4Q 2006 Report

P =Patent owner prevailed on the issue
 I =Accused infringer prevailed on the issue

[Small numerals following the number of decisions
for P and I are the case numbers as they appear in the Cumulative Case List.]

                                                

 

Issue Code Description Results
  Validity decisions  
01 § 102(a) -- earlier public knowledge or publication P: 4 551(2); 550; 585 [1 SJ; 3 jury]
I: 5 561; 577(4) [4 SJ; 1 jury]
02 § 102(b) -- time-bar publication or patent

P: 7 498; 504; 527; 539; 589; 593; 596 [5 appell. affirmances; 1 jury; 1 bench]
I: 8 497(3); 511; 517; 520(2); 599 [4 appell. affirmances; 1 appell. reversal; 3 SJ]
03 § 102(b) -- public use P: 4 497; 498; 500; 585 [3 appell. affirmances; 1 jury]
I: 11 497(9); 502; 520 [8 appell. affirmances; 1 appell. reversal; 2 SJ]
04 § 102(b) -- on sale P: 2 539; 585 [1 jury; 1 bench]
I: 3 548; 559(2) [1 SJ; 2 jury]
05 § 102(c) -- abandonment P:
I:  
06 § 102(d) -- prior foreign patenting P:
I:
07 § 102(e) -- earlier-filed US patent of another P: 4 559; 560; 561; 585 [1 JMOL; 2 jury; 1 SJ]
I: 3 548; 561(2) [2 jury; 1 SJ]
08 § 102(f) -- derived subject matter; wrong inventorship P:
I:
09 § 102(g) -- prior invention by another (novelty) P: 2 585; 589 [1 appell. affirmance; 1 jury]
I:
10 § 103 -- obviousness P: 11 498; 504; 550; 559; 561; 580; 584; 585; 592; 593, 596 [5 appell. affirmances; 2 SJ; 3 jury; 1 bench]
I: 11 497; 501; 509(2); 513; 517; 548; 552; 559; 561; 603 [5 appell. affirmances; 1 appell. reversal; 2 SJ; 3 jury]
11 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --description P: 2 550; 561 [1 jury; 1 SJ]
I:  2 532; 606 [1 appell. affirmance; 1 SJ]
12 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --enablement P:  2 561; 586 [1 jury; 1 SJ]
I: 3 532; 555(2) [3 SJ]
13 § 112 -- inadequate disclosure --best mode P:  1 596 [1 appell. affirmance]
I:  
14 § 112 -- claim indefinite P: 2 514; 586[2 SJ]
I:  4 497; 517; 540; 575 [1 appell. affirmance; 3 SJ]
15 Double patenting P: 2 504; 554 [1 appell. affirmance; 1 bench]
I:
16 Improper broadening P:1 512 [1 appell. affirmance]
I:
  Enforceability decisions  
17 Inequitable conduct P: 13 498; 500; 504; 506; 522; 527; 539; 541; 544; 556; 568(2); 580 [4 appell. affirmances; 5 bench; 4 SJ]
I: 2 552; 566 [1 jury; 1 SJ]
18 Misuse P  1 544 [1 SJ]
I:
  Procedural defenses  
19 Laches P:  1 518 [1 bench]
I: 1 525 [1 SJ]
20 Equitable estoppel P:  
I:
21 Limitations P:
I:
22 Failure to mark P:
I: 2 535; 557 [1 SJ; 1 JMOL]
  Infringement issues  
23 Literal direct infringement P: 16 520(3); 527; 534(3); 548; 550; 551; 560(2); 568(2); 573; 589 [1 appell. affirmance; 12 SJ; 3 jury]
I: 61 497(11); 499; 501; 502(2); 507)2); 588; 594; 595; 598; 599(3); 601; 602; 607; 520(6); 521(4); 523; 526; 527; 532(2); 533; 549; 552; 558; 559(2); 561(4); 562; 564; 565; 571; 572; 583; 587; 510(3) [27 appell. affirmamances; 24 SJ; 3 appell. reversals; 7 jury]
24 Doctrine of equivalents direct infringement P: 4 507; 510(3) [4 appell. affirmances]
I: 33 499; 502(2); 503; 507; 520(6); 521(4); 523; 526; 527; 532(2); 533; 543; 548(2); 562; 565; 566; 572; 573; 587; 590; 602; 604 [8 appell. affirmances; 22 SJ; 1 JMOL; 2 bench]
25 Inducing infringement P: 1 520 [1 SJ]
I: 15 497(11); 501; 583; 587; 601 [13 appell. affirmances; 2 SJ]
26 Contributory infringement P: --
I: 6 501; 583(4); 601 [2 appell. affirmances; 4 SJ]
27 Selling or importing product of patented process P:
I:
28 Shipping abroad § 271(f) or (g) P:
I:
29 License defense P: --
I: 3 539; 558; 605 [1 appell. affirm.; 1 bench; 1 SJ]
30 Exhaustion defense P:  
I:
31 Exemption under § 271(e) P:
I:
32 Exemption for other experiments P:
I:
  Damages calculations  
33 Lost profits P: 4 501; 507; 529; 592 [3 appell. affirmances; 1 jury]
I: 2 501; 515 [1 appell. affirm.; 1 bench]
34 Reasonable royalty P: 1 585 [1 jury]
I: 2 515; 557 [1 bench; 1 JMOL]
35 Split bases P:
I:
  Special factors  
36 Willfulness P:  6 519(2); 527; 568(2); 585 [6 jury]
I: 1 547 [1 SJ]
37 Enhanced damages due to willfulness P: 5 527; 542; 568; 585; 596 [1 appell. affirmance; 4 bench]
I:  --
38 Attorney fees to patentee P: 6 515; 527; 531; 570; 576; 585 [6 bench]
I: 2 542; 568 [2 bench]
39 Attorney fees to accused infringer P: 6 505; 536; 538; 579; 581; 582 [1 appell. affirmance; 5 bench]
I: 3 528; 571; 600 [3 bench]
40 Preliminary injunction ruling P: 4 504; 516; 537; 569 [1 appell. affirmance; 3 bench]
I: 13 508; 524; 530; 545; 546; 553; 563(2); 567; 574; 578; 591; 597 [1 appell. reversal; 2 appell. affirmances; 10 bench]