Celebrating 45 Years of Excellence: Honoring Steve Zlatos and Spiro Bereveskos
October 21, 2026
Today, we celebrate an extraordinary milestone, 45 years of dedicated service by two of our firm’s most distinguished attorneys: Stephen E. Zlatos and Spiro Bereveskos. Since joining Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner in 1980, Steve and Spiro have each…
Read MoreWord Metadata Helped a Patent Owner Swear Behind Prior Art and Defeat an IPR Challenge
October 19, 2026
GOOGLE LLC v. VALTRUS INNOVATIONS LTD. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision rejecting Google’s challenge to U.S. Patent No. 6,728,704, owned by Valtrus Innovations Ltd. The patent covers methods and…
Read MoreAda Lovelace: The World’s First Computer Programmer
October 13, 2026
Long before the first computer hummed to life, a nineteenth-century mathematician named Ada Lovelace envisioned what these machines could truly become. Born Augusta Ada Byron on December 10, 1815, she was the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron,…
Read MoreThings That Go “Trademark” in the Night: The Fascinating World of Halloween IP
October 8, 2026
The Business Behind the Boo Halloween is serious business. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spend upwards of $10–12 billion on Halloween each year, making it one of the biggest commercial holidays on the calendar. Where there’s big money,…
Read MoreClaiming the Impossible: Clear Claims Can Still Fail for Lack of Enablement
October 1, 2026
SATIUS HOLDING, LLC v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky A patent claim that covers something physically impossible is not necessarily unclear. But as Satius Holding learned, clarity will not save it. The Federal Circuit disagreed with…
Read MoreFederal Circuit Tells Trial Court to Explain Why Ignoring Red Flags About Patent Eligibility Wasn’t Sanctionable
September 30, 2026
EPIC TECH, LLC v. PEN-TECH ASSOCIATES, INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky A patent owner that pressed an infringement suit despite a stack of warning signs about its patent’s validity will get another look from the district court, after the…
Read MoreSplitting a Patent in Two Doesn’t Create Two Cases: Appeal Tossed for Lack of a Final Judgment
September 30, 2026
PARKERVISION, INC. v. QUALCOMM INCORPORATED Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky A long-running dispute between ParkerVision and Qualcomm has produced a useful reminder about appellate timing: a district court generally cannot carve up a single patent and send only part of…
Read MoreFederal Circuit Leaves Intact a Ruling That Treatment Method Claims Can Survive Even If the Recited Antibody Genus Is Not Enabled
September 30, 2026
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL GMBH v. ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit has declined to take a second look at one of its more consequential enablement decisions of the year, denying Eli Lilly and Company’s…
Read MoreTheoretical Double Counting Is Not Enough to Undo an Antidumping Investigation, Federal Circuit Rules
September 18, 2026
TENARIS BAY CITY, INC. v. US Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky Before the Commerce Department can launch an antidumping investigation, it has to confirm that the petition asking for one was actually filed “by or on behalf of the industry.”…
Read MoreA Sealed Black Tube Is Not a Public Disclosure: Oilfield Patent Verdict Wiped Out
September 14, 2026
NCS MULTISTAGE INC. v. NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky A jury win for NCS Multistage against Nine Energy Service has been vacated, with the Federal Circuit rejecting two of the district court’s claim constructions and holding…
Read MoreTurning to Litigation Isn’t the Same as Going Out of Business, Federal Circuit Tells District Court
September 14, 2026
TEXASLDPC INC. v. BROADCOM INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky A university spinoff that ran out of customers and pivoted to enforcing its patents can keep its lawsuit alive and pursue it without dragging the university into court. In a…
Read MoreOne Word in a Claim Preamble Sank a Spinal Implant Patent Owner’s Infringement Case
September 11, 2026
MOSKOWITZ FAMILY LLC v. GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit has affirmed a complete defense win for Globus Medical in a long-running patent dispute over spinal fusion implants and the surgical tools used to place…
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