IP Alerts

October 3, 2024

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Rules False Patent Claims Can Trigger Lanham Act Liability

July 17, 2024

IP Alert | Are Terminal Disclaimers Destined for Termination?

May 29, 2024

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Overrules Previous Obviousness Rosen-Durling Test for Design Patents

May 8, 2024

IP Alert | USPTO Proposes New Rules for AIA Trial Practice

April 24, 2024

IP Alert | FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes

April 10, 2024

IP Alert | USPTO Issues Guidance for Examining Means-Plus-Function and Step-Plus-Function Claim Limitations

March 22, 2024

IP Alert | USPTO Revises Electronic Signature Rule in Patent Correspondence

February 22, 2024

IP Alert | USPTO Proposes Expanding Opportunities to Appear Before the PTAB

February 13, 2024

IP Alert | Government’s Royalty-Free Licensing Rights Affirmed Over USF Patent

February 12, 2024

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Operating Manuals Disclosed with Confidentiality Restrictions to be Prior Art

October 31, 2023

IP Alert | Calculating Patent Term Extension for FDA Delay: Original Patent or Reissue Patent Issue Date?

August 23, 2023

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Warns Against Patent Owner Sandbagging in IPR Claim Construction

August 14, 2023

IP Alert | Importers Entitled to See Confidential Evidence Used Against Them in Antidumping Proceedings

August 7, 2023

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Will Not Read Safety and Efficacy Limitations into Pharma Method Claims

July 18, 2023

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Takes Claim Preclusion by the Horns

June 26, 2023

IP Alert | The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023

June 16, 2023

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Confirms Establishing Analogousness Requires Comparing a Reference to the Patent-at-Issue

June 15, 2023

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rules That Patent Must Enable "Full Scope" of Genus Claims

April 27, 2023

IP Alert | USPTO Considering Significant Changes to AIA Trial Proceedings

April 21, 2023

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard for Tacking Doctrine in Trademark Applications

April 20, 2023

IP Alert | Aaron Judge Makes Triple Play in TTAB Opposition

April 7, 2023

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Addresses Burden of Proof for IPR Estoppel

March 10, 2023

IP Alert | USPTO Announces Transition to Electronic Patent Grants

March 9, 2023

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Priority Documents Lack Direction to Support Claims

January 17, 2023

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Shrinks Venue Loophole for Foreign Defendants

November 17, 2022

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court to Consider "Full Scope" Enablement of Claims

September 23, 2022

IP Alert | Patent Term Adjustment Is Not Available for Unsuccessful Appeals

August 8, 2022

IP Alert | Stock Ownership Leads to Vacatur of $2.75B District Court Judgment

July 6, 2022

IP Alert | Rehearing Reverses Earlier Federal Circuit Decision Finding Silence Supported Negative Claim Limitation

June 15, 2022

IP Alert | Reliance on Obvious Clerical Error Does Not Avoid Willfulness

June 8, 2022

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Finds Claim Language Added in IPR Patentable Over Indefiniteness Challenge

June 2, 2022

IP Alert | Commissioner of Patents Had Authority to Review IPRs While Moonlighting as USPTO Director

March 14, 2022

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Expands IPR Estoppel and Rejects Differing Chip/Device Royalty Rates

February 22, 2022

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Declines to Revive Opioid Overdose Remedy

February 16, 2022

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Letter Sent Before Critical Date Was a Commercial Offer For Sale

February 11, 2022

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Affirms Refusal to Register Generic Top-Level Domain Trademarks

January 21, 2022

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Reverses Rifle Patent Interpretation That Missed the Mark

January 18, 2022

IP Alert | Trademark Modernization Act Provides Cancellation of Unused Marks

January 13, 2022

IP Alert | Indefiniteness Does Not Necessarily End PTAB's Patentability Inquiry

IP Alert | Expert Testimony May Establish Written Description Support for Negative Claim Limitation

November 16, 2021

IP Alert | Again, Federal Circuit Holds Apple Lacked Standing to Appeal IPRs It Initiated

November 4, 2021

IP Alert | Lack of Standing Flattens Brewery Appeal from TTAB

November 3, 2021

IP Alert | PTAB's Structure and Funding Pass Due Process Muster

October 22, 2021

IP Alert | USPTO Abused Discretion by Allowing Further Abuse by Ex Parte Reexamination

October 19, 2021

IP Alert | "Words Matter" Trend Continues, Applying to Design Patent's Prosecution Prior Art

September 13, 2021

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Affirms Inequitable Conduct Without Direct Evidence of Deceptive Intent

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Expert Opinion on Reasonable Royalty Rate

August 17, 2021

IP Alert | Too Much Delay Causes Loss of Patent Rights – Redux

August 12, 2021

IP Alert | U.S. Department of Commerce Files Federal Trademark Registrations to Combat Scams Against Trademark Applicants

July 15, 2021

IP Alert | USPTO Issues Guidance on Prophetic Examples

July 7, 2021

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Mandates Transfer Despite Plaintiff's Attempt to Manipulate Venue

June 22, 2021

IP Alert | Supreme Court Fashions Remedy for Unconstitutional PTAB Appointments in Arthrex

June 7, 2021

IP Alert | Patent Applicants May Lose Rights by Causing Too Much Delay

May 17, 2021

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Reaffirms Full Scope of Claims Should Be Enabled

May 7, 2021

IP Alert | Ownership Rights Cannot Be Assigned Until Conception of the Claimed Invention

April 26, 2021

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Finds No Alternative Holding in District Court Opinion and Rejects Appeal

April 13, 2021

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Apple Lacked Standing to Appeal IPRs It Initiated, Distinguishes MedImmune

April 12, 2021

IP Alert | Supreme Court Finds Copying of Software Entitled to Fair Use Defense in Google v. Oracle

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Affirms Refusal to Admit Source Code Printouts Obtained from Third Parties

March 19, 2021

IP Alert | EPO Decision G1/19 Addresses Patentability of Computer-Implemented Simulations in Europe

March 16, 2021

IP Alert | PTAB Estoppel Decisions Under § 315(e)(1) Occurring After Institution Are Reviewable on Appeal

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Gives Guidance on Royalty Evidence and Willfulness

March 3, 2021

IP Alert | Means-Plus-Function "Module" Claims Require Sufficient Disclosure of Structure

March 2, 2021

IP Alert | Supreme Court Hears Arguments on PTAB Judge Appointments in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew

March 2, 2021

IP Alert | USPTO Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program Still Available

