(as published by DesignNews) At the core of every patent application are its inventors. For both large and small companies, differing opinions on input into the invention and internal politics frequen...
The statute that created inter partes review (IPR) defines certain situations when IPR is not available. For example, IPR is not available if the petitioner was served with a complaint alleging infrin...
Judicial estoppel is an equitable doctrine that precludes a party from taking a position in one proceeding that is inconsistent with a position the party took in a previous proceeding. It can be used ...
Jonathan Roses was the lead author on behalf of the Boston Patent Law Association's (BPLA’s) Patent Office Practice Committee of a November 2019 Response to USPTO Request for Comments on patenting art...
(as published by ITC TLA) In the Matter of CERTAIN CARBURETORS AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SUCH CARBURETORS, Inv. No. 337-TA-1123, Initial Determination Granting Summary Determination Before Chief ALJ Bul...
An article written by Michele Moresco titled "Understanding Foreign Filing License Requirements" was published by Industry Today. Read more.
An article written by John Welch, titled "US law inches towards protecting trademark reputation without use" was published by World Trademark Review. Read more (subscription required).
(as published by Law360) In part one of this two-part series, we discussed the latest U.S. International Trade Commission developments involving Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, the public i...
(as published by Law360) Despite a brief hiatus stemming from the government shutdown, 2019 has already been a very busy year in Section 337 practice at the U.S. International Trade Commission. Two ad...
Under the estoppel provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 315(e), if an IPR results in a final written decision, the petitioner is barred from raising invalidity arguments in court or the ITC based on any grounds ...
(as published by Bloomberg Law) Determining whether a party can be sued in a particular venue is crucial for both patent owners looking to file suit and accused infringers seeking to avoid a given ven...
The Federal Circuit recently declined to consider whether a successful IPR petitioner is estopped from making its winning invalidity arguments in district court. If a winning petitioner does face esto...