2006-1504, 2007 WL 1226740 |
Fed.Cir.(Fla.) | 4/27/2007
Holding: In reversing in part and remanding in part the judgment of the district court finding that there was patent infringement, the U.S. Court of Appeals held that: (1) defendant’s product, which consisted of a u-shaped or open-ended frame, did not infringe the method claim in a storage container patent, which…
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2006-1276, 2007 WL 1238710 |
C.A.Fed. (Mo.) | 4/6/2007
Holding: In an appeal of a contempt order issued by the district court based on an alleged violation of a permanent injunction issued against a competitor, the U.S. Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s order on the ground that the defendant’s product consisting of a folding seat held by back-type…
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98-80-SLR, 98-314-SLR, 98-316-SLR, 2007 WL 1200104 |
D.Del. | 4/23/2007
Holding: In a patent infringement suit filed by plaintiff in connection with endovascular devices, or stents, used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, it was found that defendant was guilty of infringement, and that the latter’s counterclaim of inequitable conduct allegedly committed by the former (plaintiff) should be denied.
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5:02-571, 5:04-84, 2007 WL 1224026 |
E.D.Ky. | 4/24/2007
Holding: The district court ruled that the design patents were invalid, and that the unrestricted and original sale by manufacturer (defendant) of its single-use toner deprived it (defendant manufacturer) of its right to restrict the further use of these cartridges when it sought to enforce its patents as labeled on the…
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C 05-04158 MHP, 2007 WL 1119281 |
N.D.Cal. | 4/16/2007
Holding: In an action instituted against a competitor over an alleged infringement of patents, the district court in resolving a motion for summary judgment, ruled that: (1) California’s statute of limitations can be used against claims that were initiated on the basis of contracts made under California law; (2) the usual…
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2006-1401, 2007 WL 926284 |
Fed. Cir. | 3/29/2007
Holding: Patent term under Hatch-Waxman Act can be applied to patent subject to terminal disclaimer filed to overcome obviousness-type double-patenting rejection.
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06-1181, 2007 WL 942201 |
Fed. Cir. | 3/30/2007
Holding: Justiciable controversy for purposes of declaratory judgment action exists for remaining four patents where patent holder has sued competitor for infringement on only one of five patents included in abbreviated new drug application.
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04-1350, 2007 WL 1237837 |
U.S. | 4/30/2007
Holding: The Federal Circuit applied its "teaching, suggestion, motivation" ("TSM") test for obviousness too rigidly, resulting in erroneously reversing the District Court's finding of obviousness and granting summary judgment. The patent is invalid for obviousness.
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