FedCircuitBlog

This morning the Federal Circuit released a nonprecedential opinion in a patent case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Notably, Judge Schall filed a dissenting opinion. Here are the introductions to the opinions.

• Judge O’Malley Thinks Federal Circuit Could Be Back This Summer – A trio of past and current Federal Circuit judges gave their thoughts on a return to in-person arguments and other pandemic-related adjustments.
• A Resilient Petticoat – In Transtex Inc. v. Laydon Composites Ltd., the Federal Circuit affirmed the findings of the PTAB regarding the obviousness of some claims within a patent covering a strut holding a tractor-trailer skirt in place.
• Federal Circuit Backs Lyft in Ride-Sharing Patent Fight – The Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court’s invalidity finding of RideApp’s patent in its suit against Lyft.

Here’s the latest.

This morning, the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential opinion in a vaccine case affirming the denial for a petition of compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The court also issued a nonprecedential opinion in a patent case appealed from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here are the introductions to the opinions.