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Baker Botts L.L.P.

The Impact of Prosecution Length on Infringement Outcomes in Patent Litigation

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This article continues our analysis of over 89,000 patents to determine how the number of office actions to allowance during prosecution impacts litigation outcomes. Last month we discussed how prosecution length impacts...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Tips for Reviewing (or Drafting) Patent Claims

For emerging companies, a patent application should combine legal skill with technical and business knowledge to produce a document that will serve as a foundation to the company’s valuation and future profitability....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

USPTO Designates Three Decisions Concerning Discretion to Deny Inter Partes Review Under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d)

On March 24, the USPTO issued two precedential decisions and one informative decision that clarify the circumstances under which the PTAB will utilize its discretion to deny IPR institution under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d). This...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - September 2019 #3

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Inspired Development Grp, LLC v. Inspired Products Grp., LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1616 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 18, 2019) - Our first patent case of the week is not, according to the Federal Circuit, a...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Patents in the burgeoning cannabis industry

With cannabis legal in 29 states for medical use and in eight states for recreational use, there is a surge of entrepreneurism and an influx of capital into the rapidly expanding cannabis industry. Although cannabis remains a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Failure to Provide Patent Examiner with Copy of PTAB Decision Not Grounds for Inequitable Conduct

In a report and recommendation issued Tuesday, August 15, 2017, a magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Texas stated that failure to provide a patent examiner with a copy of a relevant post-grant review (PGR)...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Overview of Comments on the USPTO's July 2015 Update to the Interim Examination Guidance

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In late July, the USPTO issued its July 2015 Update to the 2014 Interim Section 101 Patent Eligibility Guidance (IEG). The July 2015 Update addresses a number of the issues and concerns raised in the public comments to the...more

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