Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

C.R. Bard, Inc. v. Medical Components, Inc., No. 22-1136 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 17, 2023)

Reversed in Part
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 22-1136
Also Docketed
No. 22-1186 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
February 17, 2023
Judge
Hughes, J.
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
6 pages

From the Opinion

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Plaintiffs-Appellants C.R. Bard Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. appeal a decision from the United States District Court for the District of Utah finding the asserted claims for three asserted patents ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Defendant -Cross-Appellant Medical Components, Inc. cross -appeals a decision from the same court, also finding the asserted claims of its asserted patent ineligible under § 101. Because the district court’s opinions are contrary to our binding precedent in C R Bard Inc. v.