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Mootness Appeals Issue Preclusion

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Beware Equitable Doctrine of Issue Preclusion in Multiparty, Multivenue Patent Campaigns

Addressing for the first time whether an invalidity order merges with a voluntary dismissal for purposes of finality, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that an interlocutory order merges with the final...more

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Since Vacatur Seeks Equitable Relief, Clean Hands Matter

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In an opinion related to its 2021 ruling that a decision in earlier inter partes reexaminations of related patents had a preclusive effect that collaterally estopped the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (Board) from making new...more

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