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CPLRG™ 0032 - i4i Limited Partnership v. Microsoft Corp. - Mar. 10, 2010

i4i Limited Partnership v. Microsoft Corp., 598 F.3d 831 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (PROST, Schall & Moore), cert. granted, 131 S. Ct. 647 (2010) i4iMicrosoft03102010

MAJOR ISSUES: burden of proof on patent validity; clear and convincing evidence; prior art not before PTO during examination; on sale bar; anticipation; corroboration of inventor testimony on prior art; damages; reasonable royalty; expert testimony; claim interpretation; contributory infringement and active inducement; enhanced damages; willful infringement; permanent injunction Read CPLRG™ 0032

CPLRG™ 0031 - Richardson v. Stanley Works, Inc. - Mar. 9, 2010

Richardson v. Stanley Works, Inc., 597 F.3d 1288 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (LOURIE, Dyk & Kendall, district judge) Richardson03092010

MAJOR ISSUES: design patents; infringement; ordinary observer test; functional features separated out from ornamental features Read CPLRG™ 0031

CPLRG™ 0030 - - Mar. 8, 2010

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. v. U.S. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 597 F.3d 1267 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (LOURIE, Newman & Linn) Ajinomoto03082010

MAJOR ISSUES:  best mode requirement; concealment of element of preferred embodiment relating to non-novel claim limitations; claimed methods of cultivating lysine; failure to disclose preferred host cells Read CPLRG™ 0030

CPLRG™ 0029 - Davis v. Brouse McDowell, L.P.A. - Mar. 2, 2010

Davis v. Brouse McDowell, L.P.A., 596 F.3d 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (MOORE, Newman & Bryson) Davis03022010

MAJOR ISSUES: patent attorney malpractice; failure to file Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application; federal court jurisdiction; state law requiring proof of “case within a case”; plaintiff’s burden to show invention was patentable Read CPLRG™ 0029

CPLRG™ 0028 - Comaper Corp. v. Antec, Inc. - Mar. 1, 2010

Comaper Corp. v. Antec, Inc., 596 F.3d 1343 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (DYK, Rader & Gajarsa) Comaper03012010 

MAJOR ISSUES: obviousness; inconsistent jury verdicts; independent  claim valid but dependent claim invalid; analogous art; expert testimony showing obviousness Read CPLRG™ 0028

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