February 19, 2021

IP Alert | Knowledge Within the Art Does Not Save Means-Plus-Function Claim Term Lacking Corresponding Structure

February 16, 2021

IP Alert | Customer Loyalty Program Does Not Claim Patent-Eligible Subject Matter

February 12, 2021

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Affirms No Patent Term Adjustment After Examiner Repeatedly Reopened Prosecution Following Appeals

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Papers Published Online by Prominent Standard-Setting Organization Are "Printed Publications"

January 29, 2021

IP Alert | International Standards for Innovation Management Updated with Further Innovation Guidelines and Strategies

January 20, 2021

IP Alert | Congress Passes New Copyright Legislation in Spending Bill

January 19, 2021

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Finds Apportionment of Damages Was Built Into Royalty Rate from Prior License Between Parties

January 12, 2021

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Consider Assignor Estoppel

November 24, 2020

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Finds PTAB's Determination That a Patent Qualifies for CBM Review Is Not Appealable

November 23, 2020

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Addresses Printed Matter Doctrine in Reversing Invalidity Ruling

October 1, 2020

IP Alert | List of PTAB Sanctions Under 37 CFR § 42.12(b) Is Non-Exhaustive

September 16, 2020

IP Alert | Sun Sets on the Covered Business Method Review

August 3, 2020

IP Alert | Substitute Claims in IPR Proceedings Can Be Rejected Under § 101

July 14, 2020

IP Alert | Supreme Court Expands Trademark Protection for Domain Names

July 10, 2020

IP Alert | PTAB's Authority to Assert New Grounds Against Amended Claims Constrained

July 2, 2020

IP Alert | USPTO Launches Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program Today

June 30, 2020

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rules Booking.com Can Trademark Name

May 26, 2020

IP Alert | Supreme Court Clarifies Issue Preclusion Principles in Nearly 20-Year Trademark Dispute

April 29, 2020

IP Alert | USPTO Says AI Can't Be Named an "Inventor" Under Current Law

April 27, 2020

IP Alert | Supreme Court Agrees No Copyright in Official State Code Annotations

IP Alert | Supreme Court Holds Willfulness Not Required to Award Trademark Profits

April 22, 2020

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Continues to Grapple with Admissibility of Prior Art in Deciding § 101 Cases

April 20, 2020

IP Alert | Supreme Court Holds PTAB Time Bar Decisions Cannot Be Appealed

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Finds Functional Claim Language to Be Sufficiently Definite

April 10, 2020

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Reverses TTAB Ruling on Color Packaging Trade Dress

April 7, 2020

IP Alert | Stipulated Dismissal Might Still Warrant Attorney's Fees

April 3, 2020

IP Alert | USPTO Extends Select Trademark-Related Timing Deadlines Under the CARES Act

April 2, 2020

IP Alert | Copyright Office Proceeds with Implementation of Fee Increases as Scheduled

April 1, 2020

IP Alert | USPTO Extends Certain Patent-Related Deadlines Under the CARES Act

March 25, 2020

IP Alert | Supreme Court Holds State Sovereign Immunity Extends to Copyright Infringement Suits

March 23, 2020

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Rules § 315(c) Does Not Authorize Same-Party Joinder or Joinder of New Issues

March 10, 2020

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Provides Further Guidance Regarding Subject Matter Eligibility

March 9, 2020

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Meaning of "Articles That Infringe" and "Importer" in 337 Actions

February 21, 2020

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Significant Decision on Patent Marking

February 19, 2020

IP Alert | Settlement Agreement Held to Moot Pending Case-Dispositive Motions

February 19, 2020

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds IPR Time-Bar Challenges Are Waivable

February 13, 2020

IP Alert | Post-Decision Certificate of Correction Held Inapplicable in IPR Proceeding

February 11, 2020

IP Alert | PTAB Cannot Invalidate Original Patent Claims Under 35 U.S.C. 112 in an IPR

January 22, 2020

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds District Courts Cannot Hear Challenges to PTAB Decisions

January 9, 2020

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Revises Guidance on Markush Claim Construction

December 19, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Decides Issue of First Impression Under Section 271(g)

December 16, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Rules Release Payment in FRAND Dispute Must Be Jury's Decision

December 11, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rules USPTO Can't Recover Attorneys' Fees from Applicants as "Expenses"

November 18, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Hear Google v. Oracle Copyright Case

November 14, 2019

IP Alert | Seventh Circuit Adopts Octane's Fee Standard for Trademark Cases

November 4, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Rules Administrative Patent Judge Appointments Unconstitutional

November 1, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Subjects "Consisting Essentially of" to an Indefiniteness Inquiry

October 29, 2019

IP Alert | PTAB Provides First Guidance Under Motion to Amend Pilot Program

October 21, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Significant Decision on Licensing Rights

October 17, 2019

IP Alert | USPTO Issues October 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance Update

October 9, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Mechanical Engineering Patent-Ineligible Under Section 101

October 8, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Says PTAB Too Strict in Refusing Certificate of Correction

October 3, 2019

IP Alert | Significant Changes to Canadian Patent Law Coming Soon

September 27, 2019

IP Alert | USPTO Extends After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0

September 20, 2019

IP Alert | IPR Not Instituted Where Examiner Considered Same Prior Art During Patent Prosecution

IP Alert | Seventh Circuit Determines Scope of Statutory Damages in Copyright Infringement Dispute

September 10, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rules Licensor's Rejection of Trademark License Agreement in Bankruptcy Proceedings Doesn't Deprive Licensee of Its Rights

July 23, 2019

IP Alert | Important Federal Circuit Decision on Functionality and Exhaustion of Design Patents

July 12, 2019

IP Alert | Seventh Circuit Affirms Finding of Summary Judgment for Defendant Despite Improper Disclosure of Consumer Survey

July 11, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Denies En Banc Review in Athena Patent Eligibility Suit

July 9, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court Blocks Government Use of AIA Review Proceedings

July 2, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Decide Whether Willfulness Is Required for Trademark Infringement Awards

July 1, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Consider Applicability of Federal Preclusion Principles in 18-Year-Old Trademark Dispute

June 25, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Consider Government Control of Copyright of Legal Texts

June 24, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Consider PTAB Time-Bar Ruling Appeals

June 18, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Affirms Reissue Claims Invalid for Omitting Important Element of Invention

May 31, 2019

IP Alert | USPTO Modifies Patent Term Adjustment Procedures Following Supernus

May 28, 2019

IP Alert | Legislators Publish Plan for Bill to Clarify Patentable Subject Matter Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. § 101

