by Albert Liou | May 30, 2018 | Estoppel, Federal Circuit
By: Albert Liou In XY, LLC v. Trans Ova Genetics, L.C., Nos. 2016-2054, 2016-2136 (Fed. Cir. May 23, 2018), an appeal from the District of Colorado, the Federal Circuit gave preclusive effect to a PTAB finding, something it has done several times in the recent past. ...
by Albert Liou | Apr 2, 2018 | Prior Art Issues, Uncategorized
By: Albert Liou four corners In a January 12 article, Anticipation Requires More Than A Reference That Discloses All The Elements, we discussed the Microsoft Corp v. Biscotti, Inc. case, where the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision of the PTAB finding that combining...
by Albert Liou | Feb 13, 2018 | Evidentiary Issues
By: Albert Liou In KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 421 (2007), the Supreme Court stated that “common sense” can be considered in reaching a conclusion that a claimed invention is obvious. Since then, both litigants and patent examiners have often...