Bloomberg BNA Publishes 2012 Supplement to “Patents and the Federal Circuit, Tenth Edition”

Bloomberg BNA has published the 2012 Supplement to Patents and the Federal Circuit, Tenth Edition, offering analysis of important patent decisions from the Federal Circuit. 

This reference deals with both the high-profile cases and the “uncelebrated decisions” that tend to slip under the radar, and fits them into an analytical framework that reveals their significance. Patents and the Federal Circuit addresses ever-changing issues and developments in substantive patent law, infringement litigation, and procedure. The authors distill the opinions issued by the primary source of governing law on patents, providing convenient, one-source access to the pivotal case law.  

The Tenth Edition covers important Federal Circuit decisions including the Federal Circuit’s developing reaction to the Supreme Court’s Bilski decision; decisions in i4i v. Microsoft, SEB v. Montgomery Ward, and Stanford v. Roche; continuing developments in the standards for injunctive relief following the Supreme Court’s eBay decision; the state of false patent marking litigation in the wake of the Federal Circuit’s Stauffer and Pequignot decisions; willful infringement after the Federal Circuit’s en banc decision in Seagate; and more. 

The 2012 Supplement provides updates on recent developments, including: 

• The Supreme Court’s decision in Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership regarding the burden of proof in invalidity challenges
• The Supreme Court’s decision in Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A. regarding the standard for proving inducement to infringe 
• The Federal Circuit’s en banc decision in Therasense, Inc. v. Becton Dickinson & Co. regarding the inequitable conduct standard 
• The Federal Circuit’s panel decisions on divided infringement and preparations for the en banc re-hearings of Akamai Tech., Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. and McKesson Technologies Inc. v. Epic Systems Corp.
• The Federal Circuit’s decisions in Tokai Corp. v. Easton Enters, Inc., In re Kao, and Innovention Toys, LLC v. MGA Entm’t, Inc. regarding obviousness 

The authors of Patents and the Federal Circuit, Tenth Edition, 2012 Supplement are Cynthia A. Homan, an attorney at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Chicago, IL, who writes briefs on substantive and procedural issues relating to all aspects of intellectual property law; and Charles M. McMahon, an attorney at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Chicago, IL, who counsels clients and litigates on their behalf in the areas of patent, trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law. This title is available for sale directly from Bloomberg BNA and is also available on the Bloomberg Law legal research system.