The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law in August 2022, impacted a wide range of tax laws and touched many aspects of government. Significantly, part of the IRA provides Medicare with the ability to negotiate the...more
7/21/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Benchmarking ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week established an updated patent fee schedule, effective January 16, 2018. The updated schedule provides for a modest increase for most fees—but also more significant...more
11/22/2017
/ Covered Business Method Patents ,
Design Patent ,
Fees ,
Filing Fees ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
USPTO ,
Utility Patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has unveiled a series of new rules that provide for significant changes to the procedures followed in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings, including inter partes...more
4/4/2016
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Derivation Proceeding ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
USPTO ,
Young Lawyers