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Rule 36 Judgment: The growing problem of one word affrimance by the Federal Circuit

In PCT International, Inc. v. Holland Electronics, LLC, the use of a Rule 36 judgment is particularly disconcerting because the Federal Circuit upheld the issuance of a permanent injunction by the district court. Since the Supreme Court’s decision in eBay v. MercExchange over a decade ago it has become increasingly difficult, indeed at times impossible, for victorious patent owners to enjoy exclusive rights once they have prevailed in a patent infringement litigation. Issuing a Rule 36 judgment where the patent owner was victorious and a permanent injunction stands robs the patent owner community of vital Federal Circuit precedent that could otherwise be used to inform district courts on the appropriateness of this extraordinarily important remedy.

CAFC Shock: Judge Randall Rader Announces Retirement

In what can really only be characterized as a stunning development, earlier today Judge Randall Rader of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced that he is retiring effective June 30, 2014. This announcement comes only weeks after he stepped down as Chief Judge.

Prometheus Diagnostic Methods Are Patentable Subject Matter

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in one of the patentable subject matter cases that was returned to the Court by the Supreme Court in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bilski v. Kappos. On remand, once again, the Federal Circuit held (per Judge Lourie with Judge Rader and Judge Bryson) that Prometheus’s asserted method claims are drawn to statutory subject matter, reversing for the second time the district court’s grant of summary judgment of invalidity under § 101.