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Federal Circuit Summary
Before Taranto, Plager, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trials and Appeals Board.
Summary: In determining whether materials... Read More »
DePuy Synthes, a part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, announced recently that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of... Read More »
Federal Circuit Summary
Before Lourie, Reyna, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”).
Summary: Nothing in §... Read More »
I know that Fed. Cir. s 101 decisions are inherently more instructive than PTAB decisions, but PTAB (and district court) s. 101 decisions are like legal potato chips... Read More »
Federal Circuit Summary
Before Prost, Newman, and Lourie. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTAB)
Summary: A limitation that merely... Read More »
According to Bloomberg, Apple, Inc. is currently developing an electrocardiogram (also known as an EKG or ECG) feature in its smartwatch products. A report from... Read More »
According to PR Newswire, the Israeli Ministry of Health has granted initial approval to Tel-Aviv-based Kanabo Research for their VapePod vaporizer product as a... Read More »
On March 14, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it filed charges against the founder and CEO of Theranos Inc., Elizabeth Holmes, and its... Read More »
According to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration press release, Viz. AI Contact application was granted De Novo premarket review to Viz.AI’s LVO... Read More »
Written by Albert Sueiras
The United States Department of Justice announced in a press release that Alere Inc. and its subsidiary, Alere San Diego... Read More »
Federal Circuit Summary
Before Newman, Mayer, and Lourie. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: An application is unpatentable under pre-AIA ... Read More »
Cyberdyne, Inc. recently announced FDA marketing approval for its Medical HAL [Hybrid Assistive Limb] therapeutic device and services. Cyberdyne describes... Read More »
On March 23, Auris Health, Inc. announced FDA clearance for the Monarch Platform, Auris’ new system for robotic endoscopy. According to Auris Health, the... Read More »
More than two and a half years after the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) formally approved its first three-dimensional (3D) printed medical device for mass... Read More »
3D printing specialist Materialise recently received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Mimics inPrint software. Mimics inPrint is said to use to create 3D anatomical... Read More »
According to an Apple press release, iPhone users will now be able to store and view their medical records on their phones as part of a new feature found in iOS... Read More »
Federal Circuit Summary
Before Reyna, Wallach, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Summary: A... Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced approval of Banyan Biomarkers, Inc.’s Banyan BTI (Brain Trauma Indicator) under the FDA’s De ... Read More »
Federal Circuit Summary
Before Newman, Wallach, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Disclosure of a species may... Read More »
On February 20, 2018, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced the acquisition of Orthotaxy, a privately-held developer of software-enabled surgery... Read More »