Opinions

Late Friday and this morning, the Federal Circuit released three precedential opinions: two in related patent cases appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and one in a veterans case appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The Federal Circuit also released two nonprecedential orders dismissing appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.

Medtronic, Inc. v. Teleflex Innovations S.A.R.L. (“Medtronic I”) (Precedential)

Medtronic, Inc. and Medtronic Vascular, Inc. (collectively, Medtronic) appeal inter partes review decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board holding Medtronic failed to establish the unpatentability of various claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,048,032; RE45,380; and RE45,776 (the patents-in-suit). Medtronic also appeals the Board’s decisions granting Teleflex Innovation S.à.r.l’s (Teleflex) motions to amend certain claims of the ’032 and ’380 patents. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Medtronic, Inc. v. Teleflex Innovations S.A.R.L. (“Medtronic II”) (Precedential)

Medtronic, Inc. and Medtronic Vascular, Inc. (collectively, Medtronic) appeal inter partes review decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board holding Medtronic failed to establish the unpatentability of various claims of U.S. Patent Nos. RE45,380; RE45,760; and RE47,379 (the patents-in-suit). Medtronic also appeals the Board’s decisions granting Teleflex Innovation S.à.r.l’s (Teleflex) motion to amend certain claims of the ’379 patent. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Hampton v. McDonough (Precedential)

Solena Hampton appeals a decision from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims denying an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and for dependents’ educational assistance. Because the Veterans Court properly interpreted the new and material evidence rule in 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(b), we affirm.

Dismissals