Posts Tagged: US Supreme Court
Amici Urge Supreme Court to Grant Celgene’s Petition on Constitutionality of Retroactive IPRs
Law professors recently filed an amicus brief in support of the Celgene's petition for writ of certiorari to take up Celgene Corp v. Peter on appeal from …
How Misaligned Incentives Are Now Killing Us
Today, like so much of the rest of the world, the United States is faced with many shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic, including personal protective equipment, …
A Cosmic Copyright Conundrum: ‘Star Trek,’ Space Force, SCOTUS and Blackbeard’s Shipwreck
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Allen v. Cooper, which relates to photos and videos of the sunken remains of the Queen …
USPTO Urges Supreme Court to Reverse in Now-Delayed Booking.com Case
On March 13, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) filed a reply brief urging the Supreme Court on to reverse a judgment of the U.S. …
The IP Bar Weighs in on CAFC Denial of Arthrex Rehearing
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied rehearing en banc in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew. Five of the 12 Federal Circuit judges wrote …
Federal Circuit Will Not Reconsider Arthrex Appointment Clause Ruling
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied rehearing en banc in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew, a decision that made the Patent Trial …
Supreme Court Says State of North Carolina is No Copyright Pirate in Blackbeard Ruling
Blackbeard and his band of pirates pillaged and plundered up and down North Carolina’s Outer Banks more than 300 years ago, inspiring stories (both true and fictional) …
Judge Paul Michel to Patent Masters Attendees: It’s Time to Wake Up to Preserve Our Patent System
Retired Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Paul Michel told registrants of IPWatchdog’s Virtual Patent Masters program taking place …
Chrimar Asks Supreme Court to Decide Whether PTAB Can Reverse Final Article III Judgments
Earlier this week, Chrimar Systems, Inc. filed a petition for certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case on appeal from the U.…
Supreme Court Kills Apple’s Attempt to Dodge $440 Million Judgment for VirnetX
The Supreme Court today denied certiorari in Apple, Inc. v. VirnetX, Inc. et. al., a development that VirnetX said in a press release spells “triumph” for the …
Here’s Why the Pro-IP Crowd Is Right About Intellectual Property
On February 13, 2020, The Niskanen Center, a center-left think tank, published a piece condemning pro-intellectual property voices for what they consider flawed views on intellectual property. In the …
Lessons of Wisdom Following Athena SCOTUS Denial and October 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance Update
This article relates to key practice pointers for making a claim patent-eligible subject matter according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) October 2019 …
Booking.com Case Heats Up at Supreme Court
In November, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for certiorari filed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) asking the Court to consider “…
Earth to Google: Here’s Why APIs Need to be Copyrightable
On January 6, 2020, Google submitted its brief in Google v. Oracle, kicking off the Supreme Court case that many are calling the “copyright case of the decade.” The …
Why eBay v. MercExchange Should, But Won’t, Be Overruled
As anyone who follows the United States Supreme Court knows, the Court has historically been extremely fond of taking important cases with cutting edge issues, only to …
