James Moran

11 Cited authorities

  1. C R Bard Inc. v. AngioDynamics, Inc.

    979 F.3d 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2020)   Cited 24 times
    Finding that plaintiff "was entitled to rely on [defendant's] representations to its customers" and "[defendant's] statements regarding the capabilities of its own product" to establish infringement
  2. In re Marco Guldenaar Holding B.V.

    911 F.3d 1157 (Fed. Cir. 2018)   Cited 23 times   2 Legal Analyses

    2017-2465 12-28-2018 IN RE: MARCO GULDENAAR HOLDING B.V., Appellant Christian D. Ehret, The Webb Law Firm, Pittsburgh, PA, argued for appellant. Also represented by Nathan J. Prepelka. Mary L. Kelly, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Andrei Iancu. Also represented by Thomas W. Krause, Coke Morgan Stewart, Philip J. Warrick. Chen, Circuit Judge. Christian D. Ehret, The Webb Law Firm, Pittsburgh, PA, argued for appellant. Also represented

  3. In re Distefano

    808 F.3d 845 (Fed. Cir. 2015)   Cited 16 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the relevant limitation was not printed matter because although selected web assets can and likely do communicate some information, the content of the information is not claimed
  4. In re Gulack

    703 F.2d 1381 (Fed. Cir. 1983)   Cited 31 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that even though the claim included printed matter, the printed matter was still entitled to patentable weight because there was a functional relationship between the printed matter and its underlying substrate
  5. Application of Miller

    418 F.2d 1392 (C.C.P.A. 1969)   Cited 15 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Concluding that there was a functional relationship between a measuring receptacle and "volumetric indicia thereon indicating volume in a certain ratio"
  6. Section 112 - Specification

    35 U.S.C. § 112   Cited 7,419 times   1068 Legal Analyses
    Requiring patent applications to include a "specification" that provides, among other information, a written description of the invention and of the manner and process of making and using it
  7. Section 103 - Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter

    35 U.S.C. § 103   Cited 6,172 times   492 Legal Analyses
    Holding the party seeking invalidity must prove "the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains."
  8. Section 6 - Patent Trial and Appeal Board

    35 U.S.C. § 6   Cited 188 times   63 Legal Analyses
    Giving the Director authority to designate "at least 3 members of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board" to review "[e]ach appeal, derivation proceeding, post-grant review, and inter partes review"
  9. Section 134 - Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

    35 U.S.C. § 134   Cited 99 times   30 Legal Analyses

    (a) PATENT APPLICANT.-An applicant for a patent, any of whose claims has been twice rejected, may appeal from the decision of the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. (b) PATENT OWNER.-A patent owner in a reexamination may appeal from the final rejection of any claim by the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. 35 U.S.C. § 134 July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 98-622

  10. Section 1.136 - [Effective until 1/19/2025] Extensions of time

    37 C.F.R. § 1.136   Cited 17 times   30 Legal Analyses

    (a) (1) If an applicant is required to reply within a nonstatutory or shortened statutory time period, applicant may extend the time period for reply up to the earlier of the expiration of any maximum period set by statute or five months after the time period set for reply, if a petition for an extension of time and the fee set in § 1.17(a) are filed, unless: (i) Applicant is notified otherwise in an Office action; (ii) The reply is a reply brief submitted pursuant to § 41.41 of this title; (iii)

  11. Section 1.42 - Applicant for patent

    37 C.F.R. § 1.42   1 Legal Analyses

    (a) The word "applicant" when used in this title refers to the inventor or all of the joint inventors, or to the person applying for a patent as provided in §§ 1.43 , 1.45 , or 1.46 . (b) If a person is applying for a patent as provided in § 1.46 , the word "applicant" refers to the assignee, the person to whom the inventor is under an obligation to assign the invention, or the person who otherwise shows sufficient proprietary interest in the matter, who is applying for a patent under § 1.46 and