Federal Circuit: Method using non-nucleic acid probe not patentable
Federal Circuit · 2026-02-05 · Defendant Win · Impact: 60/100
Cash v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for detecting and quantifying nucleic acids using ...
CAFC Affirms PTAB's § 101 Rejection of Nucleic Acid Detection Method
Federal Circuit · 2025-05-02 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
Hatfield v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on May 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for detecting and quantifying nucleic acid sequence...