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Majda Muhic

is an Associate at Troutman Sanders. She helps clients navigate a wide range of intellectual property issues under both federal and state law. Her practice focuses primarily on intellectual property litigation and related strategic counseling. She has counseled clients in proceedings in federal district and appellate courts as well as before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Majda’s experience covers a variety of industries and technologies, including pharmaceuticals, consumer products and electronics, and motorized winches. In addition to patent litigation, she has successfully counseled clients in trademark, trade dress, trade secret and copyright infringement matters.

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Recent Articles by Majda Muhic

Federal Circuit Is Hesitant to Construe Patent Claims in the First Instance on Appeal

The Federal Circuit recently vacated and remanded a decision by the Northern District of California granting a motion on the pleadings that claims related to “toolbars” on computers were ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The Court, holding that the district court failed to address a claim construction dispute, was “hesitant to construe patent claims in the first instance on appeal” and remanded for further proceedings. Judge Lourie authored a dissent, finding the claims to be “clearly abstract, regardless of claim construction,” and opined that he would have affirmed the district court’s holding. See MyMail, Ltd. v. ooVoo, LLC, Nos. 2018-1758, 2018-1759, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 24430 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2019) (Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Reyna, Circuit Judges) (Opinion for the Court, Reyna, Circuit Judge) (Dissenting opinion, Lourie, Circuit Judge).

Federal Circuit Agrees That Argument-Based Prosecution Estoppel Barred Amgen from Succeeding on Infringement Claim

The Federal Circuit issued an opinion on July 29 affirming the District Court for the District of Delaware’s dismissal of Amgen Inc. and Amgen Manufacturing Ltd.’s (collectively, “Amgen”) complaint alleging infringement of U.S. Patent 8,273,707 (the “’707 Patent”) for failure to state a claim.  The district court held that prosecution history estoppel barred Amgen from succeeding on its infringement claim under the doctrine of equivalents.  Amgen Inc. v. Coherus BioSciences, Inc., No. 18-1993 (Fed Cir. July 29, 2019) (Before Reyna, Hughes, and Stoll, Circuit Judges) (Opinion for the Court, Stoll, Circuit Judge).