Obviousness ruling reversed for failure to analyze why references should be combined *

USA - January 31 2013
Addressing the issues of anticipation and obviousness, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a district court's…

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Federal Circuit considers plain meaning, specification and prosecution history to construe claims *

USA - June 28 2012
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s claim construction ruling based on the plain meaning of the claim phrase, the specification and the prosecution history.

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Reexamined claims do not create a new cause of action *

USA - April 30 2012
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court ruling that claims that emerge from a reexamination do not create a new cause of action that did not exist before.

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Internet advertising method found to be patent-eligible *

USA - October 31 2011
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that a method for distributing online media to consumers by having the consumer first watch a paid advertisement constitutes patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

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Defendant not allowed to appeal denial of a 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss after trial *

USA - September 30 2011
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a defendant cannot appeal a pretrial denial of a FRCP Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss after the plaintiff has successfully prevailed at trial on the claim at issue because the sufficiency of the allegations in the complaint is irrelevant.

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