USPTO Extends "Patents 4 Patients" Pilot Program
Last summer, we wrote about the “Patents 4 Patients” Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program launched by the USPTO. At the program’s…
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Supreme Court Curbs Forum Shopping in Infringement Suits
Last month, in its decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, 581 U.S. __ (May 22,…
Federal Circuit Declines to Clarify Secret Sales Under § 102
In December of last year, we wrote about the interpretation of “otherwise available to the public” as was being litigated…
Post-Halo Enhanced Damages
Timing and Type of Validity/Non-Infringement Opinion Can Be Relevant The weight a court will give an opinion of counsel as…
Constitutionality of AIA Will be Reviewed by Supreme Court
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, which…
USPTO to Replace EFS and PAIR
As part of its efforts to modernize and improve the patent filing system, the USPTO presented an overview of the…