Federal Circuit Precedential

Category: 09 – September

  • EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC

    The Federal Circuit granted Google’s rehearing petition, vacating the decision in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, to reassess testimony from EcoFactor’s damages expert concerning reasonable royalty rates.

  • Astellas Pharma, Inc. v. Sandoz Inc.

    Patent eligibility under Section 101 should only be addressed if this issue is raised by one of the parties.

  • Vascular Solutions LLC v. Medtronic, Inc.

    Claim construction requires each claim to be construed on a claim-by-claim basis. Therefore, the functional limitations between claims in a patent may vary as long as the boundaries of that functional limitation is clearly defined within each claim.

  • Contour IP Holding LLC v. GoPro, Inc.

    Section 101 requires that claims be directed to a specific means or method that improves the relevant technology of the claim. Simply claiming an improved result is not enough to support patent eligibility.