Matthew J. Luneack
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Articles
Assignor Estoppel Has “No Place” in IPR Proceedings
USA - November 27 2018 Assignor estoppel is an equitable defense that prevents an assignor of a patent from later challenging the patent’s validity. In Arista Networks, Inc…
Federal Circuit Cautions Against Omitting Preamble Transition Words in Claim Drafting
USA - November 16 2018 In Acceleration Bay, LLC v. Activision Blizzard Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s holding that certain claims of patents owned by…
University of California v. Broad Institute
USA - October 9 2018 In University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc., No. 2017-1907 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 10, 2018), the CAFC affirmed the PTAB’s holding that there was no…
Lack of Reasonable Expectation of Success Prohibits Finding of Interference-in-Fact
USA - October 4 2018 In University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed the Board’s determination that there was no interference-in-fact…
FDA Draft Guidance on Nonclinical Studies and Labeling for Oncology Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals
USA - July 19 2018 On May 31, 2018, FDA issued draft guidance on nonclinical studies and labeling recommendations for products containing a radioactive compound (i.e., a…
