Full Calendar Year 2009 Report

P Patent owner prevailed on the issue
 I Accused infringer prevailed on the issue

[Bracketed numerals following the number of decisions identify the supporting cases as they appear in the Cumulative Case List. Parentheses following a case number indicate that the case involved a decision on that issue for more than one patent.]

                                               Cumulative Case List

 

Issue Code Description Results
  Validity decisions  
01 § 102(a) -- earlier public knowledge or publication P: 20 [1446;1445;1439(3); 1443; 1453; 1469(2)] [1504; 1520(2); 1579(2)] [1632; 1685; 1624] [1747; 1710; 1737]

I: 12 [1439(2); 1443; 1469] [1505; 1524(2); 1527; 1496] [1636] [1712; 1703]
02 § 102(b) -- time-bar publication or patent

P: 10 [1446; 1483] [1542] [1617; 1655; 1676; 1687; 1670(2); 1685] [1735]

I: 13 [1462(2); 1477; 1480; 1485] [1558; 1521; 1552; 1556] [1628(2); 1653] [1748]
03 § 102(b) -- public use P:  5 [1685] [1668; 1618] [1724; 1733]

I: 4 [1444] [1618; 1631] [1772]
04 § 102(b) -- on sale P: 7 [1520(2)] [1668; 1618] [1716; 1724; 1758]

I: 8 [1422; 1429; 1474; 1480] [1530] [1688] [1722; 1768]
05 § 102(c) -- abandonment P: 1 [1685]
I:  1 [1764]
06 § 102(d) -- prior foreign patenting P: 1 [1685]

I:
07 § 102(e) -- earlier-filed US patent of another P: 1 [1685]

I: 7 [1573(2)] [1776; 1731(4)]
08 § 102(f) -- derived subject matter; wrong inventorship P: 5 [1483] [1688; 1696;] [1734; 1762]

I: 1 [1631]
09 § 102(g) -- prior invention by another (novelty) P: 1 [ 1490]
I: 2 [1477] [1541]
10 § 103 -- obviousness P: 47 [1426; 1461; 1445; 1423; 1454; 1463; 1483; 1453] [1509; 1522; 1533; 1570(3); 1591; 1520(2); 1538; 1556; 1579(2)] [1635(2); 1650(2); 1676; 1629; 1687; 1632; 1670(2); 1685] [1716; 1747; 1778; 1734(5); 1735; 1710; 1712; 1720; 1724; 1733; 1737]

I: 52 [1442; 1446; 1479; 1450(3); 1484; 1494(3); 1431(2); 1440(3); 1462(2); 1477; 1480; 1438; 1476; 1434] [1607; 1558; 1521; 1524(2); 1527; 1541; 1552; 1556(2); 1512; 1496] [1646; 1672; 1618; 1631; 1663; 1667(2); 1680] [1746; 1767(2); 1771; 1772(4)]
11 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --description P: 19 [1453; 1469(2)] [1511; 1533; 1591; 1521; 1540; 1497] [1676; 1610; 1685(3)] [1734(4); 1735]

I:  11 [1446; 1457(2); 1429] 1 [1517] 4 [1635; 1672; 1628(2)] 2 [1755(2)]
12 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --enablement P:  17 [1551(4)] [1635(2); 1650(3); 1670; 1655] [1734(4); 1735; 1758]

I: 6 [1423; 1429] [1542; 1548] [1649; 1661]
13 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --best mode P:  8 [1445] [1499] [1670] [1734(4); 1735]

I:  
14 § 112 -- claim indefinite P: 27 [1461; 1451; 1453; 1469(2)] [1591; 1536(3); 1540] [1617(2); 1650(2); 1628(2); 1670(2); 1684] [1743; 1745; 1730; 1734(5)]

I:  13 [1446] [1499; 1597] [1622; 1614; 1623; 1673] [1744; 1732; 1706; 1718; 1755(2)]
15 Double patenting P: 4 [1509] [1617(2)] [1747]

I: 1 [1686]
16 Improper broadening P:
I: 1 [1487]
  Enforceability decisions  
17 Inequitable conduct P:  32 [1445; 1430(2); 1478; 1479] [1517; 1591; 1539(2); 1528; 1564; 1566] [1619; 1691; 1608; 1627(2); 1633; 1635(2); 1638; 1646; 1650; 1652; 1658; 1672; 1618; 1624] [1770; 1730; 1734; 1723]

I: 6 [1452; 1471; 1429] [1635; 1675] [1755]
18 Misuse P: 6 [1436] [1514; 1519] [1691; 1608; 1693]

I:
  Procedural defenses  
19 Laches P:  5 [1591; 1519; 1554] [1693] [1769]

I: 4 [1475(2)] [1705; 1755]
20 Equitable estoppel P:  5 [1486] [1580; 1591(2)] [1705]


I: 1 [1755]
21 Limitations P:
I:
22 Failure to mark P: 5 [1451(3)] [1696; 1614]

