Browse 13 motivation to combine prior art references cases decided by Federal Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
CAFC Affirms Patent Validity for Eli Lilly's Diabetes Drug
Teva Pharmaceuticals International Gmbh v. Eli Lilly and Company, decided by Federal Circuit on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the validity of a patent held by ...
CAFC Affirms PTAB's Non-Obviousness Finding for Sound View Patent
Sound View Innovations, LLC v. Hulu, LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on January 29, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) d...
CAFC Affirms PTAB Decision, Upholding Seagen's Cancer Drug Patent
Seagen Inc. v. Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd., decided by Federal Circuit on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Daiichi Sankyo's patent for a can...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement of Semiconductor Manufacturing Patent
Iqe Plc v. Newport Fab, LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on October 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether a patent for a "method of manufacturing a semiconductor devi...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Obviousness Finding for Patent Claims
In Re BRUNETTI, decided by Federal Circuit on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) decision that claims of Brun...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Finding in Semiconductor Patent Case
Fisher v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) correctly applied the "o...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Non-Obviousness Finding for IGT Patents
Igt v. Zynga Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) decision that claims of IGT...
CAFC Affirms Obviousness Rejection of Semiconductor Manufacturing Patent
Deal v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether a patent claim for a "method of manufacturing a semiconductor device" was p...
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Infringement Finding in X-Ray Microscopy Patent Case
Sigray, Inc. v. Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns a patent dispute over a "method for inspecting a s...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Finding of Obviousness for JAK Inhibitor Patents
Incyte Corporation v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on May 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Boar...
CAFC Affirms Non-Infringement of Point-of-Sale Terminal Patent
Ingenico Inc. v. Ioengine, LLC, decided by Federal Circuit on May 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Ioengine's "smart card" technology infringed Ingeni...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Finding for Sage Products Patent
Sage Products, LLC v. Stewart, decided by Federal Circuit on April 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) decision that ...
CAFC Affirms Patentability of Merck's Method of Treatment Patent
Cqv Co., Ltd. v. Merck Patent Gmbh, decided by Federal Circuit on March 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Merck's patent for a "method of treating" a ...
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Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 12, Plaintiff Win: 1.
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