Drafting Patent Applications Addressing Industry-Standard Dimensions
Key Takeaway: Nine Energy Service successfully appealed a jury verdict of infringement of a NCS Multistage patent. The decision highlights how statements in a patent specification that explicitly state that...
Written Description Support for Crystalline Salt Claims
Key Takeaway: A specification may support claims broader than the specific examples it describes when it identifies features across the claimed genus. In Exelixis, Inc. v. MSN Laboratories Private Ltd.,...
Federal Circuit to Consider Scope of Patent Infringement Liability for Government Contractors in Arbutus v. Moderna
Key Takeaways: The Federal Circuit is considering whether ยง 1498(a) shields a government contractor from patent infringement liability when products manufactured under a federal procurement contract are ultimately provided to...