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Every decision we've filed under Intellectual Property.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's award of attorney's fees and costs to a defendant after the plaintiff lost a copyright infringement suit. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's decision to impose the financial penalty.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of The Nature Conservancy. The court held that a property owner failed to prove the elements of promissory estoppel based on alleged oral statements made during a lunch meeting.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined it lacked jurisdiction over a copyright infringement appeal. The court ordered the case transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in this intellectual property dispute. The court issued a per curiam judgment without providing a written opinion.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in this intellectual property matter. The court issued a nonprecedential per curiam order without providing detailed reasoning.
The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, holding that Janssen failed to demonstrate irreparable harm because monetary damages remain calculable despite market complexities. The court clarified that loss of market share in a breach of contract case does not automatically constitute irreparable injury absent proof that damages are practically impossible to quantify.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted an unopposed motion to voluntarily dismiss an appeal. The court ordered that each party shall bear its own costs.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidity of a patent under the pre-AIA on-sale bar, holding that a third-party sale of a device embodying the invention more than one year before the priority date renders the claims invalid regardless of whether the invention's details were publicly disclosed. The court further clarified that source code commands are not hearsay at summary judgment because they constitute instructions rather than statements of fact.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed in part and affirmed in part a district court ruling in a patent infringement dispute. The appellate court held that a pretrial stipulation established a United States nexus for infringement and that prosecution history did not disclaim a claim limitation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in a nonprecedential ruling. The court issued a per curiam judgment without providing detailed reasoning.