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Laws and Regulations, United States Code
35 U.S.C. § 145: Title 35, Part II, Chapter 13, Section 145
§145. Civil action to obtain patent
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An applicant dissatisfied with the decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in an appeal under section 134(a) of this title may, unless appeal has been taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, have remedy by civil action against the Director in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia if commenced within such time after such decision, not less than sixty days, as the Director appoints. The court may adjudge that such applicant is entitled to receive a patent for his invention, as specified in any of his claims involved in the decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, as the facts in the case may appear and such adjudication shall authorize the Director to issue such patent on compliance with the requirements of law. All the expenses of the proceedings shall be paid by the applicant.
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9/14/2017 |
California Northern District Court |
3:17-cv-05330 |
EXAFER, LTD v. PICA8, Inc. |
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9/7/2017 |
Georgia Southern District Court |
4:17-cv-00164 |
Huzu, LLC v. Nine Line Apparel, Inc. |
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9/1/2017 |
Washington Western District Court |
2:17-cv-01322 |
Townsend v. Brooks Sports, Inc. |
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8/29/2017 |
New Jersey District Court |
2:17-cv-06522 |
INVT SPE LLC v. ZTE CORPORATION et al |
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8/24/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01194 |
Microchip Technology Incorporated v. Delphi Automotive Systems LLC |
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8/23/2017 |
California Northern District Court |
4:17-cv-04918 |
Pilot, Inc. v. Anker Technology Corporation |
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8/23/2017 |
California Eastern District Court |
2:17-cv-01770 |
Wencon Development, Inc. v. Torr Industries, Inc. |
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8/17/2017 |
Texas Southern District Court |
4:17-cv-02530 |
DeNora Water Technologies Texas, LLC et al v. H20, L.L.C. |
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8/11/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01130 |
Stryker Corporation et al v. Zimmer Surgical, Inc. et al |
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8/11/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01131 |
Purdue Pharma L.P. et al v. Alvogen Pine Brook, LLC et al |
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8/10/2017 |
Washington Western District Court |
2:17-cv-01214 |
Acushnet Company v. Costco Wholesale Corporation |
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8/3/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01082 |
Anuwave LLC v. TCF Financial Corporation |
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8/3/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01075 |
OpenPrint LLC v. Oki Data Americas, Inc. |
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8/3/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01076 |
OpenPrint LLC v. Panasonic Corporation of North America |
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8/3/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01077 |
OpenPrint LLC v. HP Inc. |
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8/3/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01079 |
Roadie, Inc. v. Baggage Airline Guest Services, Inc. et al |
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8/3/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01081 |
Immersion Corporation v. Motorola Mobility LLC |
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8/2/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01065 |
AbbVie Inc. v. Boehringer Ingelheim International GMBH |
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7/26/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01031 |
Silkeen LLC v. Natus Medical Incorporated |
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7/21/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-01000 |
Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. v. NewZoom, LLC |
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7/20/2017 |
Massachusetts District Court |
1:17-cv-11345 |
Hubspot, Inc. v. Mozly Tech LLC |
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7/18/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00972 |
Realtime Data LLC v. Evault, Inc. |
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7/17/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00960 |
Hybrid Audio, LLC v. Navico, Inc. |
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7/17/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00959 |
Hybrid Audio, LLC v. Cyberlink Corp. |
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7/17/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00968 |
TMI Solutions LLC v. Staples, Inc. |
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7/14/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00947 |
Hera Wireless S.A. et al v. Amazon.com, Inc. |
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7/14/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00948 |
Hera Wireless S.A. v. ARRIS Group, Inc. |
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7/14/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00950 |
Hera Wireless S.A. et al v. Buffalo Americas, Inc. |
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7/14/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00951 |
Hera Wireless S.A. et al v. NETGEAR, Inc. |
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7/10/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00925 |
Realtime Data LLC v. CommVault Systems, Inc. et al |
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7/7/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00914 |
Bioverativ Inc. et al v. CSL Behring LLC et al |
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7/6/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00911 |
Blackbird Tech LLC v. Capital One Financial Corporation |
