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Saul Ewing LLP

FTC Supports Proposed PTO Rule Mandating Disclosure of Agreements Between Litigants in Disputes Before the Patent Trial and Appeal...

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Introduction - On June 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) unanimously agreed to submit a comment supporting a recent proposed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) rule that would mandate the disclosure of all...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Clean Up on Aisle PTAB: Clarification of Discretionary Denial Practice

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board, seeking to codify existing...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

USPTO Announces Slate of Proposed Rule Changes

On April 20, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced several proposed rule changes that would have an impact on patent applicants, patent holders, and patent challengers. A common thread running...more

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USPTO Provides Insight on AMPRM Proposals

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The USPTO issued an advance notice of proposed rules (“ANPRM”) on April 21, 2023 and is requesting comments and feedback from practitioners on proposed, proposed changes at the PTAB. The full ANPRM document is available on...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of...more

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Federal Circuit Review - February 2022

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Ordered To Agree: Binding Settlement Agreement Provision Found Despite Absence of Singular, Executed Agreement - In Plasmacam, Inc. v. Cncelectronics, LLC Appeal No. 21-1689, the Federal Circuit held that an agreement on...more

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Board Requires Settlement Agreement to Dismiss Pre-Institution Proceeding

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Biofrontera AG (“Petitioner”) filed an unopposed motion to dismiss the petition during the preliminary phase of the proceedings.  Here, DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) had not yet filed a Preliminary Response, and...more

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Issue 35: PTAB Trial Tracker

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TIMING OF REQUEST KEY FOR BOARD DECISIONS ON MOTIONS TO TERMINATE - In Ocado Group PLC v. AutoStore Technology AS, PGR2021-00038 (July 30, 2021), Petitioner moved to withdraw its petition, arguing that efficiency favored...more

Miller Canfield

IP Litigation Quarterly Update

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Introducing the IP Litigation Quarterly Update, a quarterly newsletter summarizing noteworthy and interesting opinions related to intellectual property law. In this first edition covering the first quarter of 2020, the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Biosimilar Litigation Trends and Lessons Learned in 2019

It has been nearly 10 years since the U.S. Biosimilars Pathway (the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act) was enacted. The first biosimilar product in U.S. history was approved and launched in 2015. Ten biosimilars...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Can You Hear Me Now? PTAB’s Reliance on Reference in Non-Instituted Ground Is Improper

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a finding of obviousness by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), concluding that the finding was based on a reference that was included only in a non-instituted...more

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Common Forum Selection Clause in License Agreement Prevents Patent Validity Challenge at PTAB

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On April 18, 2019, the Federal Circuit issued a non-precedential opinion that is making stakeholders in the patent licensing community sit up and take note. The case was Dodocase VR, Inc. v. MerchSource, LLC, holding that a...more

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Cook Medical Petitions for Inter Partes Review (IPR) of Medtronic “Jervis” Patent

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On November 9, 2018, Cook Medical LLC filed a petition with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board requesting inter partes review (IPR) of U.S. Patent No. 6,306,141, assigned to Medtronic Vascular, Inc. The ‘141 Patent is...more

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Be Advised: Settlement Does Not Necessarily End An IPR Or PGR

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The AIA expressly anticipates and permits a patent owner and a petitioner to reach a settlement during the pendency of a post-grant proceeding. For IPRs, 35 U.S.C. § 317(a) is entitled “Settlement” and provides, in pertinent...more

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PTAB Terminates IPR Just Under the Statutory Wire

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The patent statute requires the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to issue a final written decision within one year of instituting an Inter Partes Review (IPR). The recent case of Petroleum Geo-Services Inc. v. Westerngeo...more

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Settling IPRs and District Court Litigation: Strategic Considerations for Resolving a Dispute

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Inter partes review proceedings have become a popular mechanism for defendants to challenge the validity of a patent that is asserted in a district court litigation. Because IPRs typically move more quickly than district...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

PTAB Refuses to Honor “No-Challenge” Clauses

Thankfully, that patent case you litigated a few years back is long gone in the rear-view mirror. As the plaintiff, you received a nice lump sum payment and a going forward royalty. Even better, the defendant agreed to never...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

IP Newsflash - January 2015 #2

DISTRICT COURT CASES - District Court Opinion Underscores Importance of Careful Drafting of Settlement Agreements - A recent opinion penned by Chief Judge James C. Dever of the Eastern District of North Carolina...more

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