DOJ Reports $4.7B in FCA Recoveries in FY16
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.16.16
On December 14, 2016, DOJ reported that it recovered more than $4.7 billion in settlements and judgments from civil FCA cases in FY16, making it the third highest annual recovery in FCA history. Of the FY16 recoveries, $2.5 billion related to health care fraud, $1.7 billion related to the financial industry, and the remaining $500M related to higher education, procurement, and other federal programs.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.26.25
From ‘Second’ to ‘First:’ Federal Circuit Tackles Obvious Claim Errors
Patent claims must be clear and definite, as they set the boundaries of the patentee’s rights. Occasionally, however, claim language contains errors, such as typographical mistakes or incorrect numbering. Courts possess very limited authority to correct such errors. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has emphasized that judicial correction is appropriate only in rare circumstances, where (1) the error is evident from the face of the patent, and (2) the proposed correction is the sole reasonable interpretation in view of the claim language, specification, and prosecution history. See Group One, Ltd. v. Hallmark Cards, Inc., 407 F.3d 1297, 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) and Novo Indus., L.P. v. Micro Molds Corp., 350 F.3d 1348, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2003).
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Brussels Court Clarifies the EU’s SPC Manufacturing Waiver Regulation Rules
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.24.25
