On September 13, 2016, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in McRO, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America, that provides a favorable decision applicants and patentees can cite in seeking to obtain and defend claims directed...more
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision in BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc., v. AT&T Mobility LLC, No. 2015-1763 (Fed. Cir. June 27, 2016) finding that asserted content-filtering system claims are not...more
On April 14, 2015, the House of Representatives introduced a bill to amend the pre-filing grace period provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA). The bill, entitled "Grace Period Restoration Act of 2015" (H.R. 1791),...more