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Morgan Lewis

‘Settled Expectations,’ PTAB’s New Discretionary Denial Factor, Gains Additional Footing in Dabico

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Acting Director of the USPTO Coke Morgan Stewart recently discretionarily denied institution of an inter partes review (IPR) based on a new consideration, “settled expectations,” that is, the length of time that the...more

Jones Day

Third Circuit: Unsecured Claim for Royalties from Intellectual Property Purchased by Debtor Discharged Under Chapter 11 Plan

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Mitigating risk of loss associated with a bankruptcy filing should be an element of any commercial transaction, especially if it involves a sale or license of intellectual property rights. A ruling recently handed down by the...more

Vondran Legal

Viral DRM on a copyright lawsuit rampage in California

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Viral DRM is a content creator specializing in weather videos. Their content is attractive to many people who love to watch storm and weather videos. Recently, Viral DRM has been on a rampage filing lawsuits in California...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CEO Punches Ticket and Avoids Sanctions Based on Receiving Confidential Documents

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Addressing protective order violations, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit largely vacated a district court’s sanctions order. The Court explained that sanctions must comply with due process, barring parties from...more

Fish & Richardson

President Biden Signs "Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022" Into Law

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On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed into law the "Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022." Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 (“PAIPA”), Pub. Law 117-336, 88 Fed. Reg. 2229 (Jan. 13,...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more

Knobbe Martens

Federal Circuit Holds That the PTAB Does Not Have an Impermissible Incentive to Institute IPRs

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MOBILITY WORKX, LLC v. UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC Before Newman, Schall, and Dyk. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Fee-funded structure of AIA review proceedings does not violate due process....more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right – Trade Secrets Saga Concludes With No Damages Awarded

On Wednesday, a federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas declined to award any damages to Huawei Technologies Co., the world’s largest telecommunications company, stemming from its allegations of trade secret theft,...more

International Lawyers Network

“...For me? As what? Tough guy? I don’t need tough guys. I need more lawyers...”: Intellectual Property Law In Criminal Matters

There is a popular vintage Harley Davidson t-shirt that says “Tough Guys Finish First.” That may be true. But, sometimes, to finish first, one does not need more tough guys; one needs more lawyers, as a crime-related matter...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - December 2018 #2

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. v. Plano Encryption Technologies LLC, Appeal No. 2016-2700 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2018) On Friday, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a...more

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