Month: December 2025
Federal Circuit Denies Dismissal Request After Issuing Opinion in Cisco v. K.Mizra
December 2, 2025
Cisco Sys., Inc. v. K.Mizra LLC Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit clarified what happens when parties try to dismiss an appeal after the court has already issued its opinion. The case involved Cisco…
Read MoreWho Really “Uses” a Cloud-Based POS System? Federal Circuit Clarifies Direct Infringement in CloudofChange v. NCR
December 2, 2025
Cloudofchange, LLC v. NCR Corp Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a significant decision for technology providers, the Federal Circuit reversed a $13.2 million jury verdict against NCR Corporation, clarifying who can be held liable for patent infringement when a…
Read MorePatent Claims for Action Cameras Survive Eligibility Challenge in Contour v. GoPro
December 2, 2025
Contour IP Holding LLC v. GoPro, Inc Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a significant decision for technology innovators, the Federal Circuit reversed a lower court’s ruling that had invalidated Contour IP Holding LLC’s patents covering point-of-view (POV) action cameras,…
Read MoreFalse “Patented” Claims Can Violate the Lanham Act, Says Federal Circuit in Crocs v. Effervescent
December 2, 2025
Crocs, Inc. v. Effervescent, Inc Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit clarified that companies can be held liable under the Lanham Act for falsely advertising their products as “patented” when those claims mislead consumers…
Read MoreFederal Circuit Clarifies When Inherency Makes Patent Claims Obvious in Cytiva v. JSR
December 2, 2025
Cytiva BioProcess R&D AB v. JSR Corp Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a significant decision for biotechnology patents, the Federal Circuit recently addressed the concept of inherency in obviousness determinations in Cytiva BioProcess R&D AB v. JSR Corp. The…
Read MorePatent Claims for “Merchants” Limited to Goods, Not Services, in DDR Holdings v. Priceline.com
December 2, 2025
DDR Holdings, LLC v. Priceline.com LLC Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit clarified how patent claims are interpreted when the language changes between a provisional application and the final patent. The case, DDR Holdings,…
Read MoreFederal Circuit Affirms No Infringement in Oracea® Generic Patent Dispute
December 2, 2025
Galderma Labs., L.P. v. Lupin Inc Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed that Lupin Inc.’s proposed generic version of Oracea® does not infringe Galderma Laboratories’ patents covering the branded drug. Oracea® is a…
Read MorePatent Board Reversed: Motivation for Obviousness Doesn’t Have to Match Inventor’s Reason
December 2, 2025
Honeywell Int’l Inc. v. 3G Licensing, S.A. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) finding that claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,319,718 were not obvious. The patent,…
Read MoreApple’s Bid to Move Texas Patent Case to California Denied by Appeals Court
December 2, 2025
In re Apple Inc Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit denied Apple Inc.’s request to move a patent infringement lawsuit from the Western District of Texas to the Northern District of California. The case,…
Read MoreKoss’s Wireless Earphone Patents Knocked Out: Final Court Ruling Ends Dispute with Bose
December 2, 2025
Koss Corp. v. Bose Corp Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeals in the ongoing patent dispute between Koss Corporation and Bose Corporation over wireless earphone technology. Koss, the owner of U.S.…
Read MorePublished Patent Applications Can Be Used as Prior Art in IPRs—Even Before They’re Public
December 2, 2025
Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit clarified a key question for patent law: Can a published patent application be used as prior art in an inter partes…
Read MorePatent Claims for Background Check Software Found Ineligible
December 2, 2025
Miller Mendel, Inc. v. City of Anna Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed that certain patent claims covering a software system for managing pre-employment background checks are not eligible for patent protection. Miller…
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