Posts Tagged: industry insiders
Industry Insiders Make Patent Wishes for 2020
One of the longest running features on IPWatchdog is our Industry Insider’s series, which started out many years ago with an annual “wishes” article. Each year, …
Industry Insiders: Opinions Mixed in Aftermath of Supreme Court Holding in Helsinn
Yesterday a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that the America Invents Act’s (AIA’s) language barring patent protection for inventions that were “in public use, on sale, …
Looking Forward: Predictions and Thoughts for 2019
Given that several industry insiders were willing to make their own predictions, I’ll go out on a limb and make my own predictions… First, I predict …
Industry Insiders Make Patent Wishes for 2019
For my wishes, I’ll make three. First, as I did last year and the year before, I again continue to wish for patent eligibility reform in …
What Mattered in 2018: Industry Insiders Reflect on the Biggest Moments in IP
There is near unanimity that the Supreme Court's decisions in Oil States Energy v. Greene's Energy Group, 138 S.Ct. 1365 (2018) was among the most significant events of the …
Industry Reaction to WesternGeco LLC v. ION GeoPhysical
We reached out to our distinguished panel of industry insiders, and the initial reaction is this decision is a clear win for patent owners. Efrat Kasznik: "The …
SAS: When the Patent Office institutes IPR it must decide patentability of all challenged claims
In SAS Institute, a 5-4 majority ruled that there is no authorization in the statute for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to partially institute a …
Industry Reaction to Supreme Court Decision in Oil States v. Green Energy
Earlier today the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Oil States v. Green Energy, finding that inter partes review is constitutional both under Article III …
What should USPTO Director Andrei Iancu do first?
There are no shortage of opinions about what Director Iancu should do now that he is at the helm of America's innovation agency. To contribute to the …
Looking Forward: Predictions and Thoughts about 2018
First, I predict that the United States Supreme Court will find post grant procedures under the America Invents Act to be unconstitutional. It is my belief they …
An Interesting Year on the Horizon: What to Watch in 2018
The issues I will be watching in 2018 other than Oil States are as follows: (1) What does the new Director of the USPTO do with respect to reforming …
Industry Insiders Make Patent Wishes for 2018
For my wishes, I’ll make four. First, as I did last year, I again continue to wish for patent eligibility reform in Congress that would overrule …
What Mattered in 2017: Industry Insiders Reflect Biggest Moments in IP
Unlike previous years where we had near unanimity on the biggest moments, this year we see wide variety of thought, from SCOTUS to Capitol Hill to the …
Predicting SAS Institute v. Matal after SCOTUS Oral Arguments
My thoughts continue to be that the statute is very simple and mandates the PTAB to issue a final written decision on all claims challenged. This seemed …
Predicting Oil States after Supreme Court Oral Arguments
After oral arguments were held on Monday, November 27, 2017, I again asked a number of industry insiders what thoughts and predictions they now have after having the benefit …
