A recent notice from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) informed patent owners that “Starting September 1, 2025 all Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) hearings will be held in person.” (Emphasis added)....more
In its recent decision in Steuben Foods, Inc. v. Shibuya Hoppmann Corp., 2023-1790 (Fed. Cir., 2025), the Federal Circuit, while not directly addressing whether the reverse doctrine of equivalence (RDOE) is a valid defense to...more