Jeremy Anapol
Knobbe Martens
Articles
Inter Partes Reexam Can Trigger Issue Preclusion
USA - February 22 2021 Before Dyk, Clevenger, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: A finding during inter partes reexamination that two…
Distribution of Software Alone Does Not Infringe a Claim That Requires Hardware
USA - February 16 2021 Synchronoss Technologies sued Dropbox for infringement of three patents relating to synchronizing data across multiple devices. The district court…
Claims to Printed Matter Are Patent-Ineligible Only if They Lack an Inventive Concept
USA - November 11 2020 Claims that recited printed matter but arguably included an inventive concept beyond the printed matter itself were not patent-ineligible. C R Bard…
Federal Court Allowed to Defer to State Court on Contract Dispute That Raised Patent Validity Questions
USA - October 15 2020 Summary: A federal court properly exercises its discretion to abstain from deciding declaratory judgment claims when the parties’ dispute can better…
An “Agreement to Agree” Is Unenforceable Under Washington State Law
USA - September 1 2020 Washington State University (“WSU”) obtained a plant patent for a cultivated variety of apple trees. WSU entered into a Propagation Agreement with…
