Alexandra Cavazos, PhD

Applying Collateral Estoppel in IPRs
By Alexandra Cavazos, PhD on Dec 15, 2022
Posted In Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered whether a dependent claim invalidated by collateral estoppel also invalidates its parental independent claim. Google LLC v. Hammond Devel. Int’l, Inc., Case No. 21-2218 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 8, 2022) (Moore, C.J.; Chen, Stoll, JJ.) The dispute began when Hammond Development sued Google, alleging that Google...
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For Inherent Anticipation, How Many Is Too Many?
By Alexandra Cavazos, PhD on Oct 13, 2022
Posted In Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board (Board) decision that prior art disclosing a class of 957 salts could not inherently anticipate claims to a salt within the class because a skilled artisan could not “at once envisage” every class member. Mylan Pharms. Inc. v. Merck...
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