Federal Circuit Reverses District Court's Invalidity Ruling on Written Description in Novartis v. Torrent

Attorney: Xiaohua (Joyce) Guo, Ph.D.
February 18, 2025

In a precedential opinion issued on January 10, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s ruling that had invalidated claims 1-4 of U.S. Patent No. 8,101,659 (“the ’659 patent”) for lack of written description.<... Read more

IOEngine v. Ingenico: Printed Matter Doctrine and Forfeiture of Claim Construction

Attorney: Xiaohua (Joyce) Guo, Ph.D.
May 30, 2024

In a precedential decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit partially reversed and partially affirmed the Final Written Decisions made by the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“Board”) during a series of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.<... Read more