2Q 2011 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: 4 [2297; 2303(2); 2315]
I: 1 [2274]
02 § 102(b) -- time-bar publication or patent

P: 10 [2315(7); 2321; 2336; 2278]
I:

03 § 102(b) -- public use P:  1 [2315]
I:
04 § 102(b) -- on sale P: 1 [2315]
I: 1 [2285]
05 § 102(c) -- abandonment P:
I:  
06 § 102(d) -- prior foreign patenting P:
I:
07 § 102(e) -- earlier-filed US patent of another P:1 [2315]
I:
08 § 102(f) -- derived subject matter; wrong inventorship P:
I:
09 § 102(g) -- prior invention by another (novelty) P: 4 [2270(2); 2303(2)]
I:
10 § 103 -- obviousness P: 13 [2315(2); 2320; 2329; 2275; 2280(4); 2281(3); 2236]
I: 15 [2280; 2310; 2320; 2321; 2325; 2271; 2274(5); 2279; 2282; 2335]
11 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --description P: 10 [2295; 2303; 2315; 2320; 2281(6)]
I:  5 [2276(4); 2285]
12 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --enablement P:  1 [2315]
I:
13 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --best mode P:  1 [2310]
I:  2 [2284(2)]
14 § 112 -- claim indefinite P: 6 [2284(2); 2288; 2297; 2315; 2326]
I:  5 [2273; 2291; 2289; 2274; 2288]
15 Double patenting P: 2 [2305; 2317]
I:
16 Improper broadening P:
I:
  Enforceability decisions  
17 Inequitable conduct P: 9 [2268(3); 2277; 2306; 2310; 2315; 2329; 2336]
I: 1 [2312]
18 Misuse P  
I:
  Procedural defenses  
19 Laches P: 
I:
20 Equitable estoppel P:  1 [2281]
I:
21 Limitations P:
I:
22 Failure to mark P:
I:
  Infringement issues  
23 Literal direct infringement P: 12 [2303; 2310(2); 2315(2); 2324; 2326(2); 2270; 2275; 2286; 2336]
I: 39 [2280; 2287; 2292; 2294; 2297; 2298; 2300; 2303; 2304(2); 2310; 2311; 2313; 2314; 2318; 2319; 2320; 2323; 2325; 2326; 2327; 2329; 2331; 2332; 2268(5); 2272; 2278; 2281(4); 2234(2); 2335(2)]
24 Doctrine of equivalents direct infringement P: 2 [2303; 2320]
I: 12 [2287; 2297; 2299; 2303; 2310; 2311; 2314; 2322; 2323; 2325; 2329; 2330]
25 Inducing infringement P:
I: 1 [2326]
26 Contributory infringement P:
I:
27 Selling or importing product of patented process P:
I:
28 Shipping abroad § 271(f) P:
I:
29 License defense P:
I: 1 [2290]
30 Exhaustion defense P:  1 [2297]
I: 3 [2278; 2288(2)]
31 Exemption under § 271(e) P:
I:
32 Exemption for other experiments P:
I:
  Damages calculations  
33 Lost profits P: 1 [2328]
I:
34 Reasonable royalty P: 1 [2275]
I: 1 [2329]
35 Split bases P:
I:
  Special factors  
36 Willfulness P:  2 [2303; 2336]
I: 1 [2329]
37 Enhanced damages due to willfulness P: 3 [2328; 2269; 2275]
I:  1 [2303]
38 Attorney fees to patentee P: 4 [2275; 2308; 2328; 2269]
I: 1 [2303]
39 Attorney fees to accused infringer P: 4 [2301; 2302; 2309; 2333]
I: 2 [2293; 2296]
40 Preliminary injunction ruling P:
I: 2 [2307; 2316]