EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: When the America Invents Act was passed in 2011, most of us saw the inter partes review process as a streamlined, relatively inexpensive procedure... Read More »

In Merck v. Hospira, the only precedential case decided this week, a majority of the panel affirms a determination of obviousness, noting that despite the objective... Read More »

Written by Peter E. Heuser, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. In Smart Systems v. Chicago Transit Authority, the Circuit affirms the dismissal of a case based ... Read More »

Written by Peter E. Heuser, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. The Circuit affirms the decision in Secured Mail v. Universal to dismiss an infringement case... Read More »

Written by Peter E. Heuser, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. In almost 150 pages and five separate opinions, a majority of an en banc Circuit remands to the... Read More »

Written by Peter E. Heuser, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt In Jang v. Boston Scientific, the Circuit takes on the doctrine of ensnarement, affirming a district... Read More »

Written by Peter E. Heuser - Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C. In In Re Cray, the panel grants Cray’s petition for a writ of mandamus, ruling that the... Read More »

Written by Peter E. Heuser, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. In Allied v. OSMI, the Circuit affirms dismissal of a declaratory judgment action even though... Read More »

Written by Peter E. Heuser, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Intercontinental v. Kellogg involves a fight between two food industry powerhouses, Kraft and... Read More »

Written by Peter E. Heuser, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Today the Circuit agreed to hear en banc Nantkwest v. Matal, in which the panel had reversed a... Read More »