Under the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980 (35 U.S.C. §§ 200-212), commonly referred to as the Bayh-Dole Act, the federal government can exercise “march-in” authority in certain circumstances to...more
1/11/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Healthcare ,
Inventions ,
March-in-Rights ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
NIST ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Request For Information
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld an attorneys’ fees award after the patent owner brought successive patent infringement suits attempting “to refile to wipe the slate clean” after the first court was...more
8/4/2022
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Attorney's Fees ,
Dismissals ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Fee Awards ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Netflix ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Sanctions
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a damages verdict because the acts supporting the induced infringement finding took place years before the statutory damages period and thus could not support a finding...more