#patent-law

#patent-law

Judge Albright's courtroom had gained a reputation as a rocket docket for patent cases thanks to the development of local rules focused on patent cases and a lawyer-friendly approach built upon Judge Albright's own deep experience with patent law.

The six-week trailing average for newly issued utility patents now sits at 318 days as of mid-April 2026, back near the levels that prevailed in 2015.

The Federal Circuit explained that the asserted claims 'do not claim humanized anti-CGRP antagonist antibodies themselves; instead, they claim only the use of such antibodies for the different, limited purpose of treating headache.'

Dometic relied on a presumption that separately listed claim limitations indicate separate and distinct physical structures, citing Becton, Dickinson & Co. but the Federal Circuit rejected this argument.

"The idea that she's not capable of doing her judicial duties is nonsense," said her attorney John Vecchione, senior litigation counsel at the nonprofit New Civil Liberties Alliance.