| Issue Code |
Description |
Results |
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Validity decisions |
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| 01 |
§ 102(a) -- earlier public knowledge or publication |
| P: 8 [2632; 2619] [2716(3); 2743; 2745] [2882] |
3 appellate affirmances
1 appellate reversal
1 judgment on jury verdict
3 summary judgments |
| I: 5 [2764; 2813] [2842; 2843; 2899] |
1 appellate affirmance;
1 appellate reversal;
2 judgments on jury verdicts;
1 summary judgment |
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| 02 |
§ 102(b) -- time-bar publication or patent |
| P: 17 [2556(2); 2558(2); 2580; 2883] [ 2659] [2735; 2829; 2722]
[2912; 2853; 2869; 2870; 2882; 2887(2)] |
3 appellate affirmances
1 appellate reversal
1 judgment on bench trial
1 judgment on jury verdict
2 JMOLs
9 summary judgments |
| I: 17 [2600; 2604; 2609; 2556] [2710] [2735; 2738; 2748; 2795; 2805;
2806; 2816] [2905; 2907; 2916; 2865; 2882] |
9 appellate affirmances
1 judgment on jury verdict
7 summary judgments |
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| 03 |
§ 102(b) -- public use |
| P: 3 [2661(2)] [2879] |
1 judgment on jury verdict
2 judgments on bench trial |
| I: 13 [2551(5); 2567] [2626] [2770(5)] [2860] |
1 appellate affirmance
12 summary judgments |
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04 |
§ 102(b) -- on sale |
| P: 2 [2558] [2750] |
2 summary judgments |
| I: 7 [2626] [2831; 2836; 2779] [2913; 2862; 2865] |
4 appellate affirmances
3 summary judgments |
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05 |
§ 102(c) -- abandonment |
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06 |
§ 102(d) -- prior foreign patenting |
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07 |
§ 102(e) -- earlier-filed US patent of another |
| P: 2 [2807] [2855] |
1 appellate affirmance
1 judgment on bench trial |
| I: 4 [2587] [2625; 2635] [2882] |
1 appellate affirmance
3 summary judgments
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08 |
§ 102(f) -- derived subject matter; wrong inventorship |
| P: 7 [2509; 2556; 2583; 2579] [2885(3)] |
1 appellate affirmance
1 judgment on jury verdict
5 summary judgments |
| I: 1 [2862] |
1 summary judgment |
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09 |
§ 102(g) -- prior invention by another (novelty) |
| P: 11 [2509; 2506(4); 2502] [2672(2); 2675; 2678] [2875] |
5 appellate affirmances
4 judgments on bench trials
2 judgments on jury verdicts |
| I: 11 [2548; 2549; 2591; 2508; 2513] [2663(2); 2664; 2696]
[2813; 2844] |
1 appellate affirmance
2 appellate reversals
2 judgments on bench trials
1 judgment on jury verdict
1 JMOL
4 summary judgments
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10 |
§ 103 -- obviousness |
| P: 56 [2509; 2506(4); 2534; 2502; 2590(2); 2556; 2519(2); 2555; 2576]
[2612; 2701; 2619; 2630; 2661(2); 2672; 2675(2); 2678; 2632; 2659;
2650; 2621(2)] [2715(3); 2722(4); 2834; 2724(2); 2726(4); 2829;
2765(2); 2743(2)] [2841; 1879; 2882; 2845; 2848(3); 2849] |
23 appellate affirmances
7 appellate reversals
9 judgments on bench trials
8 judgments on jury verdicts
1 JMOL
8 summary judgments |
| I: 47 [2601(3); 2510; 2599; 2602; 2607; 2523; 2533; 2543(3); 2549(2);
2576(3)] [2628; 2625; 2699; 2630; 2672; 2665; 2671] [2731; 2838;
2764; 2748; 2788; 2795; 2805; 2806; 2816; 2722(2); 2731] [2909(2);
2853; 2914; 2899; 2862; 2864(2); 2865; 2887; 2901] |
16 appellate affirmances
3 appellate reversals
1 ITC judgment
3 judgments on bench trials
1 judgment on jury verdict
23 summary judgments |
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11 |
