Posts in IP News
Cybergenetics Appeals Ohio Federal Judge Ruling that Alice Kills DNA Analysis Patents
On October 13, 2020, Cybergenetics Corp. (Cybergenetics) filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) from the decision of the …
Judge Albright’s Latest Rules Ensure the WDTXs Place as the New Patent Rocket Docket
Numbers don’t lie. By any account, Judge Alan Albright’s Western District of Texas courtroom in Waco, Texas is the preferred venue for patent cases and …
Patent Filings Roundup: Battle-Tested Off-Roading Patent Asserted; Jack Henry Battered Again
It was another light week at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB), with 19 petitions filed (all inter partes reviews [IPRs]), while 78 district court complaints brought us …
Federal Circuit Affirms $90 Million Verdict Against GSK Inhalers
On November 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Vectura Limited v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC in which the appellate court …
U.S. and EU Copyright Law Developments Reviewed at INTA Annual Meeting
Last week, during the International Trademark Association's (INTA's) all-virtual 2020 Annual Meeting & Leadership Meeting, panelists Naomi Jane Gray, Axel Nordemann and Catherine Zaller Rowland discussed perspectives in Copyright …
The Threat to the New Madison Intellectual Property Approach
Makan Delrahim, the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division, has received much-deserved acclaim from fellow intellectual property hawks for his …
CAFC Issues Modified Opinion on IPR Estoppel Following Panel Rehearing Petition
On November 20, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a modified opinion following a petition for panel rehearing filed by Network-1. The …
When it Pays to Talk About Your Secrets
The conversation begins, “Can you keep a secret?” “Yes, of course,” they say. What happens next? Naturally, you tell them what it is that you are going …
Congress, the ITC and the Biden Administration Must Move Forward to Stop Samsung’s IP Abuse
Last week, years of arguing and contention came to an end. The fight I’m referring to was not a political campaign, but that doesn’t make …
Federal Circuit Sides with Inventors on Analysis of California Employment Contract Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday reversed a district court finding that an inventor of water park surfing attractions breached his employment …
Why It’s Time to Board the PCT Train: The Benefits of Filing U.S. Patent Applications via the PCT First
I am going to make a bold statement: every non-provisional patent application for an invention originating in the U.S. should be filed via the Patent Cooperation …
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Seeks An Experienced Trademark Prosecution Attorney
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP seeks an experienced trademark prosecution Attorney for our thriving Intellectual Property practice. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is an Am Law 50 firm …
