Topic
Every decision we've filed under Intellectual Property.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the infringement and damages judgments in a patent dispute involving building automation systems. The court remanded the case for a new trial due to errors in the jury instructions and verdict form regarding patent eligibility and infringement liability.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court order that denied anti-SLAPP motions as moot. The appellate court held that the trial court retained jurisdiction to rule on the merits of the motions as a necessary predicate to awarding attorney fees.
The Eleventh Circuit held that a rapper's termination interest in his copyrights became property of his bankruptcy estate upon filing. Consequently, the rapper could not validly exercise that interest to terminate a copyright grant while the estate still held it.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed that AGI SureTrack LLC's patents covering automated farming data systems are directed to patent-ineligible abstract ideas. The court vacated the district court's finding that the case was not exceptional and remanded the issue of attorney's fees for further proceedings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a mining patent application appeal. The court held that the agency had lawfully acted on the application decades ago, rendering the claim untimely.
The Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Andrew Nolting challenging a civil contempt order. The court held that the order was not a final decision and did not qualify for immediate review under the collateral order doctrine.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal in an intellectual property dispute by agreement of the parties. The court ordered that each side shall bear its own costs.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel action in a copyright infringement case. The court found the petition moot because the district court had recently dismissed the underlying action.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration. The court held that the defendants waived their right to arbitrate by substantially invoking the judicial process over two years of litigation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court judgment granting judgment as a matter of law of noninfringement in a patent dispute over commercial-skipping technology. The court held that the evidence did not support a finding that the defendants directly disabled navigation objects or contained required configuration identifiers within individual navigation objects as required by the patents.