May 20, 2019

IP Alert | Estoppel and Reduction in Ability to Compete Not Enough to Confer Appellate Standing to a Noninfringing IPR Petitioner

May 10, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Affirms CBM Jurisdiction and Patent Ineligibility of Invention for "Improving the Trader"

April 26, 2019

IP Alert | No Section 101 Appeal from an IPR

April 1, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Reaffirms Claim Preambles May Not Be Limiting

March 20, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Finds Claims Containing Natural Product Are Not Directed to a Judicial Exception

March 19, 2019

IP Alert | USPTO Gives Patent Owners New Claim Amendment Options in AIA Trials

March 8, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rejects "Application Approach" for Copyright Registration Requirement

March 4, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court Limits Scope of Taxable Costs in Copyright Cases

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Hear Iancu v. NantKwest

February 28, 2019

IP Alert | Section 101 Is Indeed a Defense to Infringement

February 25, 2019

IP Alert | PTAB Says Weekend Grace Period Applies to the Deadline for Filing an IPR

February 19, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Affirms Athena's Diagnostic Method Claims to Be Patent Ineligible Under Section 101

January 23, 2019

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Invalidates USPTO Rule on Patent Term Adjustment

January 22, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court Says Confidential Sales Can Qualify as Prior Art

January 11, 2019

IP Alert | PTAB Can Consider Previously Non-Instituted Ground of Unpatentability

IP Alert | USPTO Releases Latest Guidance for Evaluating Subject Matter Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. § 101

IP Alert | USPTO Releases Guidance for Examining Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations for Compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 112

January 8, 2019

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Hear Case on "Immoral" or "Scandalous" Trademarks

December 21, 2018

IP Alert | Whose Right Is It Anyway?

December 7, 2018

IP Alert | Extended Patent Term Does Not Conflict with Double Patenting

November 16, 2018

IP Alert | PTAB Denies Institution of IPR Despite Finding Reasonable Likelihood of Prevailing

November 14, 2018

IP Alert | Assignor Estoppel Does Not Apply in IPR Proceedings

November 7, 2018

IP Alert | Copyright Office Grants Jailbreaking Exemptions to the DMCA

November 2, 2018

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Secondary Meaning and Infringement Issues for Product Design Trade Dress

October 29, 2018

IP Alert | Eleventh Circuit's Decision Clarifies Scope of "Zone of Indeterminacy" Material

October 26, 2018

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Consider Government Initiation of AIA Reviews

October 16, 2018

IP Alert | Seventh Circuit Emphasizes Importance of Careful Contract Drafting

October 11, 2018

IP Alert | USPTO Changes Claim Construction Standard for AIA Proceedings

October 10, 2018

IP Alert | Secondary Considerations (May) Help to Save Patent Eligibility

October 8, 2018

IP Alert | Involuntary Dismissal of Infringement Complaint Doesn't Stop 1-Year Time Limit to File IPR Petition

September 28, 2018

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Decide Copyright Costs Dispute

September 11, 2018

IP Alert | Petitioner in IPR Proceeding Must Always Prove It Is the Real Party in Interest

August 24, 2018

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Gives Guidance on Design Patent Application Enablement and Indefiniteness

August 22, 2018

IP Alert | Voluntary Dismissal of Infringement Complaint Doesn't Stop 1-Year Time Limit to File IPR Petition

August 6, 2018

IP Alert | You Can Lose an IPR and Be Unable to Appeal

August 3, 2018

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Gives Guidance on Design Patent Surrender

July 30, 2018

IP Alert | Sue the USPTO? You're Not on the Hook for Their Attorneys' Fees

July 25, 2018

IP Alert | Interpreting "At Least One of A and B"

July 24, 2018

IP Alert | Native American Tribes Not Immune from Inter Partes Review

July 19, 2018

IP Alert | PTAB Cautioned Not to Deviate from Grounds Raised in Petition

July 3, 2018

IP Alert | Grumpy Cat Not Amused by Grumpy Beverages

July 2, 2018

IP Alert | PTAB Issues Rare Discretionary Denial

IP Alert | SAS Requires Institution on All Grounds, Not Just All Claims

June 28, 2018

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Zeros in on Analysis of ZERO Terms in Beverage Marks

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Consider Copyright Case

June 26, 2018

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Consider AIA "On Sale" Bar

June 22, 2018

IP Alert | Patent Owners Can Recover Lost Profits in Export Cases

June 19, 2018

IP Alert | USPTO Issues Patent Number 10,000,000

May 15, 2018

IP Alert | Corporate Defendant "Resides" in Only One District in States Having Multiple Judicial Districts Under Section 1400(b)

May 11, 2018

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Privity in the Context of Section 315(b) Time Bar

May 8, 2018

IP Alert | USPTO Proposes Adopting District Court Claim Construction Standards for Post-Issuance Proceedings

May 4, 2018

IP Alert | Supreme Court Ruling in SAS Causes Significant Changes to PTAB Practice

May 3, 2018

IP Alert | Section 315(b) Time-Bar Does Not Apply Absent "Right to Control"

April 26, 2018

IP Alert | Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review

April 24, 2018

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rules IPRs Are Constitutional, Rejects PTAB's Partial Institution Practice

April 23, 2018

IP Alert | USPTO Revises Rules of Examination for Subject Matter Eligibility

IP Alert | No Monkey Selfie Copyright, But What About AI?

April 20, 2018

IP Alert | Equitable Estoppel Inapplicable After Claims Amended in Reexamination

April 19, 2018

IP Alert | PTAB Grants Rare Rehearing Request; Institutes IPR of Hair Loss Compound Patent

March 30, 2018

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Google's Use of Java APIs Was Not Fair Use

March 29, 2018

IP Alert | District Court Orders IPR Petitioner to Request Dismissal of Petitions Filed in Violation of License Agreement's Forum Selection Clause

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Stay in Tribal Sovereign Immunity Appeal

February 27, 2018

IP Alert | PTAB Panel Says Tribal Immunity No Defense to Inter Partes Review

February 23, 2018

IP Alert | State Court Holds Communications with Patent Agents Are Privileged

February 20, 2018

IP Alert | Factual Questions Can Be Relevant to Section 101 Analysis

February 9, 2018

IP Alert | Smaller Patent Term Adjustment Because Applicant Did Not Check a Box

January 25, 2018

IP Alert | Attempt to Convert CIP to Divisional Did Not Place It Within § 121 Safe Harbor

