Intellectual property rights and patent policy were not focal points during Donald Trump’s campaign. Even in the final days prior to the vote, when Hillary Clinton advocated ending the practice of fee diversion from the US...more
Earlier this week, the Federal Circuit narrowed the types of patents eligible for covered business method (CBM) review. In Unwired Planet, LLC v. Google Inc., Case No. 15-1812, (Fed. Cir. Nov. 21, 2016) (“Unwired Planet”),...more