June 2009 – Click for full issue

• Supreme Court holds that conclusory allegations of intent do not pass muster under Rule 8; ruling likely has applicability to inequitable conduct allegations
• Federal Circuit grants mandamus and overturns denial of transfer of venue in one E.D. Texas case, while denying mandamus in a second case
• En banc panel holds that process steps of a product-by-process claim must be met to show infringement
• “Displaying real-time” data construed not to require a literal instantaneous display
• Two-way test did not apply for obviousness-type double patenting rejection where rejected claims could have been presented in earlier application
• “Have-made” rights are inherent in right to “make”
• State statute-of-frauds defeats alleged oral exclusive license • Standing for a false patent marking claim requires government or public be harmed by the acts of false marking, mere technical violation of the statute did not constitute such harm

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