Gideon Korrell explains key legal tensions in Smartrend v Opti-Luxx, covering design patents, claim limits, and the doctrine of equivalents.

Gideon Korrell explains how courts fix obvious patent errors and when judicial claim correction can save claims from indefiniteness.

Gideon Korrell explains why the Federal Circuit refused mandamus in Motorola Solutions and reinforced limits on challenging IPR decisions.

Gideon Korrell explains how subtle wording in patents can redefine claims and decide infringement outcomes in complex cases.

Gideon Korrell explains how secondary evidence, not recusal, became the turning point in a high-stakes IPR appeal decision.

Gideon Korrell explains how prosecution statements in a continuation application can narrow claim scope across an entire patent family.

Gideon Korrell explains how the Federal Circuit applied anti-SLAPP protection to patent filings in the IQE PLC v. Newport Fab, LLC (Tower Semiconductor) ruling.

In this episode, Gideon Korrell breaks down when district courts can disregard PTAB validity findings. Using the Federal Circuit’s Inland Diamond v. Cherry Optical decision, he explains why issue preclusion fails across different proof standards, how claim construction matters, and what this means for litigants navigating parallel PTAB and district court battles.

In this episode, Gideon Korrell breaks down Brita LP v. International Trade Commission, explaining why broad functional genus claims failed under Section 112. He explores how performance-based claiming, carbon-block-only disclosure, and trial-and-error enablement shaped the Federal Circuit’s ruling and what patent drafters should learn from it.

In this episode, Gideon Korrell talks about what Hyatt v. Stewart means for § 145 cases and why the decision reinforces real limits on district court review. He explains how prosecution laches survives de novo proceedings, why Article III still governs § 145 actions, and what patent applicants and practitioners should take away from the Federal Circuit’s ruling.