August 04, 2015
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday turned down Nautilus Inc.'s invitation to reconsider a ruling that a Biosig Instruments Inc. heart rate monitor patent is not indefinite, despite arguments that a panel of judges ignored instructions from the U.S. Supreme Court.
May 28, 2015
Nautilus Inc. urged the full Federal Circuit Wednesday to review a ruling that a Biosig Instruments Inc. heart rate monitor patent is not indefinite, saying that the panel ignored clear instructions from the U.S. Supreme Court, which used the case to set a new indefiniteness standard.
April 27, 2015
The Federal Circuit's remand ruling Monday that a Biosig Instruments Inc. patent asserted against Nautilus Inc. is not indefinite, the same conclusion it reached before the U.S. Supreme Court changed the indefiniteness test last year, shows that the new standard likely won't cause the spike in invalidity findings that some expected, attorneys say.
April 27, 2015
The Federal Circuit ruled once again Monday that a Biosig Instruments Inc. heart rate monitor patent asserted against Nautilus Inc. is not indefinite, reaffirming its earlier decision even under a new indefiniteness standard set by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
October 29, 2014
Biosig Instruments Inc. told the Federal Circuit on Wednesday that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision widening the scope of patent indefiniteness should not affect the validity of its heart rate monitor patent, the focus of a dispute with Nautilus Inc., arguing the patent is still valid under the new standard.
October 27, 2014
At arguments Wednesday in the remand of a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court set a new standard for proving that a patent is indefinite, the Federal Circuit has a chance to provide clarity about how the new test works in practice that was missing from the high court's opinion, attorneys say.
September 03, 2014
Nautilus Inc. has once more told the Federal Circuit that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision should render Biosig Instruments Inc.'s heart rate monitor patent indefinite, while Biosig countered that the appeals court's previous ruling for the company complied with the high court's new indefiniteness standard.
August 19, 2014
After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in their case set a new standard for proving a patent is invalid as indefinite, accused infringer Nautilus Inc. argued Friday that the decision was a call for greater clarity in patents, while patent holder Biosig Instruments countered that it didn't meaningfully change the law.
July 31, 2014
From patent brawls to digital download battles, technology-focused legal fights can have significant — if not always immediately obvious — implications for hotels and restaurants, attorneys say. Here, Law360 looks at three legal wrangles that should be on the hospitality industry's radar.