2Q 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 decision of 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: 5 [1504; 1520(2); 1579(2)]
I: 5 [1505; 1524(2); 1527; 1496]
02 § 102(b) -- time-bar publication or patent

P: 1 [1542]
I: 4 [1558; 1521; 1552; 1556]
03 § 102(b) -- public use P:  
I:
04 § 102(b) -- on sale P: 2 [1520(2)]
I: 1 [1530]
05 § 102(c) -- abandonment P:
I:  
06 § 102(d) -- prior foreign patenting P:
I:
07 § 102(e) -- earlier-filed US patent of another P:
I: 2 [1573(2)]
08 § 102(f) -- derived subject matter; wrong inventorship P: 5 [1592(4); 1594]
I: 5 [1576(5)]
09 § 102(g) -- prior invention by another (novelty) P:
I: 1 [1541]
10 § 103 -- obviousness P: 13 [1509; 1522; 1533; 1570(3); 1591; 1520(2); 1538; 1556; 1579(2)]
I: 12 [1607; 1558; 1521; 1524(2); 1527; 1541; 1552; 1556(2); 1512; 1496]
11 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --description P: 6 [1511; 1533; 1591; 1521; 1540; 1497]
I:  1 [1517]
12 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --enablement P:  4 [1551(4)]
I: 2 [1542; 1548]
13 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --best mode P:  1 [1499]
I:  
14 § 112 -- claim indefinite P: 5 [1591; 1536(3); 1540]
I:  2 [1499; 1597]
15 Double patenting P: 1 [1509]
I:
16 Improper broadening P:
I:
  Enforceability decisions  
17 Inequitable conduct P: 7 [1517; 1591; 1539(2); 1528; 1564; 1566]
I:
18 Misuse P  2 [1514; 1519]
I:
  Procedural defenses  
19 Laches P:  3 [1591; 1519; 1554]
I:
20 Equitable estoppel P:  3 [1580; 1591(2)]
I:
21 Limitations P:
I:
22 Failure to mark P:
I:
  Infringement issues  
23 Literal direct infringement P: 14 [1496; 1511; 1504; 1572; 1533; 1547; 1591; 1579(3); 1581; 1588; 1503; 1504]
I: 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]
24 Doctrine of equivalents direct infringement P: 2 [1537; 1538]
I: 18 [1502(3); 1507; 1515; 1557; 1521; 1525; 1526; 1529(2); 1535; 1568(2); 1569; 1598(2); 1599]
25 Inducing infringement P:
I: 4 [1496; 1578; 1598(2)]
26 Contributory infringement P:
I: 3 [1578; 1598(2)]
27 Selling or importing product of patented process P:
I:
28 Shipping abroad § 271(f) or (g) P:
I:
29 License defense P: 5 [1591; 1537; 1579(3)]
I: 1 [1516]
30 Exhaustion defense P:  
I: 4 [1516(4)]
31 Exemption under § 271(e) P:
I:
32 Exemption for other experiments P:
I:
  Damages calculations  
33 Lost profits P: 2 [1501; 1553]
I: 1 [1501]
34 Reasonable royalty P: 3 [1511; 1593; 1563]
I: 2 [1501; 1590]
35 Split bases P:
I: 1 [1591]
  Special factors  
36 Willfulness P:  4 [1545(2); 1591(2)]
I: 1 [1501]
37 Enhanced damages due to willfulness P: 2 [1574; 1591]
I:  1 [1591]
38 Attorney fees to patentee P: 3 [1574; 1588; 1595]
I: 6 [1511; 1559; 1571; 1591; 1555; 1501]
39 Attorney fees to accused infringer P: 5 [1523; 1532; 1567; 1591; 1565]
I: 5 [1546; 1562; 1565; 1596; 1582]
40 Preliminary injunction ruling P: 5 [1544; 1560(2); 1586; 1584]
I: 3 [1507; 1508; 1550]