Sarah A. Kagan
Banner Witcoff
Articles
Court’s First Impression: Product of Patented Process Practiced Abroad
USA - January 6 2020 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently construed section 271(g) of the patent statute, defining a type of infringement, in a case…
Federal Circuit Finds Attorney’s Fees Were Justified
USA - December 19 2019 Have you wondered how a patent assertion entity (PAE) operates? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently laid out the modus…
Athena and Mayo Spar Over Which Branch of Government Should Resolve Section 101 Quandary
USA - December 18 2019 Briefing on a petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court ended last week for Athena Diagnostics, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services…
Federal Circuit: More than a Tangential Relation Permits Prosecution History Estoppel to Block Finding of Infringement
USA - December 16 2019 Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit declined to apply the tangential relation exception to prosecution history estoppel in…
Federal Circuit to License Drafters: Specifically Address Survival of Sublicense Rights
Germany, USA - December 3 2019 Last month, a German research organization convinced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that the U.S. District Court of Delaware had…