§ 112 -- inadequate disclosure --description |
| P:19 [2509; 2514(2); 2515(3); 2534; 2553; 2573; 2577; 2579; 2512]
[2659; 2641] [2715; 2829] [2855; 2853; 2869] |
8 appellate affirmances
1 appellate reversal
2 judgments on bench trials
1 judgment on jury verdict
7 summary judgments
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| I: 18 [2507; 2573; 2589] [2636(2); 2659; 2641] [2835; 2838; 2790(2);
2751(2); 2779; 2801; 2722] [2842; 2907] |
5 appellate affirmances
1 appellate reversal
1 JMOL
11 summary judgments |
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12 |
§ 112 -- inadequate disclosure --enablement |
| P: 21 [2515(3); 2592] [2708; 2630; 2632; 2659; 2666]
[2820; 2745(4)] [2850; 2853; 2869; 2870; 2848(3)] |
6 appellate affirmances
3 appellate reversals
2 judgments on bench trials
3 judgments on jury verdicts
7 summary judgments
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| I: 3 [2589] [2702] [2729] |
1 judgment on bench trial
2 summary judgments |
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13 |
§ 112 -- inadequate disclosure --best mode |
| P: 8 [2603] [2621(2); 2630; 2666] [2853; 2881;
2851] |
4 appellate affirmances
1 appellate reversal
2 judgments on bench trials
1 summary judgment |
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14 |
§ 112 -- claim indefinite |
| P: 12 [2603; 2514(2); 2554; 2512] 5 [2630; 2666; 2673(2); 2686] 2
[2853; 2881] |
4 appellate affirmances
1 appellate reversal
1 judgment on bench trial
6 summary judgments |
| I: 23 [2603; 2500; 2508; 2620(2) 2565] [2705; 2635(2); 2636(2)]
[2777(5); 2780; 2803; 2804; 2810] [2846(2)] |
5 appellate affirmances
2 appellate reversals
16 summary judgments
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15 |
Double patenting |
| P: 2 [2725] [2858] |
1 judgment on bench trial
1 summary judgment |
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16 |
Improper broadening |
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| I: 1 [2727] |
1 appellate affirmance |
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Enforceability decisions |
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17 |
Inequitable conduct |
| P: 35 [2599; 2556; 2571; 2502; 2519; 2525(2); 2538; 2563; 2572]
[2708; 2630; 2672(2); 2680; 2684(3); 2685; 2660; 2666; 2670; 2690(2)] [2722;
2765; 2767; 2829; 2828; 2716] [2841; 2867(2); 2869; 2870] |
4 appellate affirmances
2 appellate reversals
13 judgments on bench trials
16 summary judgments |
| I: 13 [2529; 2545] [2628; 2691(3)] [2732; 2733(2); 2734; 2809;
2773] [2878] |
5 appellate affirmances
4 judgments on bench trials
4 summary judgments |
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18 |
Misuse |
| P: 6 [2525(2)] [2635] [2817; 2823] [2869] |
6 summary judgments |
| I: 1 [2719] |
1 judgment on bench trial |
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Procedural defenses |
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19 |
Laches |
| P: 15 [2568; 2579] [2690(2)] [2758; 2762; 2786(5)]
[2875; 2881; 2882; 2884] |
1 judgment on bench trial
14 summary judgments |
| I: 3 [2689] [2881; 2884] |
2 judgments on bench trials
1 summary judgment |
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20 |
Equitable estoppel |
| P: 6 [2579] [2660; 2690(2)]; [2881; 2884] |
6 summary judgments |
| I: 5 [2560] [2689; 2645] [2797; 2800] |
1 judgment on bench trial
4 summary judgments |
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21 |
Limitations |
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22 |
Failure to mark |
| P: 1 [2726] |
1 appellate affirmance |
