Bruckelmyer v. T.H.E. Machine Company, a patent infringement case, turned on a stipulation made by plaintiff. Bruckelmyer stipulated that if a Canadian patent application were a “printed publication” under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b), it would render the patents in suit invalid on the ground of obviousness. The district court held that the application was a “printed publication.” The Federal Circuit agreed and affirmed.
The Federal Circuit reversed a lower court decision in Lava Trading, Inc. v. Sonic Trading Management, LLC. This case involved two stipulated judgments of non-infringement. The appellate court identified flaws in the district court's claim construction, deciding that those flaws called the stipulated judgments into question and reversing the judgment below.
In Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc., Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Breckenridge”) appealed a district court decision dismissing for lack of personal jurisdiction its claims of tortious interference, unfair competition, and declaratory judgment of non-infringement against patent holder, Metabolite Laboratories, Inc. (“Metabolite”). Breckenridge also appealed the district court’s subsequent grant of summary judgment on all claims to PamLab, L.L.C. (“PamLab”), the exclusive licensee of the patents at issue. The Federal Circuit held that the district court erroneously concluded that it lacked personal jurisdiction over Metabolite and that there are genuine disputes of material fact with respect to the state law claims. It reversed the dismissal of Metabolite, vacated the grant of summary judgment to PamLab, and remanded.
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