Posts Tagged: intellectual property
Comments on USPTO Patent Eligibility Study Reveal Stark Contrast in Viewpoints of Some U.S. Patent Stakeholders
Friday, October 15, marked the final day of the public comment period for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s patent eligibility jurisprudence study. By the close …
The Fintiv Deception: Leahy’s Legislative ‘Fix’ is Unwarranted in Light of Sotera Wireless
Several weeks ago, Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Restoring America Invents Act, which would reverse the reforms of the Patent Trial and …
USPTO Judges, Management, Accused of Bias—This Time at the TTAB
A motion filed on Friday, October 15, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) requests that the appellant, Charles Bertini, be allowed to …
Report: The Best Hatch-Waxman Law Firms of 2021
Last week, we explained our 2021 findings for the best firms involved in inter partes review proceedings. Today, based on the second annual ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report, which …
An Ax(le) Needs Grinding: Can the Federal Circuit Turn the Wheel?
I recently opened a Bordeaux and re-read the petition for certiorari in American Axle v. Neapco. Not because I like watching horror films or black-and-white footage of …
India’s Prius Judgment and Trans-Border Reputation of Trademarks
A trademark is accorded reputation through its prolonged use and the goodwill it holds in the market where it operates. A trademark is believed to have a …
Federal Circuit Clarifies Criteria for ‘Exceptionality’ Finding in Awarding Attorneys’ Fees
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision today in which it affirmed a district court’s finding of exceptionality …
CAFC Affirms Eastern Texas Rulings of Noninfringement for Telecom Companies
On October 12, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued two related precedential opinions affirming the decisions of the U.S. District Court …
How Public Opinion Polls Expand the Conversation on GSK v. Teva and Skinny Labeling
The Federal Circuit’s recent majority opinion and Chief Judge Prost’s dissenting opinion in the GlaxoSmithKline LLC v. Teva Pharmaceuticals “skinny labeling” case has raised eyebrows …
CAFC Shoots Down Due Process Challenges to PTAB Structure
In an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) brought by Mobility Workx against Unified Patents, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal …
CareDx v. Natera: The Latest in Patent Eligibility of Medical Diagnostics
The latest ruling involving patent eligibility of medical diagnostics comes from Chief Judge Connolly of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in a …
Navigating the Legal Cloud: How to Manage Data and Intellectual Property with Cloud Orchestration Platforms
As the way we live and work has increasingly moved into virtual environments (I like to call it a legal metaverse), the boundaries between physical, digital, and …
SCOTUS Grants Government’s Request to Participate in Case Interpreting PRO IP Act Language on Copyright Invalidation
The U.S. Supreme Court today granted a motion made by the Acting U.S. Solicitor General to participate in oral argument as an amicus in the …
Counseling Clients on What Constitutes Exceptionality in Patent Litigation: A View from Delaware
After a client prevails in patent litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the client often wants to know whether it can …
Where We Are on AI Inventorship and Where We Should be Heading
The past few years saw a meteoric rise of artificial intelligence (AI) products, services, and applications. AI has evolved from merely a buzzword or a cool new …
