The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic, Inc. has drastically limited the doctrine of assignor estoppel, requiring patent practitioners to reconsider assignment and other contractual provisions...more
With its recent decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Windy City Innovations, LLC, the Federal Circuit put an end to “same-party” joinder in inter partes reviews (“IPRs”). In the past, a defendant may have filed an IPR petition...more