Intellectual Property News and Reports

Mitek Systems, Inc. (Mitek) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which dismissed Mitek’s declaratory judgment action of non-infringement against United Services Automobile Association (USAA) concerning U.S. Patent Nos. 8,699,779 (’779 patent),... Read more →

This case returns after we previously vacated the district court’s grant of Sirius XM Radio Inc.’s (“SXM”) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. See Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. v. Sirius XM Radio Inc., 940... Read more →

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (“Agilent”) appeals from two final written decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) determining that all claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 10,337,001 (“the ’001 patent”) and 10,900,034 (“the ’034 patent”) are unpatentable. Because the Board... Read more →

In this case, we must decide whether a federal district court may exercise personal jurisdiction over Defendant-Appellee Polygroup Macau Limited (Polygroup Macau), an intellectual property holding company registered and headquartered in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Plaintiff-Appellant Jekyll Island State... Read more →

We address in this opinion recurring issues that arise in civil appeals when a district court’s final judgment is silent on the disposition of some claims in the case. The district court’s final judgment here was silent about the disposition... Read more →

Appellee Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc. (“Zeiss”) owns U.S. Patent No. 7,400,704 (the “’704 patent”), which claims X-ray imaging systems that incorporate projection magnification. Appellant Sigray, Inc. (“Sigray”) filed a petition with the Patent and Trademark Office requesting inter partes... Read more →

The panel affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court’s partial summary judgment and partial judgment after a bench trial in an action under the Copyright Act. Denice Halicki and others alleged that Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc., and... Read more →

We understand that the parties would like us to answer the question the Supreme Court avoided in Unicolors. But given the factual dispute we see in the record, our holding would be only advisory. See Preiser v. Newkirk, 422 U.S.... Read more →

Plaintiff Jana Romanova appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Caproni, J.) dismissing Romanova’s claim of willful copyright infringement against Defendant Amilus Inc. pursuant to Section 501 of the Copyright... Read more →

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation (Dolby) appeals from a final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) determining all challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,237,577 are not unpatentable. Because Dolby fails to establish an injury in fact... Read more →