January 16, 2018

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Consider Whether Restriction of Lost Profits Was Proper

January 12, 2018

IP Alert | Finding "Shenanigans" at the PTAB, Federal Circuit Says Time-Bar Rulings Can Be Appealed

January 9, 2018

IP Alert | PTAB Holds a State University Waives Its Sovereign Immunity by Initiating District Court Litigation

January 8, 2018

IP Alert | PTAB Provides Guidance on Conditional Claim Language

December 21, 2017

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies "Two-Pronged" Step for Proving Divided Infringement

December 18, 2017

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Declares “Immoral” and “Scandalous” Exceptions to Trademark Registration Unconstitutional

December 14, 2017

IP Alert | Limit Liability for Website Copyright Infringement

December 7, 2017

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Settles Patent Marking Issue

November 21, 2017

IP Alert | USPTO Adopts Privilege Rule for Patent Agents and Foreign Attorneys

November 17, 2017

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Declares TC Heartland a “Change of Controlling Law”

October 4, 2017

IP Alert | Significant En Banc Federal Circuit Decision Modifies IPR Practice

September 25, 2017

IP Alert | Delaware District Court Sets New Venue Guidelines in the Aftermath of TC Heartland

August 31, 2017

IP Alert | Federal Circuit to Review Ruling on USPTO Attorneys’ Fee Awards

August 10, 2017

IP Alert | Court Clarifies Scope of IPR Estoppel

August 9, 2017

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Standing Requirement

July 17, 2017

IP Alert | IPR Challenge May Proceed Even If Not All Patent Owners Participate

June 29. 2017

IP Alert | Justice Department Concedes Defeat in Redskins Trademark Battle

June 23, 2017

IP Alert | Sue the USPTO? You're on the Hook for Their Attorneys’ Fees

June 19. 2017

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rules Barring Registration of "Disparaging" Trademarks Unconstitutional

June 12, 2017

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Consider Whether IPRs Are Constitutional

May 31, 2017

IP Alert | PTAB Again Holds Sovereign Immunity Applicable to IPR Proceedings

May 30, 2017

IP Alert | Supreme Court Restricts Post-Sale Patent Rights Under Exhaustion Doctrine in Lexmark Case

May 22, 2017

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Consider PTAB’s IPR Policy in SAS Institute v. Lee

IP Alert | Supreme Court Issues Significant Interpretation of Patent Venue Statute

May 11, 2017

IP Alert | Statements Made by Patent Owner During IPR Proceeding Can Support Prosecution Disclaimer

May 2, 2017

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Interprets AIA "On Sale" Bar for the First Time

May 1, 2017

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Affirms Denial of Injunction in Nichia Corp. v. Everlight Americas, Inc.

April 7, 2017

IP Alert | Beware of Fraudulent Trademark Solicitations

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Addresses Reasonable Royalty Damages and Third-Party Injunctions in Asetek Danmark v. CMI

March 29, 2017

IP Alert | Supreme Court Confirms Copyright May Protect Elements of Useful Products

March 23, 2017

IP Alert | Supreme Court Clarifies Copyright Eligibility

March 21, 2017

IP Alert | Supreme Court Bars Laches Defense Within Six Years

February 23, 2017

IP Alert | SCOTUS Holds Export of Single Component Insufficient to Trigger 271(f) Liability

February 2, 2017

IP Alert | PTAB Holds Sovereign Immunity Applicable to IPR Proceedings

January 20, 2017

IP Alert | Graphical User Interface Technology May Be Patent-Eligible

January 18, 2017

IP Alert | Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Biosimilar Patent Dispute

January 12, 2017

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds IPR Petitioner Lacks Standing to Appeal in Phigenix v. ImmunoGen

January 4, 2017

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Grants En Banc Review of IPR Time Bar

December 7, 2016

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rules for Samsung Over Apple in Key Design Patent Case

December 2, 2016

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Hear Patent Exhaustion Case

November 21, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard for Eligibility for CBM Review

November 2, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Computer Software to Define Patent-Eligible Subject Matter

October 3, 2016

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Consider First Amendment Challenge of Federal Government’s Ban on Offensive Trademarks

September 28, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Sets Stringent Standard for Appeal of PTAB Institution Decisions

September 19, 2016

IP Alert | Alice at Work on Preemption

September 15, 2016

IP Alert | Pitfalls of Pivoting During Patent Prosecution

September 1, 2016

IP Alert | ITC and Align Won’t Appeal Patent Ruling to Supreme Court

August 15, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit to Address Claim Amendment Issues in IPR Proceedings

August 8, 2016

IP Alert | On Remand, Federal Circuit Rules on Extraterritoriality and Willfulness in Halo v. Pulse

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Critical Guidance on Markush Claiming

July 15, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies On-Sale Bar in The Medicines Company v. Hospira

July 13, 2016

IP Alert | USPTO Announces Post-Prosecution Pilot Program for After Final Practice

July 12, 2016

IP Alert | Another Patent Survives Eligibility Challenge Post-Alice

June 27, 2016

IP Alert | Supreme Court Lets Ariosa Stand; Grants Certiorari in Promega

June 24, 2016

IP Alert | Brexit Impact on Intellectual Property Rights

June 21, 2016

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Cuozzo

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Rules in Favor of Same-Day Continuation Applications

June 16, 2016

IP Alert | Supreme Court Issues Second Decision on Enhanced Damages

June 13, 2016

IP Alert | Supreme Court Relaxes Standards for Enhancing Damages for Willful Infringement

IP Alert | PTAB Issues First Post-Grant Review Decisions

June 10, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Confirms PTAB Need Not Address All Claims in IPR Petition

May 19, 2016

IP Alert | PTAB Designates Five AIA Review Decisions as Precedential

IP Alert | Seventh Circuit Holds Equitable Defenses "Rarely Capable of Resolution on a Motion to Dismiss"

May 18, 2016

IP Alert | New Era of Federal Trade Secrets Law Begins with the Defend Trade Secrets Act

May 16, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Software Invention Patent-Eligible Under Section 101 After Alice

May 6, 2016

IP Alert | USPTO Issues New Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidelines

May 2, 2016

IP Alert | Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Two Significant IP Cases

April 28, 2016

IP Alert | District Court Holds California Resale Royalty Act Preempted by Copyright Law

April 22, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues New Opinion on Divided Infringement

