Sean Murray and Jeremiah Helm Discuss Significance of Patent Claim Phrasing in Law360 Column
In the latest installment of their Law360 column on recent noteworthy Federal Circuit decisions, partners Sean Murray and Jeremiah Helm examined the outcome in Eye Therapies LLC v. Slayback Pharma...
FDA Announces Review of New Clinical Trials That Export Americans’ Biological Samples to Hostile Countries
On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will review new clinical trials that involve sending biological samples to “hostile countries,” to prevent exploitation...
Applicant Admitted Prior Art Can (Sometimes) Show Obviousness
SHOCKWAVE MED., INC., V. CARDIOVASCULAR SYS., INC. Before Lourie, Dyk, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2019-00405. Summary:...
Not So Cozy: Prosecution History Disclaimer for Design Patents
TOP BRAND LLC v. COZY COMFORT CO. LLC Before Dyk, Reyna, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Summary: Arguments presented during prosecution...
Cancellation of a Closely Related Claim During Prosecution Can Trigger Prosecution History Estoppel
COLIBRI HEART VALVE LLC v. MEDTRONIC COREVALVE, LLC Before Taranto, Hughes, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Summary: The Federal Circuit...
Combination Dosing Regimen Not Obvious Despite Overlapping Prior-Art Ranges
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. Before Prost, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Summary: The Federal Circuit found...
Horizon Aircraft and ZeroAvia Partner to Explore Hydrogen-Electric Powertrain for eVTOLs
Horizon Aircraft and ZeroAvia announced this week plans to explore using ZeroAvia’s ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain in Horizon Aircraft’s Cavorite X7 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. According to ZeroAvia’s press...
Program to Accelerate the Future of Aerospace and Defense Innovation for Startups
On July 16, 2025, PTC, Inc. (“PTC”) announced an “Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Startup Program” (“the Program”) for accelerating the future of aerospace and defense innovation. PTC offers software products...
Federal Circuit Review | June 2025
June Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) June Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) No Injury, No Appeal: Patent Owners Must Show Actual Injury for Article III Standing In Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation...
