Delaware Valley Floral Group, Inc. v. Shaw Rose Nets, LLC, 597 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (PROST, Bryson & Linn) DelawareValleyFloral03112010

MAJOR ISSUES: on sale bar; inventor testimony on date of first sale of invention Read CPLRG™ 0034

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc., 599 F.3d 1277 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (GAJARSA & Moore; DYK, dissenting)LabCorpMetabolite03112010

MAJOR ISSUES: declaratory judgment; federal court jurisdiction; cases arising under patent law; jurisdiction determined at outset of suit; prior suit resolving infringement issue Read CPLRG™ 0033

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

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

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