| I: 7 [2657; 2654; 2656] [2739] [2872; 2875(2)] |
1 judgment on bench trial
1 judgment on jury verdict
5 summary judgments |
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Infringement issues |
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23 |
Literal direct infringement |
| P: 70 [2514(2); 2502; 2505(3); 2523; 2556; 2592; 2518; 2522; 2526;
2557; 2564; 2578; 2579; 2503; 2504] [2619; 2630; 2661(2); 2663; 2672;
2644; 2648; 2659; 2668; 2646; 2660; 2666; 2673(2)] [2730(2); 2734;
2724(2); 2726(3); 2735; 2833; 2716; 2720(2); 2830; 2744; 2745(5); 2749;
2794] [2912; 2840; 2846; 2850; 2879; 2868(2); 2870; 2894(4);
2848(3)] |
24 appellate affirmances
4 appellate reversals
6 judgments on bench trials
7 judgments on jury verdicts
1 JMOL
1 Federal Claims judgment
27 summary judgments |
| I: 181 [2510(2); 2599; 2605; 2499; 2501(2); 2517(2); 2611; 2602;
2607(2); 2608(5); 2610; 2806; 2507(2); 2527; 2572; 2598; 2521; 2528;
2531(4); 2432; 2533; 2535; 2537; 2542(2); 2543; 2546; 2550; 2552(2);
2558; 2560; 2563; 2566; 2567; 2570; 2575(2); 2576(3); 2577; 2580; 2581;
2583; 2584; 2586; 2594; 2513] 39 [2616; 2712; 2613; 2614; 2623; 2625;
2627; 2692; 2697; 2700(3); 2704; 2708; 2711; 2713; 2643; 2663(4); 2672;
2678; 2631; 2639; 2640; 2641; 2651; 2655; 2656; 2662; 2681; 2682(5);
2685; 2693] 48 [2718; 2723; 2721; 2716; 2717; 2737(2); 2755; 2820; 2829;
2790; 2793; 2743; 2746; 2751; 2754; 2759(2); 2761(4); 2766(3); 2769(2);
2770(5); 2779; 2782; 2787; 2791; 2792((5); 2796; 2799; 2812; 2814; 2815;
2821; 2726] 33 [2904; 2852(2) 2853; 2854; 2857; 2906; 2907; 2908; 2910;
2915(3); 2917; 2863; 2866; 2871; 2875(2); 2880; 2882(3); 2883; 2884(2);
2888; 2892; 2897; 2989; 2900; 2902; 2846] |
59 appellate affirmances
3 appellate reversals
11 judgments on bench trials
4 judgments on jury verdicts
104 summary judgments |
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24 |
Doctrine of equivalents direct infringement |
| P: 7 [2564] [2619; 2630; 2659] [2715; 2722; 2729] |
2 appellate affirmances
3 judgments on bench trials
1 judgment on jury verdict
1 summary judgment |
| I: 38 [2499; 2501(2); 2602; 2606; 2537; 2546; 2550; 2563; 2581; 2586] 8
[2702; 2613; 2625; 2709; 2711; 2643; 2681; 1693] 10 [2721(2); 2790; 2720;
2745(2); 2787; 2799; 2814; 2815] 9 [2855(2); 2851; 2854; 2917; 2863;
2866; 2871; 2898] |
17 appellate affirmances
3 judgments on bench trials
18 summary judgments |
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25 |
Inducing infringement |
| P: 6 [2504] [2592; 2504] [2648; 2650] [2846] |
1 appellate affirmance
2 appellate reversals
2 judgments on jury verdicts
1 summary judgment |
| I: 20 [2556; 2524; 2535; 2570(2); 2584] [2702; 2639; 2649; 2685]
[2721; 2741; 2755; 2756; 2746; 2781] [2882(3); 2846] |
2 appellate affirmances
1 appellate reversal
3 judgments on bench trials
1 judgment on jury verdict
13 summary judgments |
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26 |
Contributory infringement |
| P: 4 [2556; 2592] [2650] [2830] |
2 judgments on jury trials
1 JMOL
1 summary judgment |
| I: 12 [2524; 2570] [2639; 2658; 2677] [2721; 2741; 2756; 2763; 2775;
2746; 2781] |
1 appellate reversal
4 judgments on bench trials
7 summary judgments |
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27 |
Selling or importing product of patented process |
| P: 1 [2503] |
1 Federal Claims judgment |
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28 |
Shipping abroad § 271(f) |
| P: 1 [2629] |
1 summary judgment |
| I: 1 [2643] |
1 judgment on bench trial |
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29 |
License defense |
| P: 3 [2579] [2772] [2895] |
