Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner history

In the fall of 1979, Don Dunner becomes a name partner.

In 1980, President Jimmy Carter named Helen W. Nies to the United States Customs and Patent Appeals Court.

President Ronald Reagan reassigned Judge Nies to the Federal Circuit Court when it was established in October of 1982, making her the first woman to sit on the Federal Circuit.

1983). A court will consider statements made in foreign prosecution when:

1985). Prosecution history estoppel, however, may not apply to patents issued before the acts that gave rise to the estoppel.

In 1989, NASA developed Project VIEW, a virtual reality simulation used to train astronauts.

1995). The prosecution history is used to interpret the claims in a manner consistent with the patentee’s representations and/or amendments during prosecution.

1998); Insituform Techs., Inc. v.

2001), the claim term read, “substantially water free,” but no definition or numerical range was provided in the specification.

2005). Although Gillette’s patents disclosed a multi-blade razor, Energizer argued that Gillette’s United States patent claimed only three-bladed razors.

Google made another breakthrough when it introduced Street View in 2007, allowing people to immerse themselves anywhere, from their own neighborhoods to wonders of the world.

The Oculus Rift is an immersive virtual reality headset that was acquired by Facebook in 2014.

In 2016, Microsoft debuted the HoloLens, which like the Oculus Rift, boasted standalone technology through a head mounted device.

However, a new patent published in early 2019 outlines glasses that are a miniature version of the original HoloLens device, known as the HoloLens 2.