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Split CAFC: ‘Word Salad’ Expert Testimony Failed Under Doctrine of Equivalents Infringement Standard

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential decision affirming a district court’s finding that NextStep, Inc. failed to prove that Comcast Cable Communications infringed its patents.

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Federal Circuit: District Court Properly Struck Expert Testimony that Failed to Apply Agreed-Upon Claim Construction

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential opinion affirming a district court order that struck parts of an infringement expert report and also granted summary judgment of non-infringement to Valve Corporation. Treehouse Avatar, LLC owns U.S.

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Plumbing & HVAC Expert Witness Case Summary

Expert Witness Blog

Harrison , 2021-NCCOA-27, the North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed the necessity of expert testimony in construction defect disputes, particularly those involving allegations of substandard workmanship in plumbing and HVAC installations. In the case of Dan King Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning, LLC v.

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CAFC Vacates Section 112 Indefiniteness Ruling, Sending St. Jude Medical Back to Court

IP Watchdog

in which the court affirmed most of a ruling from the District of Minnesota, including sanctions against Niazi for improper use of expert testimony, as well as a finding of no induced infringement by St. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision in Niazi Licensing Corp. Jude Medical S.C.,

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Authentication of Surveillance Video by Lay Witness Under Silent Witness Doctrine

E-Discovery LLC

Expert testimony may be necessary for the factfinder to decide the significance of such evidence. Expert testimony is often required to explain scientific or technical matters. But expert testimony is not required simply because one can explain a matter scientifically. State, 457 Md. 513, 516 (2018)(GPS).

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Judge Allows Testimony That Abbott, Mead Johnson Baby Formula Caused Disease

Insurance Journal

A federal judge on said she will allow expert testimony that formula made by Abbott Laboratories and Reckitt Benckiser subsidiary Mead Johnson for premature babies can cause a fatal intestinal illness, as the companies face hundreds of lawsuits over the …

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Federal Circuit Affirms Denial of JMOL, Partial Costs in Favor of Amazon

IP Watchdog

The CAFC said that substantial evidence supported the district court’s finding of anticipation, which Amazon proved via expert testimony relating to a prior art home automation software called HAL. infringed them, or, alternatively, a new trial.