I: 5 [1427; 1456] [1648] [1769; 1715]
  Infringement issues  
23 Literal direct infringement P: 71 [1446(2); 1493; 1465; 1495; 1421; 1451; 1454; 1448; 1453; 1459; 1470(2); 1472; 1478; 1486; 1473] 14 [1496; 1511; 1504; 1572; 1533; 1547; 1591; 1579(3); 1581; 1588; 1503; 1504] 20 [1617(3); 1655; 1696; 1617; 1692; 1650(2); 1672(2); 1644(3); 1647; 1656; 1685(4)] 20 [1741; 1769; 1716; 1704; 1734(5); 1735; 1702; 1712(2); 1719(3); 1721; 1737; 1740; 1759]

I: 109 [1426; 1446; 1461; 1445; 1457(4); 1488; 1492; 1495; 1494(2); 1423; 1467; 1454; 1422(2); 1424; 1428(2); 1429; 1440(3); 1443; 1456; 1468; 1482; 1484] 47 [1502(3); 1513; 1518; 1500; 1507; 1510; 1515; 1543; 1603; 1604; 1605; 1606; 1504; 1506; 1600; 1558; 1521; 1525; 1526; 1529(2); 1534; 1535; 1538; 1548; 1549; 1561; 1568(2); 1569; 1575; 1577; 1578(2); 1579(4); 1583; 1587; 1589; 1598(2); 1599; 1601] 19 [1617; 1698; 1699; 1634(2); 1639(3); 1657; 1673; 1681; 1683(3); 1689; 1694(2); 1636(2)] 13 [1769; 1717; 1766; 1774; 1775; 1777; 1729; 1720; 1724; 1725; 1739; 1753; 1759]
24 Doctrine of equivalents direct infringement P: 6 [1451] [1537; 1538] [1692; 1656] [1724]

I: 38 [1467; 1424; 1482] [1502(3); 1507; 1515; 1557; 1521; 1525; 1526; 1529(2); 1535; 1568(2); 1569; 1598(2); 1599] [1617; 1634(4); 1687; 1611; 1612; 1613; 1616; 1630; 1645] [1769; 1736; 1739; 1749; 1759]
25 Inducing infringement P: 6 [1493; 1470(2)] [1716; 1710; 1721]

I: 9 [1476] [1496; 1578; 1598(2)] [1691; 1676; 1613; 1639]
26 Contributory infringement P: 3 [1493] [1716; 1740]

I: 6 [1476] [1578; 1598(2)] [1691; 1639]
27 Selling or importing product of patented process P: 2 [1641; 1677]

I: 4 [1478] [1609(2); 1678]
28 Shipping abroad § 271(f) or (g) P: 2 [1478] [1660]

I: 2 [1478] [1624]
29 License defense P: 6 [1591; 1537; 1579(3)] [1693]

I: 5 [1469; 1475] [1516] [1738(2)]
30 Exhaustion defense P:  2 [1436] [1662]

I: 10 [1466(4); 1475(2)] [1516(4)]
31 Exemption under § 271(e) P: 1 [1660]

I:
32 Exemption for other experiments P:
I:
  Damages calculations  
33 Lost profits issues P: 7 [1435; 1451(3)] [1501; 1553] [1690]

I: 2 [1501] [1690]
34 Reasonable royalty issues P: 13 [1437; 1460; 1472; 1435; 1451(2); 1455] [1511; 1593; 1563] [1741; 1716; 1728]

I: 3 [1447] [1501; 1590]
35 Split bases P:
I: 1 [1591]
  Special factors  
36 Willfulness P:  13 [1464; 1451(3)] [1545(2); 1591(2)] [1696; 1659] [1741; 1727]

I: 9 [1441; 1476] 1 [1501] 6 [1769; 1708; 1702; 1707(2); 1713]
37 Enhanced damages due to willfulness P: 12 [1460; 1472; 1489; 1463] 2 [1574; 1591] 3 [1637; 1608; 1662] 3 [1741; 1716; 1727]

I:  5 [1451] [1591] [1698; 1642; 1682]
38 Attorney fees to patentee P: 9 [1451; 1460; 1472; 1489] [1574; 1588; 1595] [1709; 1773]

I: 17 [1425; 1455] [1511; 1559; 1571; 1591; 1555; 1501] [1698; 1625; 1642; 1682; 1625; 1654] [1715; 1734; 1752]
39 Attorney fees to accused infringer P: 14 [1479] [1523; 1532; 1567; 1591; 1565] [1676] [ 1715; 1718; 1734; 1761; 1763; 1765; 1756]

I: 12 [1449; 1457; 1491; 1479; 1458] [1546; 1562; 1565; 1596; 1582] [1750; 1760]
40 Preliminary injunction ruling P: 14 [1460] [1544; 1560(2); 1586; 1584] [1641; 1666; 1690] [1700; 1701; 1704; 1714; 1726]

I: 15 [1432; 1455; 1481] [1507; 1508; 1550] [1640; 1651; 1664; 1671; 1679] [1742; 1751; 1754; 1757]