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United States Patent and Trademark Office › Ex Parte › Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.... more +
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.    less -
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Federal Circuit Review | July 2024

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In Natera, Inc v. Neogenomics Laboratories, Inc., Appeal No. 24-1324 the Federal Circuit held that  preliminary injunction may be valid if a substantial question of invalidity was not raised, even if the asserted patent is...more

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For Statutory Equivalents, Even One Means May Be Enough

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A US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) appeals review panel decided that a means-plus-function (M+F) claim element supported by the disclosure of only a single species is not invalid for indefiniteness or lack of written...more

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Federal Circuit Review - August 2023

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IPR Petitioners Must Be Permitted to Respond to Claim Constructions First Proposed in Patent Owner Response - In Axonics, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., Appeal No. 22-1532, the Federal Circuit held that where a patent owner in...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Take the LEAP – Maximizing Oral Arguments Before the PTAB

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More than two years have passed since the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) created the Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP) to develop the skill of practitioners in presenting oral arguments to the...more

Harris Beach PLLC

New Procedures for Challenging Trademark Registrations at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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On December 18, two new procedures will be available for challenging U.S. trademark registrations. On that date, new regulations from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will take effect, as part of the USPTO’s...more

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Power Integrations, Inc. v. Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2019)

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In this case, the question ultimately answered by the Federal Circuit was a straightforward question of statutory interpretation:  in determining whether a party is time-barred from filing a petition for inter partes review...more

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