The long-awaited decision in United States v. Arthrex held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is inconsistent with the Constitution’s Appointments Clause because the administrative patent judges (APJs) that...more
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) recently issued guidance on the effects the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, No. 16-969 (U.S. Apr. 24, 2018) will have on the inter partes...more
In Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc., No. 15-1039 (U.S. June 12, 2017) the Supreme Court held (i) that biosimilar applicants may provide the requisite 180-days’ notice of commercial marketing to the reference product sponsor even...more
On May 28, 2015, we reported on the Supreme Court’s decision in Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., 135 S. Ct. 1920 (2015) which reversed the Federal Circuit’s earlier decision and held that, inter alia, a reasonable...more
Following last year’s decision in Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc. et al., 572 U.S. ____ (2014) (holding that a finding of induced infringement requires that all infringing acts be performed by a single...more
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