Sterne Kessler’s U.S. IP Update is a newsletter delivering the latest developments in U.S. intellectual property law, tailored for companies and legal counsel in Korea. Stay informed on key court decisions, policy changes,...more
5/22/2025
/ Alice/Mayo ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
FRAND ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IP License ,
Machine Learning ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Software ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Unified Patent Court
On February 11, 2025, the European Commission withdrew its longstanding, and much debated, proposal for standard essential patent (SEP) regulation. The withdrawal was met with mixed reactions, with SEP holders largely...more
2/13/2025
/ Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Standard Essential Patents
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a Final Rule that invalidates non-compete clauses in standard employment agreements. This new regulation, with some limited exceptions, imposes a nationwide and retroactive...more
6/7/2024
/ Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets ,
Webinars
The PTAB’s evolving evidentiary standards often perplex petitioners and patent owners. Historically, significant party effort has gone into attempting to establish that non-patent literature, such as articles, textbooks,...more
Powerful. Resilient. Ever-evolving. These characteristics of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) were on full display in 2019. This past year the PTAB received more than 1,300 inter partes review (IPR), post grant review...more
3/5/2020
/ Claim Construction ,
Concurrent Litigation ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Design Patent ,
Estoppel ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motion to Amend ,
Motion To Stay ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Trial Practice Guidance