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Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit. Highlights include a new petition filed in a patent case raising a question at the intersection of infringement and claim construction, along with a denial of a petition in another patent case raising questions related to the domestic industry requirement at the International Trade Commission. Here are the details.

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit. Highlights include four denials of petitions for rehearing en banc in patent cases concerning questions of patent eligibility, printed publications, and inter partes review. Here are the details.

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit. Highlights include new petition for rehearing in two patent cases. One petition raise questions concerning government licenses to patents, while the other petition raises questions related to indefiniteness and claim construction. Here are the details.

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit. Highlights include two new denials of petitions for rehearing en banc in patent cases. These petitions raised questions related to claim construction, the scope of inter partes review proceedings, and the evidentiary basis to prove the existence of prior art.  Here are the details.

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit. Highlights include a new petition filed in a patent case raising questions regarding the domestic industry requirement at the International Trade Commission and a denial of another petition in another patent case raising questions related to infringement. Here are the details.

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit. Highlights include three new petitions for rehearing filed in appeals in inter partes review proceedings decided by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here are the details.

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit. Highlights include two new petitions for rehearing in patent cases presenting questions related to patent eligibility and claim construction. Here are the details.

Earlier this month, the Federal Circuit heard oral argument in LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, a design patent case being heard by the court en banc. In this case, the Federal Circuit is reviewing a judgment of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and, in the process, determining whether to adopt a more flexible test for analyzing design patent obviousness compared to the existing “Rosen-Durling” test. This is our argument recap.

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit in patent cases. Highlights include the only pending en banc case reaching oral argument, a new petition for rehearing regarding literal infringement, and a denial of a petition raising a question concerning the meaning of an alleged “coined term.” Here are the details. 

Here is an update on recent en banc activity at the Federal Circuit. Highlights include an upcoming oral argument in the only pending en banc case–a design patent case–and a new petition for rehearing in another patent case presenting a question regarding the printed matter doctrine. The court also denied two petitions in other patent cases. Here are the details.