Posts Tagged: affirm
Federal Circuit Says Erroneous Claim Construction Led PTAB to Uphold Claims as Valid
On Thursday, December 20th, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential decision in Vivint, Inc. v. Alarm.com, Inc. which affirmed aspects of …
Federal Circuit Affirms $140M Reasonable Royalty for Sprint in Nonprecedential Decision
The Federal Circuit upheld the district court’s damages award of approximately $140 million for Sprint after Time Warner was found to infringe claims of five patents covering …
Can the Federal Circuit use Rule 36 Affirmances in PTAB Appeals?
Inventor advocacy group US Inventor recently filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the nation’s highest court to grant a petition for …
Capella Photonics Challenges Federal Circuit Practice of Judgments Without Opinions
Capella Photonics, Inc. has filed a petition for certiorari arguing that the Federal Circuit’s practice of issuing judgments without opinion pursuant to Federal Circuit Rule 36 in …
Federal Circuit Issues Rule 36 Affirmance of PTAB After Acknowledging Lack of Technical Knowledge in Oral Arguments
On March 13th, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Cascades Projection v. Epson America, which upheld a ruling by the Patent …