The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently held that the statutory scheme governing the administrative patent judges of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is in violation of the Appointments Clause of the US...more
The court offers clarification on a patent litigation venue issue that has caused “widespread disagreement” nationwide....more
Simultaneous representation by a law firm in the prosecution of patents for two clients for similar inventions is not a per se violation of the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct.
On December 23, in Chris E....more
The Court creates a hybrid standard of review.
On January 20, in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court altered the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s longstanding de novo...more