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Skadden Adds A&O Shearman IP Litigator In Silicon Valley
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP continues expanding its technology team, announcing Thursday it has brought in an Allen Overy Shearman Sterling intellectual property [...]
Fed. Circ. Backs Mixed PTAB Ruling In Circuit Patent Fight
The Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's finding that Dutch semiconductor maker NXP was able to show that some claims [...]
Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says [...]
Ten Tips for Writing Winning PTAB Briefs
Much ink has been spilled over the grim odds facing patent owners in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. For the October 2023-October 2024 period, institution [...]
BREAKING: Insulet Corp. Wins $452M In Trade Secret Theft Trial
A federal jury has awarded Massachusetts-based Insulet Corp. $452 million after concluding that a South Korean company stole its trade secrets for a wearable insulin [...]
Eckert Seamans is Seeking a Agent or Patent Attorney with an Electrical Engineering Background
Eckert Seamans, a national, full-service AmLaw 200 firm, seeks a motivated Patent Agent or Attorney with an electrical engineering background in our Pittsburgh, PA office. [...]
Withers IP Partners Hop To Sullivan & Worcester
Sullivan & Worcester LLP has said the Boston firm picked up a team of five intellectual property lawyers, including two partners, from Withers who have [...]
Intel, VSLI Agree To Pause Del. IP Fight Ahead Of Texas Trial
Prodded by a federal judge in Delaware, Intel Corp. and VLSI Technolgoy LLC agreed Wednesday to stay motions to dismiss or transfer an Intel Corp. [...]
Fed. Circ. Sinks Patent Fight Over Intel's CPU Chips
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday rubber-stamped a ruling out of Delaware federal court that cleared Intel of allegations that the chipmaker infringed patents by a [...]
Novartis Fails To Stop Generic Drug Release At Fed. Circ.
Novartis could not persuade Federal Circuit judges to grant an injunction Wednesday protecting its blockbuster heart failure medication from facing generic competition, with the appeals [...]
CAFC Delivers Win for Meta in Precedential Decision
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision today affirming a district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement [...]
JSR Wins As Fed. Circ. Axes Cytiva Antibody Isolation Patents
In a precedential opinion, the Federal Circuit held Wednesday that all the claims that JSR Corp. challenged in three Cytiva Bioprocess antibody isolation patents are [...]
What to Expect After the USPTO Sunsets their After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 on December 14
The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) has been a staple of after-final practice for patent prosecutors [...]
Meta Persuades PTAB To Ax 2 Earphone Patents
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that Meta was able to show that every claim in a pair of earphone patents owned by [...]
Fed. Circ. Sends UC System LED Patent Claims Back To PTAB
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday found that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has to partially rethink its finding that claims in a filament LED [...]
Penn State Eyes Ban, Atty Fees After Trial Win Against Retailer
The Pennsylvania State University has asked a federal court in the Keystone State to permanently block an online retailer and its owner from selling merchandise [...]
Fleetwood Mac Producer, Playwright Settle IP Dispute
A producer of the 1977 Fleetwood Mac album "Rumours" and the author of the play "Stereophonic" have resolved claims that the Broadway show infringed copyrighted [...]
Amazon, Stanley Tumbler Maker Sue Alleged Counterfeiters
Amazon and the maker of the popular "Stanley" tumbler are suing several marketplace vendors in Washington federal court, accusing them of peddling counterfeit drink ware [...]
Ace Hardware Looks To Nail Screw-Selling Rival Over TM Use
Ace Hardware Corp. said Tuesday that a home improvement chain sharing the Ace name is watering down its decades of name recognition and goodwill while [...]
Fed. Circ. Judge Condemns 'Nonsense' Law In Antibody Fight
U.S. Circuit Judge Todd Hughes called the Federal Circuit's case law on interpreting preambles in patent claims "nonsense" on Wednesday, expressing frustration as a panel [...]
Fed. Circ. Backs NY Judge In Freeing Meta From Patent Suit
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday wouldn't revive a software company's suit claiming Meta Platforms Inc. infringed patents on digital data storage and organization, agreeing with [...]
Hear from the Experts: How Patent Litigation Funding is Used to Hedge Risk
IPWatchdog has previously reported on aspects of litigation financing, including a recent article on inventor groups being wary of asymmetrical demands for transparency in revealing [...]
Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it [...]
What Fed. Circ. Ruling Means For Patent Case Dismissals
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in UTTO v. Metrotech is significant because it specifically authorizes district courts to dismiss patent infringement lawsuits without a separate Markman [...]
