Kilpatrick partners Megan Bussey, Nicki Kennedy, and Michael Bertelson recently presented at the 20th annual KTIPS (Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar) on the topic of “A New Era Dawns for Design Patent...more
The USPTO recently proposed a major change to terminal disclaimer practice, which can have huge potential impacts. Watch our Legal Alert for more on how to navigate this proposed rule change.
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The USPTO issued Revised Interim Guidelines today on the process for requesting Director Review of PTAB decisions. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Arthrex, 141 S.Ct. 1970 (2021), which held that...more
Nicki Kennedy -- a Kilpatrick Townsend partner who is a registered patent attorney concentrating her practice on patent-related matters with a focus on client counseling, patent prosecution, domestic and international patent...more
The Supreme Court issued two decisions today in the cases of Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, et al., and SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, addressing inter partes review (IPR). In Oil States, the...more
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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has issued its Guidance on Motions to Amend in view of the Federal Circuit’s long-awaited Aqua Products decision. In that splintered ruling, the Federal Circuit addressed the burden of proof...more