The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office earlier this month invalidated an Apple design patent for the original iPhone, giving Samsung a lift in their final appeal to overturn a costly judgement against t...
number 7,454,071, was invalid as anticipated in a decision handed down yesterday, May 10. In September 2012, two days before the inter partes review (IPR) procedures went into effect, LG Electronics filed
A Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruling that an IBM patent was invalid has been reversed by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. IBM’s US patent (7,631,346) covered a method and
in 2022 that Eolas' patent was invalid, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision in February, determining that the patent was directed to the abstract concept of
was invalid and dismissed all Quick's claims, including that for unfair competition. That decision was overruled in 2015 by the Court of Appeal which considered that the trademark was valid. According
Property Administration (CNIPA) issued Invalidation Decision No. 26414 on June 26, 2015, finding that claims 1-5 lacked inventiveness and declaring the entire patent invalid. Dissatisfied with this
Property Administration (CNIPA) issued Invalidation Decision No. 26414 on June 26, 2015, finding that claims 1-5 lacked inventiveness and declaring the entire patent invalid. Dissatisfied with this