3 summary judgments |
| I: 5 [2561; 2568] [2698; 2641] [2881] |
1 appellate affirmance
4 summary judgments |
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30 |
Exhaustion defense |
| P: 1 [2881] |
1 summary judgment |
| I: 5 [2641] [2827] [2881; 2896(2)] |
5 summary judgments |
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31 |
Exemption under § 271(e) |
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32 |
Exemption for other experiments |
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Damages calculations |
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33 |
Lost profits issues |
| P: 9 [(2603; 2541; 2596] [2644; 2648] [2833; 2753] [2840;
2850] |
4 appellate affirmances
2 judgments on jury verdicts
3 summary judgments |
| I: 4 [2596] [2679] [2790] [2859] |
1 judgment on bench trial
3 summary judgments |
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34 |
Reasonable royalty issues |
| P: 12 [2544; 2541] [2706; 2683; 2632] [2752; 2802] [2850; 2903;
2848(3)] |
2 appellate affirmances
3 appellate reversals
1 Federal Claims judgment
2 judgments on bench trials
3 judgments on jury verdicts
1 summary judgment |
| I: 3 [2598] [2790] [2840] |
1 appellate affirmance
1 appellate reversal
1 judgment on bench trial |
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35 |
Split bases |
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Special factors |
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36 |
Willfulness |
| P: 6 [2509; 2530] [2632; 2648; 2659] [2798] |
1 appellate affirmance
4 judgments on jury verdicts
1 summary judgment |
| I: 22 [2572; 2513] [2617; 2653; 2658; 2688; 2618] [2742; 2775;
2793; 2808; 2761(4)] [2850; 2872; 2881; 2894(4)] |
2 appellate affirmances
1 appellate reversal
2 judgments on bench trials
2 judgments on jury verdicts
1 JMOL
14 summary judgments |
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37 |
Enhanced damages due to willfulness |
| P: 6 [2509; 2541] [2659; 2683] [2798; 2802] |
1 appellate affirmance
4 judgments on bench trials
1 summary judgment |
| I: 4 [2513] [2668] [2808] [2911] |
1 appellate affirmance
1 appellate reversal
2 judgments on bench trials |
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38 |
Attorney fees to patentee |
| P: 7 [2509; 2559; 2530; 2541] [2668] [2776; 2798] |
1 appellate affirmance
4 judgments on bench trials
2 summary judgments |
| I: 8 [2539] [2659] [2747; 2808; 2752; 2830; 2728]
[2911] |
1 appellate affirmance
1 appellate reversal
4 judgments on bench trials
2 summary judgments
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39 |
Attorney fees to accused infringer |
| P: 15 [2590; 2579] [2707; 2634; 2669; 2678; 2647] [2760; 2839;
2789; 2825] [2861; 2877; 2886; 2889] |
1 appellate affirmance
12 judgments on bench trials
2 summary judgments
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| I: 15 [2511; 2517(2); 2582(2); 2595; 2588] [2703; 2674; 2695; 2664]
[2771; 2824; 2760] [2891] |
4 appellate affirmances
9 judgments on bench trials
2 summary judgments |
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40 |
Preliminary injunction ruling |
| P: 17 [2516; 2547] [2633; 2638; 2622; 2667(2); 2668; 2676]
[2715(3); 2832; 2826; 2736; 2818] [2912] |
8 appellate affirmances
1 appellate reversal
8 judgments on bench trials |
| I: 38 [2536; 2540(3); 2562; 2574; 2585; 2597] [2620; 2620(2); 2642;
2652; 2687(2); 2694(3)] [2714; 2768; 2778; 2783; 2784(4); 2785(4);
2811] [2847; 2856(2); 2874; 2890; 2893(2)] |
7 appellate affirmances
31 judgments on bench trials |
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