Key Takeaway: When facing a patent infringement suit, accused infringers traditionally turned to inter partes review (IPR) as a faster, more cost-effective alternative to district court litigation. However, recent guidance...more
8/5/2025
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Copyright ,
EU ,
Ex Partes Reexamination ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Prior Art ,
Semiconductors ,
USPTO
The PTAB has returned to a more flexible and discretionary approach to denying post-grant proceedings, reintroducing the Fintiv factors and adding new considerations such as settled expectations and USPTO workload. These...more
7/10/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Budget Reconciliation ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
e-Books ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
USPTO
Key Takeaway: This article explores the unique procedural and strategic considerations for litigating SEP cases at the ITC, and what to know when navigating this complex and evolving landscape. The U.S. International Trade...more
6/3/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Standard Essential Patents
On April 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("Federal Circuit") issued a significant decision in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp., Case No. 2023-2437 (Apr. 18, 2025), affirming...more
This Article analyzes over 89,000 patents litigated over a twenty-year period to determine how the number of office actions to allowance during prosecution impacts rates of invalidity during subsequent litigation. Many...more
It is well established that “a petitioner in an inter partes review … is not permitted to assert a ground of unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. § 112.” Dexcowin Golabl, Inc. v. Aribex, Inc., IPR2016-00436, Paper 12 (PTAB July 7,...more
2/4/2025
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Copyright ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Regulatory Reform ,
USPTO