April 18, 2016

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Google Books Copyright Case

April 1, 2016

IP Alert | USPTO Announces New PTAB Trial Rules in AIA Proceedings

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Broadly Applies Assignor Estoppel Doctrine

March 22, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds ANDA Filing Sufficient to Confer Nationwide Personal Jurisdiction

March 21, 2016

IP Alert | Sequenom Files Certiorari Petition in Ariosa Case

March 7, 2016

IP Alert | Client Communications with Patent Agents May Be Privileged

March 3, 2016

IP Alert | PTAB’s Decision to Institute IPR on Fewer Than All Grounds Raised in Petition Not Reviewable

February 16, 2016

IP Alert | Restricted and Foreign Sales Do Not Give Rise to Patent Exhaustion

February 12, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Major Decision on Patent Exhaustion in Lexmark v. Impression Products

February 11, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Confirms PTAB Need Not Address Patentability of Every Claim Raised in IPR Petition

February 9, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Addresses Pre-Issuance Damages in Rosebud v. Adobe

February 5, 2016

IP Alert | Cautionary Tale Regarding Patent Assignment Agreements

February 4, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Claim Construction Doctrines

February 2, 2016

IP Alert | Court Holds No U.S. Jurisdiction to Adjudicate Abandonment of Foreign Trademark

February 1, 2016

IP Alert | Octane Fitness Standard Works Both Ways

January 28, 2016

IP Alert | Seventh Circuit Liberally Construes Timing Requirement Under Rule 12

January 25, 2016

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Patent Term Adjustment in Pfizer v. Lee

January 19, 2016

IP Alert | PTAB Designates Two AIA Decisions as Precedential, Bringing Total to Three

January 15, 2016

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Hear First AIA Case and Consider Fee Awards in Copyright Cases

December 22, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Says Government Can’t Refuse to Register Offensive Trademarks

December 21, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Application of Printed Matter Doctrine

December 3. 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Confirms Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review

December 2, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Rules IPR Process Is Constitutional

IP Alert | Ariosa En Banc Denial

November 16, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit to Consider "Supplier Exception" En Banc

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Rules ITC Has No Jurisdiction over Importation of Digital Signals

October 19, 2015

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Willful Infringement Standard

October 16, 2015

IP Alert | Appeals Court Rules Google Book-Scanning Project Fair Use

October 7, 2015

IP Alert | Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims

October 5, 2015

IP Alert | Reputational Harm Can Establish Standing to Sue for Correction of Inventorship

September 28, 2015

IP Alert | Patent Infringement Safe Harbor Covers Inducers

September 25, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Upholds Expert Apportionment Methodology to Prove Reasonable Royalty Damages for Individual Features of Complex Technology

September 22, 2015

IP Alert | En Banc Federal Circuit Reaffirms Laches Defense

September 16, 2015

IP Alert | Suprema v. ITC

September 15, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds "Compliance Mechanism" Is Means-Plus-Function Term

August 19, 2015

IP Alert | USPTO Posts Proposed New PTAB Rules

August 14, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Expands Liability Regarding Divided Infringement

August 8, 2015

IP Alert | En Banc Federal Circuit Confirms ITC Authority to Exclude Imported Articles Used to Induce Infringement in the U.S.

August 4, 2015

IP Alert | USPTO Releases Updated Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility

July 21, 2015

IP Alert | USPTO Implements Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot Program

July 14, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Upholds Broadest Reasonable Interpretation in CBMs but Revisits Reviewability of Institution Decisions

July 13, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Upholds Broadest Reasonable Interpretation in IPRs

July 9, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Judge Orders Cancellation of Redskins' Trademark Registrations

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Explains Personal Jurisdiction Under "Purposeful Direction" and "Stream-of-Commerce" Theories

July 6, 2015

IP Alert | Lost Profits Cannot Be Recovered for Use of an Infringing Article Abroad

June 25, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit’s Application of New Teva Standard for Appellate Review of Claim Construction Changes Outcome in Lighting Ballast

June 22, 2015

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rules for Marvel in Patent Royalties Dispute

June 18, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Confirms Decision to Not Institute Covered Business Method Trial Is Not Appealable

June 16, 2015

IP Alert | Method for Detecting Nucleic Acid Held Unpatentable Under Section 101

June 8, 2015

IP Alert | First of URAA Patents Expire Today

June 4, 2015

IP Alert | USPTO Discusses Interim Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility

May 29, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Partially Affirms Apple's Smartphone Victory Over Samsung, Highlighting Importance of Design Patents

May 26, 2015

IP Alert | Good-Faith Belief in Patent Invalidity Does Not Negate Induced Infringement

May 18, 2015

IP Alert | Multi-Party Direct Infringement Analyzed Under Principles of Vicarious Liability

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Decides Apple v. Samsung

May 14, 2015

IP Alert | U.S. Applicants May Now File Design Applications Under the Hague Agreement

May 4, 2015

IP Alert | On Remand, Federal Circuit Upholds Biosig’s Claims

April 27, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit to Consider En Banc If Bar on Registration of “Disparaging” Marks Violates First Amendment

April 17, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit to Tackle Significant Patent Exhaustion Issues En Banc

April 13, 2015

IP Alert | “Law of the Flag” Doctrine Applies to Patent Law

April 8, 2015

IP Alert | U.S. Patent 9,000,000 Is Issued

April 3, 2015

IP Alert | Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction May Be Available Even When Patent Was Disclaimed

March 27, 2015

IP Alert | No Collateral Attack on USPTO’s Revival Decision

March 24, 2015

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rules TTAB Decisions Can Have Preclusive Effect in Future Infringement Cases

March 2, 2015

IP Alert | USPTO Retires SAWS Program

February 26, 2015

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Limits Patent Term Adjustment

February 18, 2015

IP Alert | PTAB Panel Allows Joinder of Successive IPR Petitions

February 13, 2015

IP Alert | Hague Agreement to Come into Effect

IP Alert | Exhausted? Not So Fast!