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7/5/2017 |
Florida Northern District Court |
1:17-cv-00170 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEACH FOUNDATION INC v. KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV et al |
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6/30/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00877 |
Blackbird Tech LLC v. INRIX, Inc. |
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6/28/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00841 |
Virtual Immersion Technologies LLC v. Lockheed Martin Corporation |
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6/28/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00842 |
Virtual Immersion Technologies LLC v. Silver VR Technologies, Inc. |
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6/28/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00840 |
Virtual Immersion Technologies LLC v. Boeing Co. |
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6/27/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00838 |
Virtual Immersion Technologies LLC v. AltspaceVR Inc. |
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6/23/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00807 |
Foundation Medicine, Inc. v. Guardant Health, Inc. |
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6/23/2017 |
Texas Northern District Court |
3:17-cv-01663 |
Honeywell International Inc v. MEK Chemical Corporation |
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6/23/2017 |
Arizona District Court |
2:17-cv-01986 |
Acuity Innovation and Design LLC v. Arizona Dental Professionals PC et al |
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6/22/2017 |
Minnesota District Court |
0:17-cv-02191 |
Douglas Machine Inc. v. Genesis Advanced Technology Inc. et al |
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6/22/2017 |
Pennsylvania Western District Court |
1:17-cv-00164 |
X2Y ATTENUATORS, LLC v. INTEL CORPORATION |
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6/22/2017 |
Texas Eastern District Court |
2:17-cv-00518 |
Dynamic Nutrition Solutions LLC v. Secret Industries Pty. Ltd. d/b/a FatSecret |
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6/21/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00800 |
Realtime Data LLC v. Array Networks Inc. |
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6/16/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00769 |
PhishMe Inc. v. Wombat Security Technologies, Inc. |
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6/16/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00771 |
Eyetalk365, LLC v. August Home, Inc. |
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6/16/2017 |
Utah District Court |
2:17-cv-00627 |
Code Corporation, The v. Hand Held Products et al |
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6/16/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00778 |
Coqui Technologies, LLC v. Transaction Wireless, Inc. |
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6/16/2017 |
Delaware District Court |
1:17-cv-00777 |
Coqui Technologies, LLC v. Gyft, Inc. |
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Source
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 803; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, §163(a)(7), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 49; Pub. L. 98–622, title II, §203(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3387; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§4605(e), 4732(a)(10)(A)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–571, 1501A–582; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, §13206(b)(1)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1906.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §63 (R.S. 4915, amended (1) Mar. 2, 1927, ch. 273, §11, 44 Stat. 1336, (2) Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 488, §2(b), 45 Stat. 1476, (3) Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 451, §4, 53 Stat. 1212).
Bill in equity is changed to civil action and the section is restricted to exclude interferences which are covered by the next section. The time for filing the action is changed to the same as the time for appeal. The requirement for the applicant to file a copy of the decision in the Patent Office is omitted.
Language is changed.
Amendments
2002—Pub. L. 107–273 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 106–113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4732(a)(10)(A)]. See 1999 Amendment note below.
1999—Pub. L. 106–113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4732(a)(10)(A)], as amended by Pub. L. 107–273, substituted “Director†for “Commissioner†wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 106–113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4605(e)], inserted “(a)†after “section 134â€.
1984—Pub. L. 98–622 substituted “Patent Appeals and Interferences in an appeal under section 134 of this title may,†for “Appeals may†in first sentence and “Patent Appeals and Interferences†for “Appeals†in second sentence.
1982—Pub. L. 97–164 substituted “Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit†for “Court of Customs and Patent Appealsâ€.
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Amendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4605(e)] of Pub. L. 106–113 applicable to any reexamination filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on or after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 13202(d) of Pub. L. 107–273, set out as a note under section 134 of this title.
Amendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4605(e)] of Pub. L. 106–113 effective Nov. 29, 1999, and applicable to any patent issuing from an original application filed in the United States on or after that date, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4608(a)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 41 of this title.
Amendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4732(a)(10)(A)] of Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4731] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–622 effective three months after Nov. 8, 1984, see section 207 of Pub. L. 98–622, set out as a note under section 41 of this title.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
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