SiRF Technology, Inc. v. U.S. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 601 F.3d 1319, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 7423 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (DYK, Michel & Clevenger)SiRFTechnology04122010

MAJOR ISSUES: patent eligible processes under Section 101; Bilski; standing to sue; inventor’s prior assignment; invention assignment agreements as automatic transfer of future inventions; recording assignment with PTO; burden of proof; joint infringement; control and direction requirements; method claims requiring action only by a single party Read CPLRG™ 0046

Bid for Position, LLC v. AOL, LLC, 601 F.3d 1311 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (BRYSON, Newman & Moore)BidforPosition04072010

MAJOR ISSUES: prosecution history disclaimer; doctrine of equivalents Read CPLRG™ 0045

Vanderbilt University v. ICOS Corp., 601 F.3d 1297 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (CLEVENGER & Michel; DYK, concurring-in-part & dissenting-in-part)Vanderbilt04072010

MAJOR ISSUES: inventorship correction; joint inventors of chemical compound; conception Read CPLRG™ 0044

Yorkey v. Diab, 610 F.3d 1297 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (MICHEL, Gajarsa & Kendall, district judge)Yorkey477

MAJOR ISSUES: interference in fact; interference; claim interpretation; PTO broadest reasonable construction of claims Read CPLRG™ 0043

Yorkey v. Diab, 610 F.3d 1279 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (MICHEL, Gajarsa & Kendall, district judge)Yorkey471

MAJOR ISSUES: written description; actual reduction to practice; PTO interference Read CPLRG™ 0042