Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Petitioner Has No Right to Appeal Deinstitution of IPRs
Nov 21, 2025
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Federal Circuit denied Motorola Solutions' mandamus petition challenging IPR deinstitution, ruling petitioners lack appeal rights under 35 U.S.C. § 314(d). Court reversed indefiniteness invalidity ruling for Canatex Completion Solutions' oil/gas well patent, applying judicial correction to fix evident clerical error. In Smartrend Manufacturing v. Opti-Luxx, Court reversed utility patent infringement judgment, finding accused illuminated school bus sign lacks required removable sign capability, and remanded design patent infringement for new trial after correcting claim construction.
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