February 4, 2015

IP Alert | USPTO Releases Supplemental Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility

January 26, 2015

IP Alert | Supreme Court Remands Three Claim Construction Cases to Federal Circuit

January 22, 2015

IP Alert | Supreme Court Requires Deference to District Court's Fact-Finding on Claim Construction

January 21, 2015

IP Alert | Who’s Number One? Supreme Court Says Jury Must Decide Trademark Tacking Issue

January 20, 2015

IP Alert | Supreme Court Requires Deference to District Court’s Fact-Finding on Claim Construction

January 14, 2015

IP Alert | USPTO Issues Final Rule Changing Patent Term Adjustment Calculations in View of Novartis

January 8, 2015

IP Alert | USPTO Issues Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility

December 30, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit to Consider Laches Doctrine En Banc

December 18, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Adds to the Myriad of Section 101 Decisions

December 17, 2014

IP Alert | Shhh! Secret Prior Art May Be Used for Obviousness

December 16, 2014

IP Alert | USPTO Issues New Guidance on Patent Eligibility

December 12, 2014

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc.

December 5, 2014

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Commil v. Cisco

November 18, 2014

IP Alert | Ultramercial—Strike Three, or Third Time’s a Charm?

November 17, 2014

IP Alert | The Statute Tolls for Thee (Maybe)

November 14, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Flips Prior Rulings in Ultramercial v. Hulu Following Alice Ruling

October 24, 2014

IP Alert | Negotiating Contracts in the U.S., by Itself, Does Not Constitute an Infringing Sale

October 21, 2014

IP Alert | FDA Alters Interpretation of NCE Exclusivity Provisions

October 17, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Explains "Device" Term in Patent Claim in Robert Bosch, LLC v. Snap-On, Inc.

October 10, 2014

IP Alert | Software Patent Survives Preliminary Alice Attack

September 30, 2014

IP Alert | PTAB Tends to Disallow a Second Bite at the Apple

September 29, 2014

IP Alert | Is Your Mark Really in Use on Everything?

September 26, 2014

IP Alert | Elements of a Design Patent Claim Can’t Be Challenged for Functionality in an IPR Proceeding

September 18, 2014

IP Alert | Nash Bargaining Solution Is No Bargain: VirnetX v. Cisco and Apple

September 4, 2014

IP Alert | Following Alice, Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Claims Under Section 101

August 27, 2014

IP Alert | Narrow Species Claim Is Invalid for Double Patenting Over Prior Broader Genus Claim

August 15, 2014

IP Alert | PTAB Once Again Denies IPR Petition Based on Procedural Considerations

August 14, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Addresses Consumer Protection Claim Against Non-Practicing Entity

July 31, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Vacates Injunction, Sets Aside $18M Contempt Fine After USPTO Invalidates Patent Claim

July 29, 2014

IP Alert | PTAB Denies IPR Petition Based on Procedural Considerations

July 23, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Holds Startup Aereo Violates Copyrights Under "Public Performance" Theory

July 2, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in B&B Hardware v. Hargis Industries

July 1, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Orders Federal Circuit to Revisit Ultramercial Decision Following Alice Ruling

June 26, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Holds Federal Food Labeling Laws Do Not Preclude Lanham Act Suits

IP Alert | USPTO Cancels Trademark Registrations Belonging to Washington Redskins

June 25, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rules Against Internet Startup in ABC v. Aereo

June 19, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Issues Significant Decision on Patent Eligibility in Alice v. CLS

June 18, 2014

IP Alert | USPTO Cancels Trademark Registrations Belonging to Washington Redskins

June 12, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Holds Federal Food Labeling Laws Do Not Preclude Lanham Act Suits

June 10, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Two Opinions Restricting Access to Federal Courts in Patent Disputes Based on Standing Requirements

June 4, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Addresses Definiteness Requirement for Patent Claims

June 3, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Holds Inducement of Infringement Requires a Direct Infringer

June 2, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Reverses Decisions in Limelight Networks v. Akamai and Nautilus v. Biosig

May 29, 2014

IP Alert | USPTO to Recalculate Terms of Certain Patents

May 27, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Overturns Oracle v. Google Java API Decision; Holds APIs Copyrightable

May 23, 2014

IP Alert | Some Claims Do Survive IPR Proceedings; Be Timely in Submitting Evidence

May 19, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Fresenius v. Baxter

IP Alert | Supreme Court Addresses Copyright Laches Defense in "Raging Bull" Case

May 15, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Suprema, Inc. v. ITC

May 8, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Addresses Indefiniteness Standard to Be Applied by the USPTO

May 1, 2014

IP Alert | Recent IPR Decisions of Note

IP Alert | Two Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Alter the Legal Landscape for Establishing and Appealing 35 U.S.C. § 285 Exceptional Cases

April 29, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Issues Two Opinions Relating to “Exceptional Cases”

April 24, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Important Guidance on Obviousness-Type Double Patenting

March 31, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court to Address Standard of Review of Factual Findings in Claim Construction

March 28, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Resolves Important Question of Lanham Act Standing

March 26, 2014

IP Alert | Kessler Doctrine Bars Claims Against the Same Accused Products in Repeated Litigation

March 12, 2014

IP Alert | Pre-Issuance Conduct May Give Rise to Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction

March 6, 2014

IP Alert | USPTO Releases New Guidelines on Patent Eligibility

February 27, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Retains De Novo Standard for Appellate Review of Claim Construction

February 21, 2014

IP Alert | Cybor Stands—Federal Circuit Confirms De Novo Review of Claim Construction

IP Alert | No Foreseeability Exception to the Doctrine of Equivalents

January 27, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Places Burden of Proof on Patentee in Declaratory Judgment Actions

January 22, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Reverses Federal Circuit; Burden of Proof on Patentee in Declaratory Judgment Actions

January 21, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Rules for Patent Term Adjustment

January 13, 2014

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Prosecution History Estoppel Is Applicable to Design Patents

January 10, 2014

IP Alert | Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Four Key Cases

January 2, 2014

IP Alert | U.S. Patent Law Changes Taking Effect as of December 18, 2013

December 17, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Taxation of Costs for Electronic “Copies”

December 6, 2013

IP Alert | Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Opinion Regarding Standards for Issuance of Permanent Injunction

December 4, 2013

IP Alert | European Divisional Deadline to Be Annulled

December 2, 2013

IP Alert | USPTO Announces Proposed Rules to Implement Title I of the PLTIA

November 20, 2013

IP Alert | USPTO Announces Location for Silicon Valley Satellite Office

November 18, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Opinion in Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

IP Alert | USPTO Issues First Decision in Inter Partes Review Proceeding

November 14, 2013

IP Alert | Following Keurig, Federal Circuit Again Applies Patent Exhaustion Doctrine to Method Claims

October 21, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Applies Patent Exhaustion Doctrine to Method Claims

