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Federal Circuit Significantly Broadens Qualifying Expenses for Economic Domestic Industry at the ITC

On March 5, the Federal Circuit held that sales, marketing, warehousing, quality control, or distribution expenditures may count as “employment of labor or capital” for purposes of satisfying the economic domestic industry...more

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How the Timing of Director Review May Affect Co-Pending Litigation

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Director Review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) remains a hot topic in patent law. The Director first established an interim process for Director Review in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2021 decision in United...more

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Legislation: Restoring the America Invents Act

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On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, Senators Patrick Leahy (D) and John Cornyn (R) introduced the Restoring the America Invents Act, a bill that would modify Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) procedures and facilitate...more

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PTAB Precedential 35 U.S.C. 315(b) Decisions Show Service in Dismissed Infringement Cases Can Still Bar IPR Institution

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The PTAB recently designated two decisions interpreting 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) as precedential. Each decision applies the Federal Circuit’s literalist interpretation of § 315(b) from Click-to-Call (CTC) to, in one...more

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PTAB Strategies and Insights - September 2019

The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire...more

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Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - September 2018: Third Party Submissions in the U.S.: What You Need to Know

The America Invents Act provides an expanded process for a third party to submit prior art to the examiner concerning any U.S. patent application. The new process is aimed to encourage the public to submit relevant art as a...more

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Four New Rules at the ITC That Patent Litigators Need to Know

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International Trade Commission - The ITC has issued a series of new rules applying to all Section 337 investigations instituted after June 7, 2018. Although the overall impact of these new rules is not yet known,...more

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Delayed Payment Proves Fatal for Cultec’s PTAB Challenge

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Under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b), a petition for inter partes review (IPR) may not be filed more than one year after the date on which the petitioner was served with a patent infringement complaint. Thus, a petition must meet all of...more

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PTAB Denies Timely, Relevant Supplement to Petition

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By rule, a petitioner may request permission from the Board to submit supplemental information in an IPR proceeding if: (1) the request is filed within one month of the Board’s institution decision, and (2) the supplemental...more

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