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Written by : Alistair J. McIntyre & Jeremy Anapol MAXELL, LTD., V. AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Before Prost, Taranto , and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Summary : Two claim limitations are not…
Written by : Brandon G. Smith GRACE INSTRUMENT INDUS. V. CHANDLER INSTRUMENTS CO. Before Chen , Cunningham, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Summary: Terms of degree are not indefinite when the…
NATURE SIMULATION SYSTEMS INC. v. AUTODESK, INC. Before: Newman, Lourie, and Dyk. Appeal from the Northern District of California. Summary: “Unanswered questions” raised about asserted claim terms did not render asserted claims indefinite, in…
NATURE SIMULATION SYSTEMS INC. v. AUTODESK, INC. Before Newman, Lourie, and Dyk. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Summary: It was improper for the district court to find patent claims indefinite without…
Infinity Computer Products v. Oki Data Americas, Inc. Before Prost, Clevenger, and Taranto. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Contradictory positions taken during prosecution and reexamination regarding the scope of…
Written by : James Yang & Mark Kachner NEVRO CORPORATION v. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION Before Moore, Taranto, and Chen. Appeal from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Summary: Functional claim term directed at avoiding a side…
HZNP Medicines LLC, Horizon Pharma USA, Inc. v. Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc. Before Prost, Newman, and Reyna . Appeal from the District Court for the District of New Jersey. Summary : Claims using “consisting essentially of” to define an…
GUANGDONG ALISON HI-TECH CO. V. ITC Before Wallach, Hughes, and Stoll . Appeal from United States International Trade Commission. Summary : A term of degree is not indefinite so long as the written description provides objective boundaries. Aspen Aerogels,…
