Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:
- a piece highlighting “[t]his year’s notable patent decisions from the Federal Circuit”;
- a post discussing “several U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court decisions that are likely to have lasting impacts” on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and
- an article discussing how the Federal Circuit “slashed the Municipality of Anchorage’s initially-awarded $367.4 million to a little more than $11 million.”
Ryan Davis authored a piece for Law360 highlighting “[t]his year’s notable patent decisions from the Federal Circuit.” According to Davis, these decisions “provided clearer guidelines on double patenting and opened the door for new ways to invalidate design patent.”
Stephen McBride published a post on IPWatchdog discussing “several U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court decisions that are likely to have lasting impacts” on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Alongside the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Chevron deference, McBride highlighted the Federal Circuit’s abandonment of the “longstanding Rosen-Durling test” used in design patent cases and a new case at the court addressing “whether the [USPTO’s] Fintiv standard is a substantive rule that requires notice-and-comment rulemaking.”
Beth Verge filed an article with Alaska News Source discussing how the Federal Circuit “slashed the Municipality of Anchorage’s initially-awarded $367.4 million to a little more than $11 million” in a “suit that sought to prove the United States breached two contracts with the municipality for port improvements.” The court issued the opinion earlier this week.