Category Archives: Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

On July 2, 2013, the Federal Circuit issued its decision (available here) in Fresenius v. Baxter International. The court held, over a vigorous dissent by Circuit Judge Newman, that if the PTO finds that the asserted claims of the patent … Continue reading →

On May 10, 2013, the Federal Circuit (in a 135 page opinion, available here) issued its decision en banc in CLS Bank v. Alice Corp. The opinion (as well as Chief Judge Rader’s “Additional Reflections” and Judge Moore’s dissent-in-part) is … Continue reading →

On June 25, 2013, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Commil USA v. Cisco Systems (opinion available here). The district court had instructed the jury that that it could find inducement if “Cisco actually intended to cause the acts … Continue reading →

On September 7, 2012, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in Textron Innovations v. American Eurocopter Corp. (decision available here). The Northern District of Texas district court had granted summary judgment in the defendant’s favor, concluding that, based on its … Continue reading →

On August 31, 2012, the Federal Circuit issued its much anticipated en banc decision in Akamai v. Limelight (decision available here). In a 6-5 decision, the Federal Circuit overruled its 2007 BMC decision, and charted a new course for inducement … Continue reading →

On August 30, 2012, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in LaserDynamics v. Quanta (available here). In LaserDynamics, the Federal Circuit reversed the district court on several grounds, and remanded for a third trial. There were three notable aspects to … Continue reading →