Lessons about Prosecution History Estoppel and Design Patents from Advantek Marketing, Inc. v …
Patent practitioners are probably well familiar with circumstances in which prosecution history estoppel can limit the scope of a U.S. utility patent’s …
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United States: Enforceability Of Medical Procedure Patents Under 35 USC § 287(c)
… U.S.C. § 287(c) bars a medical procedure patent owner from enforcing the patent, by obtaining an injunction, monetary damages, and attorney fees, …
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Apple Faces $145M Patent Infringement Verdict Over Voice-Over LTE Technology
Apple Inc. was hit with a $145 million patent infringement verdict in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California Wednesday over …
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Temporary IP Specialist (Patent Prosecution)
Temporary IP Specialist (Patent Prosecution) Washington Post Full coverage
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‘Ethical NPE’ Has Sights Set On China
Law360 (August 2, 2018, 8:06 PM EDT) — Amid a challenging U.S. market for patent enforcement, a new patent licensing firm that has coined the term …
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En Banc Federal Circuit: § 145 Appellants Generally Not Liable for PTO Attorneys’ Fees
There are two ways to appeal adverse Patent Trial and Appeal Board … And where the Patent Act discusses fee awards (specifically, § 285), it does so …
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Otonomy Scores Fed. Circ. Win In Ear Treatment Patent Case
In an 18-page nonprecedential decision, the panel found that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board erred in granting Auris Medical AG an effective filing …
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The Radical Left’s Agenda Is More Popular Than the Mainstream GOP’s
This is possible because existing law gives the federal government limited immunity to challenges from patent holders: Patent holders cannot stop the …
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IP Suit Fails Again After Audio Issues Spur Fed. Circ. Redo
IP Suit Fails Again After Audio Issues Spur Fed. Circ. … audio technology issues that allowed third-party chatter to drown out attorney presentations.
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Law firm LeClairRyan adds patent prosecution group to Sacramento office
The Richmond, Virginia-based business law firm LeClairRyan has added a new patent prosecution group to its Sacramento office. The move adds …