that Apple demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that claims 24, 32, 81, 82,... Read more →