Partially Overlapping Claim Terms Are Not Necessarily RedundantIn Smith & Nephew, Inc. v. Hologic, the Federal Circuit looked at U.S. Patent No. 7,226,459. Smith & Nephew owns the ’459 patent,...
Obviousness and Medical DevicesPatent prosecutors spend a great deal of time pondering the question of whether a particular combination of references ought to render a pat
Medical Device Patent Damages and Success RatesInvestment in medical device patents may give the best bang for the buck according to a comprehensive study by PwC.
Patent Incentive ProgramsOpen innovation requires new strategies to creating and managing IP. Presently, many companies and universities offer rewards to their...
On Your Mark: Fed. Cir. Clarifies Patent Marking RequirementsA patentee who makes or sells a patented article must mark his articles or notify infringers of his patent in order to recover damages....
