Posts Tagged: America Invents Act
PTAB Declares New Patent Interference Proceedings in CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Battle
On Tuesday, June 24, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) declared an interference proceeding between a collection of entities that are on opposing sides in the race …
Dex Media: Supreme Court to Determine Scope of Judicial Review of IPR Institution Decisions
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari to take up Dex Media Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP on appeal from …
SCOTUS Ruling in Return Mail Delivers Blow to Government Use of IPRs
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service in which the 6-3 majority held that the …
Urge the Drafters of the New Section 101 to Support Inventor-Friendly Reform
Senators and Representatives Coons, Tillis, Collins, Johnson, and Stivers recently announced in a press release a proposed framework to fix patent eligibility law in the United States. …
What the PTAB’s Precedential Decisions on Live Testimony and Substitute Claims Mean for PTAB Litigation
On Monday, March 18, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) designated three decisions as precedential. Two of the three decisions—K40 Electronics LLC v. Escort Inc. (“K40 …
Consumer Technology Association Preaches Patent Troll Fairy Tale to Crowd During Fireside Chat with Iancu at SXSW
USPTO Director Andrei Iancu participated in a fireside chat, titled “The Crossroads of Technology and Innovation,” hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) at its sixth annual …
Senate IP Subcommittee Hears Testimony from Iancu, Debates Hot-Button IP Issues
On the afternoon of Wednesday, March 13, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office …
USPTO Precedential Opinion Panel Delivers Lukewarm Attempt to Streamline PTAB Policy
In September 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the substantial revision of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the paneling of matters before the Patent …
IPR Tax, Alice Shock, and the Dynamics of the Licensing Market as Reflected by the LES High-Tech Royalty Surveys
The Licensing Executives Society (LES) 2017 High Tech Deal Term & Royalty Rate Survey is a milestone event for at least three reasons. First, it was the third survey …
Why it May Be Time to Provide Criminal Remedies for Patent Infringement
Under normal circumstances, infringement and misappropriation of the intellectual property (IP) rights of others are subject to civil liability under U.S. federal (and some states’) law; …
Return Mail Reaction: Patent Bar Sampling Narrowly Favors Finding for Petitioner
On February 19, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service—one of two IP cases the Court heard …
Don’t Miss the Big Picture: What Companies Get Wrong When It Comes to IP Strategies
Yesterday’s IPWatchdog webinar, “How to Evolve Your IP Strategy Over Time,” focused on the trouble companies—both large and small—can run into when they don’…
Of Secret Sales and Public Uses: The Practical Consequences of the Supreme Court’s Helsinn Decision
It seemed like a trade secret trifecta when Congress in 2011 passed the America Invents Act (AIA). Although the statute was aimed at patent reform, it made three …
Return Mail v. USPS Oral Arguments: Both Sides Struggle in Robust Questioning at Supreme Court
On Tuesday, February 19, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, a case that asks the nation’s …
As the Climate for U.S. Patents Turns Brighter, Now is the Right Time to Invest in These Assets
The cost of obtaining a U.S. patent has not significantly changed for the past 10 years. This remarkable stability is confirmed by the AIPLA Economic Survey, our …
