Dexter Hamilton
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- Sep 3, 2026
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Settlement Wipes Out Exceptional-Case Fee Award in Exceptional Fashion (opens the original)
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The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted the parties’ joint motion to vacate a district court’s attorneys’ fee rulings after the parties settled while the second fee appeal was pending. The Court concluded that the case presented the rare “exceptional circumstances” warranting vacatur after mootness resulting from settlement. Lontex Corp. v. Nike, Inc., Case Nos. 24-3284; -3358 (3d Cir. Aug. 20, 2026) (Chagares, C.J.; Freeman, Bove, JJ.) The appeals arose from fee proceedings follow
Ministerial Requirements Aren’t Enough: Post-AIA Prior Art Priority Requires § 112 Written Description Support (opens the original)
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a Patent Trial & Appeal Board final written decision finding challenged claims obvious, concluding that the Board applied the wrong legal standard in determining whether an asserted prior art reference could obtain the filing date of an earlier provisional application based only on satisfaction of “ministerial requirements.” Dental Monitoring SAS v. Align Technology, Inc., Case No. 25-1752 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 10, 2026) (Lourie, Stall, Taranto,
Federal Circuit- Mandate Rule Applies Only to issues Actually Decided on Appeal (opens the original)
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board obviousness determination, finding that the Board did not exceed the scope of the Court’s prior mandate by addressing a claim limitation that the Board had not reached in its original final written decision. Intellectual Pixels Ltd. v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Case No. 24-2174 (Fed. Cir. July 10, 2026) (Dyk, Stoll, Stark, JJ.) Sony Interactive Entertainment petitioned for inter partes review (IPR) o
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