Tag Archives: Federal Circuit

Pacing Technologies v. Garmin – D&D Explained

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Warren Woessner

In this decision—No. 2014-1396 (Fed. Cir., Feb. 18, 2015)—the court affirmed a grant of summary judgment (a copy can be found at the end of this post) that Garmin’s exercise products do not infringe the claims of Pacing’s US Pat. … Continue reading →

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“Precision Medicine” Initiative Leaves Patents “Lost in Space”

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Warren Woessner

On January 30th, the White House released a press release expanding upon President Obama’s mention of “precision medicine” in his State of the Union Address. Not surprisingly, the details are pretty much what we who are involved in various aspects … Continue reading →

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TEVA v. SANDOZ – THE DISSENT AND THE ZONE OF UNCERTAINTY

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Warren Woessner

In Teva v. Sandoz, decided yesterday by a 7-2 decision of the S. Ct., the lengthy dissent by Justices Alito and Thomas invoked the dreaded “zone of uncertainty” – a dangerous bar of shifting legal sands that defendants should not … Continue reading →

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Teva v. Sandoz: “Just the facts, Ma’am”

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Warren Woessner

Effectively reversing Cybor Corp., which flatly stated that a lower court’s claim construction is a question of law which is to be reviewed de novo by the Fed. Cir., yesterday the Supreme Court held 7-2 that questions of fact resolved … Continue reading →

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