In its March 13, 2020 decision in Communications Test Design, Inc. v. Contec, LLC, the Federal Circuit highlighted the obstacles that an accused infringer faces in filing a declaratory judgment action. In particular, the...more
In this four-part series, we take a look forward at the cases, legislation, and other trends that are likely to have a significant impact on intellectual property law and practice in 2020. In the first two parts of the...more
3/5/2020
/ Administrative Patent Judges ,
Appeals ,
Appointments Clause ,
Claim Construction ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Real Party in Interest ,
USPTO
PART 1: IP ISSUES CURRENTLY PENDING BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT -
In the first part of our series, we briefly summarize the intellectual property issues that the Supreme Court has already agreed to address in 2020. In...more
1/20/2020
/ Allen v Cooper ,
Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Remedy Clarification Act ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Generic Marks ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oracle v Google ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Romag Fasteners v Fossil ,
SCOTUS ,
Software ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Trademarks ,
United States Patent and Trademark Office v Booking.com BV