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Exceptional Cases & The PTAB
As discussed last month, as PTAB proceedings conclude at the Federal Circuit and return to the district courts, courts are... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
BioDelivery Sciences Int’l, Inc. v. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2019-1643, -1644, -1645 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 29, 2019)
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Bayer sued Baxalta for infringing U.S. Patent No. 9,364,520. This patent covers a protein necessary for blood clotting that is used in Baxalta’s... Read More »
Over the last few weeks, we have been covering some of the firms and law firms with the largest growth or decline in IPR activity over the last five years. We are... Read More »
GUANGDONG ALISON HI-TECH CO. V. ITC
Before Wallach, Hughes, and Stoll. Appeal from United States International Trade Commission.
Summary: A term of... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1584 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 21, 2019)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal... Read More »
In a case relating to systems to protect hair during bleaching treatments, Olaplex sued L’Oreal for patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and... Read More »
During the last couple of weeks, we have been covering law firms that had the largest decline (Patexia Insight 66) or growth (Patexia Insight 67) in their IPR... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Actavis Laboratories, FL, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1221 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 15, 2019)
This week’s Case of... Read More »
MTD PRODUCTS INC. V. IANCU
Before Reyna, Taranto, and Stoll. Appeal from the PTAB.
Toro petitioned for IPR of an MTD Products patent relating to... Read More »
Issue Joinder on the Way Out?
As discussed some months back, the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s (PTAB) new Precedential Opinion Panel (POP) decided its... Read More »
Acantha LLC sued Depuy Synthes Sales Inc. and DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., alleging that Depuy’s Vectra and Zero-P VA products infringe U.S. Reissued Patent... Read More »
Precedential Opinions & Trial Guide?
The Federal Circuit’s en banc opinion in In re Aqua Products was as massive as it was unfulfilling. This was due... Read More »
Last week we reviewed the firms with the largest decline in their IPR activity over the last five years (2014 to 2018), attempting to find a theory behind each drop... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
Genetic Veterinary Sciences, Inc. v. LABOKLIN GMBH & Co. KG, Appeal No. 2018-2056 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 9, 2019)
Our case of the week features... Read More »
The first Inter-Partes Review (IPR) was filed about seven years ago on September 16, 2012. A few firms were quick in leading the way and grabbing market share as IPR... Read More »
ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. v. UNICLASS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Before Moore, Wallach, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the... Read More »
New Decisions Provide Guidance on Discretionary Denials
The Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) has been steadily rolling out new precedent since establishing... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
Celgene Corporation v. Laura A. Peter, Appeal Nos. 2018-1167, -1168, -1169, -1171 (Fed. Cir. July 30, 2019)
In this week’s Case of the... Read More »
Predictably, the USPTO has proposed increasing fees for about every piece of “paper” they receive/require. While most of the increases are in the 5-10%... Read More »