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LED technology continues to dominate green patent litigation, with at least 18 new lawsuits filed in November and December of 2016. Solar mounting systems and... Read More »
Recalibration of Venue Could Change Face of Patent Litigation
As most are well aware, the patent venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b), provides that patent... Read More »
Written by Peter Heuser, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
In Shire, the panel rejects defendant’s attempt to read “consisting of” as though... Read More »
Written by Scott Forbes and Jeremy Carney
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) recently held in Ex parte Itagaki and Nishiara (PTAB... Read More »
Written by Rose M. Pilpa, Ph.D. and Jason J. Jardine
Edited by Catherine Holland
In 2011, Apple sued Samsung alleging among other things that various portions ... Read More »
In last couple of weeks we reported that Apple, with 267 IPR challenges filed since 2012, has been at the top, responsible for almost 5 percent of all challenges... Read More »
Written by Julianna Simon and Jeff van Hoosear
On January 18, 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding whether the Lanham Act’s provision... Read More »
Written by Nicole R. Townes and Robert Roby
What is a design patent?
Although trademarks and copyrights most frequently come to mind when considering the... Read More »
By Christopher Hall
Here is a technique for rapidly drafting claims, for a patent application. This is a brainstorming mechanism that works for one person, or... Read More »
By Barry Herman
By now, most everyone in the patent community has heard about the $2.54 Billion dollar jury verdict in a battle over Hepatitis C medication that... Read More »
I have both been busy since the holiday season and frankly, uninspired by the case law that has appeared on the scene. Who can be enraptured by the fine points of... Read More »
Written by Daniel A. Kamkar and Eric Furman, Ph.D.
After the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, dubbed “Brexit” by the press, many have ... Read More »
Written by Robert J. Hilton, Ph.D. and Bryan McWhorter
The Federal Circuit recently found claims to a specialized graphical user interface (GUI) for trading... Read More »
Written by Robert J. Hilton, Ph.D. and Jing Liu, Ph.D.
On January 13, 2017, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Amgen v. Sandoz, 794. f. 3d 1347 (Fed. Cir... Read More »
A patentee has several options for responding to a Petition for Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) or Covered Business Method (“CBM”) petition. The... Read More »
Last week we reported on the top 10 all-time IPR petitioners and learned that Apple, with 267 IPR challenges filed from 2012 through 2016, was at the top. This... Read More »
Written by Jeffrey C. Wu, Ph.D. and Kerry S. Taylor, Ph.D.
In Covidien LP v. University of Florida Research Foundation Incorporated, IPR2016-01274, -01275... Read More »
Written by Peter Heuser, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
In Tinnus v. Telebrands, the Circuit affirms the grant of a preliminary injunction even though... Read More »
Written by Marc Chatenay-Lapointe, Ph.D. and Chrisopher M. DiLeo
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Apple, Inc. v. Ameranth, Inc. highlights the... Read More »
Inventions directed to “pure software” have arguably had the most difficult time surviving Alice challenges. Software is often characterized as an... Read More »