October 9, 2013

IP Alert | Lanham Act Bars Registration of Municipality Insignia

October 1, 2013

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Two Patent Cases

September 25, 2013

IP Alert | World’s Largest IP Offices to Launch Pilot PPH Program

September 11, 2013

IP Alert | Don’t Get "Ahead of the Science" When Drafting Patent Claims, Says the Federal Circuit

September 9, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Another Decision on Patent Eligibility

August 26, 2013

IP Alert | Judicial Conference Proposes Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

August 15, 2013

IP Alert | Offer Made by Supplier Can Result in On-Sale Bar

August 13, 2013

IP Alert | Exceptional Case May Be Predicated on Litigation Misconduct Alone

August 1, 2013

IP Alert | Law Firm’s Internal Use of Copyrighted Journal Articles Is Fair Use, Says Magistrate

July 29, 2013

IP Alert | Post-Expiration Royalty Term Unenforceable If Tied to Patent

July 15, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Cancellation of Claims in Reexamination Infringement Claim Moot (Update)

July 2, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Cancellation of Claims in Reexamination Infringement Claim Moot

June 27, 2013

IP Alert | Draft Rules of Procedure for EU Unified Patent Court Now Open to Public Comment

June 26, 2013

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Isolated DNA Cannot Be Patented

IP Alert | Good Faith Belief of Patent Invalidity Can Negate Intent Element for Induced Infringement

June 17, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Decision in Bosch v. Pylon

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Court of Appeals Ruling in FTC v. Actavis

June 14, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues En Banc Opinion on Interlocutory Appeals

June 13, 2013

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision in AMP v. Myriad

May 20, 2013

IP Alert | Medtronic, Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp.

May 14, 2013

IP Alert | Don’t Blame the Bean—U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Patent Exhaustion Doctrine

May 13, 2013

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision in Bowman v. Monsanto Co.

May 10, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues En Banc Decision in CLS Bank v. Alice Corp.

May 9, 2013

IP Alert | Florida Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Challenge the America Invents Act

April 15, 2013

IP Alert | USPTO Initiates Incentives for Examiners to Reduce RCE Backlog

April 12, 2013

IP Alert | USPTO Proposes New Rules to Implement Patent Law Treaty

April 2, 2013

IP Alert | USPTO Releases Final Rule Regarding Inter Partes Review

April 1, 2013

IP Alert | Supreme Court Rules First Sale Doctrine Applies to Foreign-Made Goods in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons

March 27, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Addresses Written Description Requirements for Broadening Design Continuation Applications

March 21, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Rejects “Marking Estoppel” Doctrine

March 19, 2013

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Decides Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons

March 15, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit to Review Cybor En Banc

March 7, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Addresses Divided Infringement Post-Akamai

March 5, 2013

IP Alert | New Local Patent Rules for Electronically Stored Information Issued for Northern District of Illinois

February 28, 2013

IP Alert | Gunn v. Minton Holds Malpractice Claims Belong in State Court

February 26, 2013

IP Alert | USPTO Announces Final Rules and Examination Guidelines to Implement the Final Phase of the America Invents Act

February 25, 2013

IP Alert | USPTO Publishes New Fee Schedule

February 20, 2013

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Decides Gunn v. Minton

February 13, 2013

IP Alert | USPTO Publishes First-to-File Rules and Examination Guidelines

February 7, 2013

IP Alert | Recent District Court Decision in Exelixis II at Odds with Exelixis I

February 4, 2013

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Addresses Pleading Requirements

January 30, 2013

IP Alert | U.S. Patent System Changes from “First-to-Invent” to “First-to-File” System on March 16, 2013

January 22, 2013

IP Alert | Supreme Court Decides Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc.

January 16, 2013

IP Alert | USPTO and EPO Launch Cooperative Patent Classification System

January 9, 2013

IP Alert | USPTO Files Notice of Appeal in Exelixis v. Kappos

IP Alert | Supreme Court Decides Already LLC v. Nike, Inc.

December 30, 2012

IP Alert | Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 Signed into Law

December 19, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Announces Changes to Implement Micro-Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees

December 13, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds Elimination of Qui Tam False Marking Provision Constitutional

December 11, 2012

IP Alert | European Parliament Approves EU Unitary Patent Regulations

December 4, 2012

IP Alert | Later-Filed Divisional Application Can Destroy Novelty of Parent Application in the European Patent Office

December 1, 2012

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in AMP v. Myriad

IP Alert | USPTO Announces Location for Dallas-Fort Worth Satellite Office

November 20, 2012

IP Alert | Walker Process Claim as Basis for Federal Jurisdiction

October 12, 2012

IP Alert | Derivation Proceedings

October 9, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Will Hear CLS Bank Case En Banc

October 5, 2012

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Two IP Cases

September 25, 2012

IP Alert | Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the USPTO

September 20, 2012

IP Alert | Citation of Patent Owner Statements and Application of Estoppel to Ex Parte Reexamination

September 18, 2012

IP Alert | Revisions of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review

IP Alert | Third-Party Challenges to Issued Patents Under the America Invents Act

September 17, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Issues Final Rules for Supplemental Examination

IP Alert | USPTO Issues Final Rules for Inventor’s Oath or Declaration

IP Alert | Revised Statute of Limitation for Attorney Discipline Under the America Invents Act

IP Alert | Third-Party Pre-Grant Submission Rules Under the America Invents Act

September 6, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Releases Highly Anticipated Decision in AMP v. Myriad

September 4, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues En Banc Opinion on “Multiple Actor” Infringement

August 31, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Delivers En Banc Opinion on Induced Infringement

August 16, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Publishes Several AIA Rules Packages

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Releases Highly Anticipated Decision in AMP v. Myriad

August 10, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Another Opinion on Subject Matter Eligibility

August 8, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Grants En Banc Review on Jurisdiction

August 7, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Continues to Revise Rules of Practice

August 6, 2012

IP Alert | Presumption of Enablement Extended to Prior Non-Patent Publications

July 31, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Reveals Proposed Changes to "First to File" Provisions of America Invents Act

July 17, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Issues Third-Party Submission Rules Under America Invents Act

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Again Opines on Subject Matter Eligibility

July 9, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Issues Interim Guidelines to Examining Corps Implementing the Mayo Decision

July 3, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Announces Locations for Three New Satellite Offices

July 2, 2012

IP Alert | European Union Makes Progress Toward Unitary Patent System

June 15, 2012

IP Alert | ICANN Reveals gTLD String Applications and Opens Formal Comment and Objection Periods

IP Alert | In re Bill of Lading Transmission and Processing System Patent Litigation

