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Written by Maria Anderson and Samantha Hsu
The Federal Circuit recently decided two related cases concerning media content delivery patents1 owned by Affinity... Read More »
1.Considering Your IP Counsel as a Partner
Companies maximize the value of their IP counsel when both the company and IP counsel view their relationship as a... Read More »
By Christopher Hall & Mike Gencarella
Here is an argument we are using in response to rejections under 35 USC §101 that allege the claims are directed ... Read More »
Several weeks ago we analyzed the IPR data for Q3 which has been steadily rising since September 2012. This week, our Data Science Team decided to look into Covered... Read More »
The stage is being set for a coordinated attack on the patent system under the guise of making international health care more affordable. A newly released United... Read More »
By David Crowe
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
Many American companies depend on strong global sales of key products featuring innovative product... Read More »
In what may be a first, a new U.S. patent includes a statement about the geographic location of the colorant composition.
The patent – U.S. Patent No... Read More »
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Curtis LeePerhaps these types of "feel good" statements will provide additional opportunities for businesses and organizations to advertise their green initiatives. A small audience for sure, but an audience nonetheless.
Oct 14, 2016
Patent lawsuits often involve multiple patents and dozens of asserted patent claims. When asserting these claims lack patentable subject matter, it can be more... Read More »
On September 20, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion affirming the summary judgement that Abbott’s U.S. Patent No... Read More »
Couple of weeks ago, our Data Science Team released Patexia Ranking Engine for the first time by ranking the Top 25 Plaintiff-Side Law Firms based on the data for... Read More »
The Federal Circuit recently decided two related cases concerning media content delivery patents1 owned by Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC. In both cases, the... Read More »
Given the volume of district court decisions regarding Section 101, I typically don't find ones that stand out enough to warrant discussion. But last... Read More »
On January 12, 2016, President Barack Obama announced his goal of a nationwide “Cancer Moonshot,” with the ultimate goal of accelerating cancer research... Read More »
“All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” -- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Supreme Court decision Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, 134 S. Ct... Read More »
As Q3 of 2016 ended last Friday, we looked at the quarterly numbers for patent litigation in district courts as well as Inter-Partes Review (IPR) challenges filed... Read More »
Although it is unclear whether PTAB decisions are given collateral estoppel effect in district court proceedings, PTAB decisions are at least persuasive authority... Read More »
As you will recall, in Prometheus v. Mayo, the Supreme Court held that a claim reciting a natural law had to have other non-conventional steps to pass muster under s. ... Read More »
Can boilerplate language describing possible variations to an invention ever impact validity of a patent? Many software patents include standard... Read More »
If the UN Secretary General and the members of his “High Level Panel on Access to Medicines” thought the State Department was bluffing when it warned... Read More »
Two recently issued decisions by federal courts highlight the uncertainty around claims to software-implemented inventions after the Supreme Court decision in Alice... Read More »