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Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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23-2346

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Appellate - Federal Circuit

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  1. April 15, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Prior Art Decision In Samsung Row

    The Federal Circuit shot down tech developer Lynk Labs Inc.'s bid for the full appellate court to review when a patent application counts as prior art, cementing a win for patent challenger Samsung in the case.

  2. April 01, 2025

    VLSI Wants Full Fed. Circ. To Review Prior Art Decision

    VLSI Technology is pushing the full Federal Circuit to review when a patent application counts as prior art, backing Lynk Labs in a case involving Samsung where a circuit panel said applications are prior art at the time they are filed instead of when they are published.

  3. March 17, 2025

    IPRs Are Going Too Far, Fed. Circ. Told In Samsung Dispute

    A late 1990s tech developer suing Samsung over LED patent claims wants the full Federal Circuit to "confirm the limits Congress placed" on patent challenges, after a panel decided that the patent board could accept patent applications that are not publicly accessible as prior art.

  4. January 14, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Says Patent App Becomes Prior Art At Filing Date

    When determining if a patent application counts as prior art, parties should look to the date the application was filed, not when it was published, the Federal Circuit held Tuesday in an appeal upholding the invalidation of Lynk Labs' LED patent claims.

  5. October 16, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Affirms Samsung's PTAB Wins Over LED Patents

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision to invalidate the vast majority of two Lynk Labs LED patents, but wasn't ready to address a larger issue from a third, related case.

  6. October 10, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Digs Into Patent Applications' Place In Prior Art

    A Federal Circuit panel struggled Thursday to work out whether published patent applications meet the requirements to serve as prior art, in order to evaluate whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board rightfully invalidated claims of a Lynk Labs LED patent.

  7. July 01, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Won't Hold Off VLSI Appeal For Lynk-Samsung Case

    The Federal Circuit on Monday denied a stay request from VLSI Technology LLC, where the chip patent owner had argued that related litigation between Lynk Labs and Samsung could affect the outcome of its appeal.

  8. May 28, 2024

    VLSI Wants Fed. Circ. To Pause Before Pursuing PQA Appeal

    VLSI Technology LLC has asked the Federal Circuit to hold off on deciding whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board improperly invalidated its chip patent in a high-profile dispute until after the court rules on a key prior art issue in unrelated litigation.

  9. May 09, 2024

    Lynk Labs Says Tech Group Is Samsung's 'Mouthpiece'

    Lynk Labs Inc. has asked the Federal Circuit to throw out a brief from the High Tech Inventors Alliance in support of Samsung in a case where the tech giant won a Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenge to a Lynk Labs LED patent.

  10. May 06, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Urged Not To Limit Use Of Patents Apps At PTAB

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Samsung, and tech industry groups have urged the Federal Circuit to reject an argument that patent applications can only be used to invalidate patents in inter partes reviews based on their publication date, saying the filing date is what counts.

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