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. . . So the government’s theory that civil asset forfeiture is “pardon proof” remains untested and unresolved . . . . I. Introduction  ...

. . . Viewed in this light, the court’s extended analysis of “drug” versus “device” components of an approved drug product may thus...

. . . On appeal, the Federal Circuit upheld the Board’s determination that background prior art like Cline could not supply a missing...

. . . “ These add-ons are for accessory items, not the basic necking machine itself . . . .” Introduction In  Crown Packaging Technology,...

. . . The Federal Circuit explained how these two cases provide important guideposts . . . .   In  Cytiva BioProcess R&D AB v. JSR Corp....

. . .  In other words, silence is not disclosure and fails to provide sufficient support for a negative claim limitation . . . .  ...

. . . These issues appear to be questions of first impression in Japan, the resolution of which will significantly shape the scope and...

In this case, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada ruled in favor of Wendell Olk, a craps dealer, determining that tokes...

. . . Indeed, the doctrine was established to fulfill a purpose related to, but distinct from, claim preclusion . . . .   Introduction  ...

. . . In this case, the district court was confronted with just such a situation. There was no dispute that the asserted ’356 patent had...

. . . There, the Supreme Court held that “when Congress reenacted the same [on-sale] language in the AIA, it adopted the earlier judicial...

. . . The Federal Circuit emphasized that the district court’s “blanket rejection of the unlawful use defense” was unfounded . . . .  ...

. . . In such circumstances, sealing the indictment “would undermine the purpose of having a statute of limitations at all.” Introduction...

. . . " The Federal Circuit rejected that assertion noting that Mobile Acuity’s alleged “inventive concept” is merely “part of the...

Noting that the patent license expressly granted Ridge the exclusive right to make, use, and sell . . . , the Federal Circuit instead...

… According to the district court, the “mere possibility” of reverse engineering could not defeat Insulet’s trade secret claims, and...

. . . This body of precedent offers a smorgasbord of legal authority for advocates on either side of a Rule 12(b)(6) or Rule 56...

“. . . Zircon stumbled, however, in demonstrating the scope of its investments in that specific subset of protected products, thereby...

. . . Here, the APEX Agreement directed to SnapPower in Utah threatened automatic consequences (the proactive removal of Amazon sales...

“The outcome of this issue may yet prove controversial, as both the district court and the Federal Circuit arguably neglected established...