Topic
Every decision we've filed under Intellectual Property.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Tarun N. Surti challenging a district court's denial of his motion to dismiss or transfer venue. The appellate court held that the district court's order was not a final judgment and did not qualify for interlocutory review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision upholding patent claims, finding the Board erred by analyzing prior art references in isolation and failing to provide adequate notice on claim construction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction against a Dutch software company for misappropriating American intellectual property. The court held that the company's targeted conduct within the United States satisfied the extraterritoriality requirements established in Abitron.
The Fourth Circuit vacated a civil contempt order against an attorney who failed to submit a court-ordered statement to a foreign tribunal. The court held that the district court abused its discretion because the moving party failed to prove the attorney's noncompliance caused actual harm.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision holding patent claims unpatentable as obvious. The court found the Board did not violate its prior mandate and that its second decision was supported by substantial evidence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The parties agreed to the dismissal, and each side will bear its own costs.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff's claims against Airbnb under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. The court held that the plaintiff failed to plausibly allege that his domain name was not confusingly similar to Airbnb's famous mark or that he lacked bad faith intent to profit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the convictions of four former Boston Heart Diagnostics executives for conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute. The court held that sufficient evidence supported the jury's finding that the defendants knowingly participated in a scheme to pay physicians for patient referrals through sham management service organizations.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of MillerKnoll, Inc. in a dispute over the ownership of intellectual property rights to the Bubble Lamp design. The court held that the Nelson family authorized the company to own and use the intellectual property through a series of agreements and ratified that ownership by accepting royalty payments.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal as moot after the parties settled their patent infringement dispute. The court found that a settlement agreement granting a license to the patent ended the controversy between the parties.