June 11, 2012

IP Alert | Columbia Becomes First South American Country to Join Madrid Protocol

June 8, 2012

IP Alert | District Court Denies Copyright Protection to API Names and Methods

May 31, 2012

IP Alert | Saint-Gobain—Standard of Proof Under the Doctrine of Equivalents

May 30, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Endorses Copyright Damages Based on Fair Market Value

May 21, 2012

IP Alert | Supreme Court Vacates and Remands Software Patent Case

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Rules Challenger Can Provoke Reexamination After Failing to Invalidate Patent in District Court Litigation

May 11, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Announces Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program

May 7, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Reaffirms Standard for Severance and Transfer

April 18, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Procedure for Nonobviousness Analysis

IP Alert | Supreme Court Requires De Novo Review in Civil Actions to Obtain Patent

April 17, 2012

IP Alert | Supreme Court Decides Case Regarding "Label Carve-Outs"

April 3, 2012

IP Alert | Supreme Court Considers Patent Exhaustion Doctrine

March 29, 2012

IP Alert | Court Rules Patent Owners' Avenues for Review of Ex Parte Reexamination Decisions Are Restricted

March 27, 2012

IP Alert | Supreme Court Holds Prometheus Patents Invalid

March 26, 2012

IP Alert | Supreme Court Vacates and Remands Myriad Gene Patent Case

March 21, 2012

IP Alert | Supreme Court Decides Mayo v. Prometheus

March 19, 2012

IP Alert | Deadline Approaching to Register New Generic Top-Level Domains

March 15, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues En Banc Decision Relating to Intervening Rights

March 5, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Confirms Broadening Reissue Continuation May Be Filed After Two Years

February 22, 2012

IP Alert | FDA Issues Guidance on Biosimilars

February 15, 2012

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Clarifies Interference Bar in Adair v. Carter

February 8, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Releases Proposed Contested Case Rules and Patent Fee Schedule

February 1, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Publishes Proposed Rules for Supplemental Examination and Revised Reexamination Fees

January 31, 2012

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Copyright Law Protecting Foreign Works

January 27, 2012

IP Alert | ICANN Application Period Now Open for New Generic Top-Level Domains

January 25, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Publishes Proposed Rules for Supplemental Examination and Revised Reexamination Fees

January 23, 2012

IP Alert | Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Kappos v. Hyatt

January 18, 2012

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Copyright Law Protecting Foreign Works

January 12, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Announces First Satellite Office

January 10, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Issues Changes to Implement Post-Patent Provisions and Third-Party Preissuance Submissions

January 2, 2012

IP Alert | USPTO Extends Pilot Program for Deferral of Filing Fees

December 29, 2011

IP Alert | USPTO Provides for Prioritized Patent Examination

December 21, 2011

IP Alert | Mayo Case Could Clarify Patentability Standards for “Personalized Medicine”

December 20, 2011

IP Alert | USPTO Introduces a New Status and Document Retrieval System

December 5, 2011

IP Alert | New Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals

November 29, 2011

IP Alert | District Court Dismisses Counterclaim to Correct Patent Use Codes Without Supreme Court Guidance

November 22, 2011

IP Alert | New Rules for Patent Appeals

November 7, 2011

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Provides Guidance Regarding Means-Plus-Function "Structure"

October 29, 2011

IP Alert | The EU Court of Justice Rules Certain Stem Cell Procedures and Products Are Unpatentable

October 21, 2011

IP Alert | Time Is Running Out to Block Trademarks from .XXX Registry

October 17, 2011

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Eliminates Presumption of Irreparable Harm but Confirms the Fundamental Exclusive Nature of Patents

October 4, 2011

IP Alert | Intervening Rights Can Exist Even in the Absence of a Claim Amendment

September 21, 2011

IP Alert | Northern District of Illinois Judges Assigned to Patent Pilot Project

September 16, 2011

IP Alert | Summary of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

September 8, 2011

IP Alert | BREAKING NEWS--U.S. Senate Passes Patent Reform Bill--H. R. 1249

September 6, 2011

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Split Decision on Patent-Eligible Subject Matter

August 26, 2011

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Holds That Federal Agencies Are Not Immune from Suit for Non-Monetary Patent Claims

August 25, 2011

IP Alert | USPTO Revises Policy to Comply with Tanaka Decision

August 19, 2011

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Major Ruling Regarding Software Patents

August 10, 2011

IP Alert | Seventh Circuit Addresses Sovereign Immunity in Trademark Case

August 5, 2011

IP Alert | Prevent Your Trademark from Becoming an .XXX Domain Name

August 3, 2011

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Landmark Decision Affecting Gene Therapy Patents

July 27, 2011

IP Alert | Proposed USPTO Rule Change Regarding Duty to Disclose

IP Alert | USPTO Solicits Comments Regarding America Invents Act

July 20, 2011

IP Alert | District Court Holds False Marking Statute Constitutional

July 11, 2011

IP Alert | USPTO Announces Expansion of Patent Prosecution Highway

June 27, 2011

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Two Patent Cases

June 22, 2011

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Patent Eligibility of Drug Dosage and Diagnostic Claims

June 20, 2011

IP Alert | ICANN Approves Landmark Change to Internet Domain Name System

June 13, 2011

IP Alert | Northern District of Illinois Selected for Patent Pilot Project

June 9, 2011

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Issues Highly Anticipated Decision in Microsoft v. i4i

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Strong Presumption of Patent Validity in Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership

June 7, 2011

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Vesting of Patent Rights to Federal Contractors Under the Bayh-Dole Act

May 26, 2011

IP Alert | Federal Circuit to Review Divided Infringement En Banc

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Issues Landmark En Banc Decision on Inequitable Conduct Standard in Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co.

May 23, 2011

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Decides Suppliers Can Bring Declaratory Judgment Actions When Customers Are Accused of Infringement

May 18, 2011

IP Alert | USPTO Announces Full First Action Interview Pilot Program

May 2, 2011

IP Alert | USPTO Issues Report to Congress on Trademark Bully Study

April 28, 2011

IP Alert | Seventh Circuit Issues Decision Clarifying When a Website May Establish Personal Jurisdiction Over the Website Operator

April 21, 2011

IP Alert | USPTO Postpones Expedited Patent Examination Program

April 19, 2011

IP Alert | U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership

March 16, 2011

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Reins in False Marking Suits

IP Alert | Federal Circuit Reaffirms Claim Preambles May Not Be Limiting