Understanding Foreign Filing License Requirements
An article written by Michele Moresco titled "Understanding Foreign Filing License Requirements" was published by Industry Today. Read more.
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Federal Circuit Declines to Take Up Winning-Petitioner Estoppel
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...
Strategies For Patenting AI Innovations In Life Sciences
An article authored by Dan Rudoy titled “Strategies for Patenting AI Innovations In Life Sciences” appeared in the July/August issue of Life Science Leader. Read more.
How to Protect Your Products in a Competitive Market
(as published here by Startup Nation) Startups thrive on innovation and disruption, finding new ways to tackle challenges and devise solutions. However, many new businesses don’t have a strong underst...
Did I Say That? The Narrow Divide Between § 102 and § 112 Arguments
While a line of argument in an IPR may seem promising to a patent owner addressing one particular ground of rejection, it is critical for the patent owner to analyze how the argument may impact other ...
Could Secret Sales Bar Your Ability to Patent a Medical Device?
Mike Pomianek's article titled “Could Secret Sales Bar Your Ability to Patent a Medical Device?” was published Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI). Read more.
Biopharma IPR Trends - Mid-Year Update 2019
Oona Johnstone and Andrew William's article, titled "Biopharma IPR Trends - 2019 Mid-Year Update," appeared in the April issue of Life Science Leader. Read more.
Playing for Time
An article written by Hunter Baker titled, "Playing for Time" was featured in Mewburn Ellis Forward Magazine.
Be Careful What You Wish For Post-SAS
In the wake of SAS Institute v. Iancu, the PTAB has sometimes expanded pending IPRs to include previously un-instituted grounds. But can the PTAB rely on SAS to retroactively deny institution? A recen...
Protecting the Look of a Product: Design Patents vs. Trade Dress
(as published by DesignNews) When considering intellectual property protection, businesses often overlook the value of design patents and trade dress rights. Products may have ornamentation and/or vis...
5 Commonly Misunderstood Patent Concepts
(as published by business.com) In most situations, a patent is the only way to deter a competitor from taking and using a company’s innovations. However, there are many aspects of patent law that are ...
Boston Patent Law Association Response to USPTO Request for Comments on Motion to Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the PTAB
Jonathan Roses was the lead author on behalf of the Boston Patent Law Association's (BPLA’s) Patent Office Practice Committee of a December 2018 Response to USPTO Request for Comments on motion to ame...