The Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued 47 IPR and CBM Final Written Decisions in January, including decisions following remands from the Federal Circuit, cancelling 515 (81.10%) instituted claims while declining to cancel 120 (18.90%) instituted claims. Patent owners did
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AIPLA Annual Trade Secret Law Summit – March 2020 – Register here
Crowell & Moring is a proud sponsor of this year’s AIPLA Trade Secret Law Summit, taking place March 16th – 17th in San Francisco’s South Financial District.
We invite you to join us the evening of March 16th for a cocktail…
Biosimilars Update: Amsparity Authorized by EMA but EU Launch Not Expected
Theranos Founder Sued by Prior Counsel for Failure to Pay Legal Fees
WIPO international registration system extends to geographical indications thanks to the entry into force of the Geneva Act of WIPO’s Lisbon Agreement
The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications has officially entered into force. The European Union’s November 26, 2019, accession permitted the Geneva Act’s entry into force three months later, i.e. on February 26,…
Federal Circuit Confirms Time Bar Under § 315(b) Is Waivable
Notwithstanding the jurisdictional nature of the time bar under § 315(b), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined that a party may waive a time bar argument if it failed to raise the issue with the Patent Trial…
Petitioner’s Reply Argument in IPR Is Not an Impermissible New Theory
Addressing whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) too narrowly read its rules limiting reply briefs in an inter partes review (IPR) to preclude a petitioner’s argument as a “new theory of unpatentability,” the US Court of…
2019 IP Law Year in Review: Copyrights
Executive Summary
In many ways, copyright jurisprudence in 2019 was a study in contrasts. While certain cases represented a “back to basics” approach, answering fundamental questions such as “When can a copyright owner sue for copyright infringement?” and “What costs…
Google’s Servers Do Not Constitute a Regular and Established Place of Business for Patent Venue
It has become commonplace for companies such as Google to use local servers to provide faster service to customers. This practice has raised the question as to whether those local servers constitute “a regular and established place of business” for…
Symposium Spotlight: Dr. Todd Hairston
By: Nathaniel Reiff
On February 28, 2020, the Wake Forest Journal of Business & Intellectual Property will have the privilege of hosting Dr. Todd Hairston as a speaker at its Spring Symposium: “Amateur Hour is Over: Analyzing the Impact…