Schindler Elevator Corp. v. Otis Elevator Co., 593 F.3d 1275, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 969 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (LINN & Friedman; DYK, concurring in result & dissenting in part)
MAJOR ISSUES: Claim construction; prosecution disclaimer. Read CPLRG™ 0018
Schindler Elevator Corp. v. Otis Elevator Co., 593 F.3d 1275, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 969 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (LINN & Friedman; DYK, concurring in result & dissenting in part)
MAJOR ISSUES: Claim construction; prosecution disclaimer. Read CPLRG™ 0018
Wyeth v. Kappos, 591 F.3d 136 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (RADER, Plager & Moore)
MAJOR ISSUES: Patent term adjustment; term extension because of PTO failure to meet deadlines (“A delay”) and to issue patent within 3 years of filing (“B delay”); elimination of “overlap”; overlap commencing only after three-year mark; PTO’s erroneous interpretation as greater of A or B Read CPLRG™ 0023
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. v. Cardiac Science Operating Co. 590 F.3d 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (GAJARSA, Michel & Friedman)
MAJOR ISSUES: Interference between patent and application; interpretation of claim copied by an applicant from a patent; written description support; PTO Rule 41.200(b) contrary to judicial authority Read CPLRG™ 0017
F.3d –, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 27648 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (DYK & Bryson; CLEVENGER, dissenting)
MAJOR ISSUES: Design patents; ordinary observer standard for anticipation and obviousness; minor variations not avoiding anticipation; design as a whole; features visible any time during product’s life
F.3d—-, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 27330 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (RADER, Archer & Gajarsa)
MAJOR ISSUES: Summary judgment of noninfringement
Expert declaration by patent owner–conclusory statements not sufficient to survive summary judgment motion
Expert conclusory statements on infringement–failure to link to particular structures in accused device
Means-plus-function limitations
