The PTAB Digest 2021/2022 provides an overview of PTAB statistics, trends, and updates that impact strategies and business decisions for patent owners and petitioners alike.
Significant developments included the...more
The court offers clarification on a patent litigation venue issue that has caused “widespread disagreement” nationwide....more
On September 21, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion in In re: Cray Inc. clarifying how district courts should determine whether a patent infringement defendant maintains a “regular and...more
The court finds that some physical presence is required to satisfy the venue standard.
On September 11, 2017, Chief Judge Leonard Stark of the US District Court for the District of Delaware handed down two decisions...more
The Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of the laches defense in patent infringement actions, aligning its interpretation of laches under the Patent Act with that under the Copyright Act....more
Important amendments went into effect on December 1.
The major changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that govern discovery in federal cases affect Rules 26, 34, and 37....more