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Federal Circuit Grants X…

Federal Circuit Grants X’s (Twitter) Motion on Patent Injunction

The Federal Circuit has granted a motion by Twitter, Inc., which operates the social media website now known as “X,” for summary affirmance of a lower court’s dismissal of VidStream’s attempt to obtain a preliminary injunction in a patent inf… Read More
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CHIP LAW GROUP Celebrates…

CHIP LAW GROUP Celebrates Breakthrough in Patent Intelligence Landscape

At CHIP LAW GROUP, innovation isn’t just a buzzword—it’s our DNA. We’re thrilled to announce our standout performance in the latest Patexia Patent Intelligence Report, solidifying our position as a leading intellectual property an… Read More
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Federal Circuit Finds Vap…

Federal Circuit Finds Vaping Pipe Patent Not Valid

The Federal Circuit has upheld a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) ruling that certain claims of US Patent No. 10,561,170 were invalid for anticipation. The court also upheld the Board’s denial of the patent owner’s proposed substitut… Read More
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European Patent Office Re…

European Patent Office Refuses Russian Patents

The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that, as part of the European Union’s latest sanctions against Russia, it will refuse all patent requests filed by Russian nationals or companies with ties to Russia. All requests filed since July 10,… Read More
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Novo Nordisk Settles Ozem…

Novo Nordisk Settles Ozempic Patent Case

The Danish company Novo Nordisk and Viatris’ Mylan Pharmaceuticals have settled their patent dispute before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or the Board) involving the weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. Mylan’s partner, the Indian… Read More
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Jury Orders AWS to Pay $3…

Jury Orders AWS to Pay $30.5 Million for Patent Infringement

A federal court jury in Delaware has awarded Acceleration Bay $30.5 million in damages for Amazon Web Services’ (AWS’s) infringement of two of its patents. As The Register notes, Acceleration Bay is described by its founder as “an incubator… Read More
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When 'Very Simple' Isn't…

When 'Very Simple' Isn't Enough: Proving Patent Obviousness

The Federal Circuit has affirmed decisions by the Patent and Trademark Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) that upheld the validity of a communications networking patent. The court agreed with the Board that the opposing party’s expert’s testimony that… Read More
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What’s Kamala Harris’…

What’s Kamala Harris’s Position on Patents?

Recently, a short video clip of Vice President (and Democratic presidential nominee) Kamala Harris began circulating and (as of this writing) has reached 2.8 million views on X (formerly known as Twitter). In the 19-second clip from 2019, she says … Read More
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Targeted Ads

Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Directed to Targeted Ads is Ineligible

The Federal Circuit has affirmed summary judgment that patent claims for targeting ads based on a user’s internet search results are patent-ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The case is Chewy, Inc. v. International Business Machines… Read More
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Gaming Controler

Judge Tosses $500 Million Patent Case Against Sony

A Delaware federal district court has ruled that Sony didn’t infringe a patent held by Genuine Enabling Technology. Genuine Enabling asserted that video game hardware sold by Sony infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,219,730, entitled “Method and Apparatu… Read More
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