Lessons Learned From Victories Over NPEs
It can be rare to get good news of small companies overcoming suits brought by non-practicing entities (NPEs) in the Eastern District of Texas. So when our firm recently helped Geotab, a telematics co...
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The Safe Harbor Under 271(e)(1): Is Post-Approval Activity "Routine"?
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ITC Does Not Have Jurisdiction To Block Digital Files
An important Federal Circuit decision was issued on November 10, 2015 in ClearCorrect Operating LLC v. International Trade Commission, No. 14-1527. A split (2-1) panel of the Federal Circuit ruled tha...
New International Design Patent Application, Increased Patent Term Now in Effect
Executive Summary For those considering the use of design patents as part of their patent protection arsenal, an additional system for pursuing domestic and foreign design rights is available to Unite...
Federal Circuit Decides First Inter Partes Review Appeal and Upholds "Broadest Reasonable" Claim Construction Approach
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Supreme Court Holds That Certain Aspects of Claim Construction Decisions Merit Deference on Appeal
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Supreme Court Weighs In On Patent Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Inventions
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Supreme Court Overturns Federal Circuit's Standard on Inducement and Divided Infringement
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Supreme Court Says Isolated Natural DNA Not Patent Eligible But Leaves Open Questions Regarding Synthetic DNAs
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Supreme Court’s Bowman Decision Addresses Self-Replicating Technologies
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Federal Circuit Fails to Provide Certainty on Patentability of Software Inventions in CLS Bank
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Federal Circuit Establishes New Standard on Divided Infringement and Inducement
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