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…
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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…
Willful Infringement and Enhanced Damages, following Halo
In Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., 579 U.S. ___ (2016), the United States Supreme Court held that the…
Is "Otherwise Available to the Public" a New Category of Prior Art or a New Catchall Provision?
Under the AIA, 35 U.S.C. § 102 was modified to define various categories of prior art appearing before the effective…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Patent Venue Case
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to TC Heartland, LLC, a liquid sweetener company based in Indiana…
Supreme Court Considers Standard For Enhanced Infringement Damages
Last week the Supreme Court heard arguments in two consolidated cases addressing the issue of how much discretion a court…