Global Health Solutions v. Selner (Fed. Cir., August 26, 2025) 2023-2009
This opinion concerns an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of Global Health Solutions LLC v. Marc Selner and was decided on August 26, 2025. The core issue revolves around a derivation proceeding under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (AIA), which transitioned the U.S. patent system from "first-to-invent" to "first-inventor-to-file." Global Health Solutions (GHS) alleged that Selner, who filed his patent application first, derived his invention from GHS's founder, Bradley Burnam. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) ruled in…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.