CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 9,895,342 B2
U.S. Patent No. 9,895,342 B2 issued on February 20, 2018, for “Cannabinoids for Use in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain.” It is assigned to GW Pharma Ltd., which is a fairly large pharmaceutical...
Fed Circuit Watch: Well-Prepared Lexicography Dooms Claim Term as Obvious
This, unfortunately, was a bad week for Steuben Foods, Inc., since this is the second case it lost at the Federal Circuit against the same adversary, Nestlé Foods. This time, in Nestle USA, Inc. v....
Fed Circuit Watch: Claim Construction in Earlier IPR Bars Review of Same Term in Later IPR
Steuben Foods, Inc. did not have a good week at the Federal Circuit. On March 13, 2018, two decisions were rendered against it in two patent cases, although for different rationales. The first,...
Fed Circuit Watch: Patent Troll Thwarts Google’s Assertion of Claim Preclusion
On March 12, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit delivered a ruling that will stymie Google’s efforts to shake off a pesky serial patent litigator deemed a “patent troll” by the tech...
Fed Circuit Watch: PTAB Not Bound by Fed Circuit Precedent
On March 1, 2018, in a fairly convoluted and highly fractured decision, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) was not bound to collateral...
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 9,895,404 B1
U.S. Patent No. 9,895,404 B1 issued on February 20, 2018, for “Cannabidiol Extraction Plant and Processes,” to Paul T. Baskis. Source: U.S. Patent No. 9,895,404 B1, “Cannabidiol Extraction Plant and...
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 9,888,703 B2
U.S. Patent No. 9,888,703 was issued on February 13, 2018, for “Method for Making Coffee Products Containing Cannabis Ingredients,” to Christopher Bhairam. It is one of the latest issued patents...
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. PP27,475 P2
U.S. Patent No. PP27,475 was issued on December 20, 2016, for “Cannabis Plant Named ‘Ecuadorian sativa’.” It is the first plant patent issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a new strain...
Fed Circuit Watch: Google Upends Patent Troll’s Claims as Obvious
This is the third recent precedential case issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in January that disposed of patent claims as obvious. This case is noteworthy because the losing...
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. D798,739
U.S. Patent No. D798,739 was issued for “Cannabis Storing Container with Individual Tear Off Lids,” a design patent, on October 3, 2017. It was issued to Brian K. Reaux. The invention is actually...
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