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“Settled-Expectations” Analysis May Leave Some Petitioners Feeling Unsettled

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As discretionary denials are on the rise and institution rates are declining at the PTAB (link), recent decisions from the PTAB have introduced the notion of a patent owner’s “settled expectations” as another reason for the...more

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“What You Say Can and Will Be Used Against Your Patent” Says Federal Circuit in New Opinion

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Last week, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in Top Brand LLC v. Cozy Comfort Company LLC, clarifying the application of prosecution history disclaimer in the context of design patents. This alert summarizes the...more

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Lexicography: Clear And Unequivocal

This Federal Circuit opinion analyzes lexicography in the context of claim construction. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals owns U.S. Patent Nos. 11,246,933 (parent) and 11,382,979 (child). These patents relate to biodegradable...more

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Discretionary Denial Where Inventors Petitioned for Unpatentability

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Coke Morgan Stewart, the acting director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), exercised discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a) to deny Tessell’s (“Petitioner’s”) petition in favor of Nutanix (“Patent...more

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Google Victory Is First Step to Address Patent Damages Imbalance

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Patents are a mutually beneficial agreement between inventors and the government. Each side makes concessions in service of their own, and the greater, good. It’s a careful balance, where policy and rules that are too...more

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PTO Creates New Expectations Regarding Discretionary Denials

On the heels of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director’s recent decision to deny institution of iRhythm Technologies’ inter partes review petition, the PTO has now issued additional decisions clarifying the role...more

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UPC Court of Appeal confirms its jurisdiction over infringements that pre-date the UPC Agreement

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Xsys Italia v. Esko-Graphics ORD_23545/2025 - The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has delivered a decision clarifying the temporal scope of the UPC’s jurisdiction over European patent infringement...more

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Court Finds MSN Does Not Infringe Novartis’s Patent and Clears the Way for Generic Entresto

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In In re Entresto (Sacubitril/Valsartan) Patent Litigation, Judge Richard G. Andrews of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware granted MSN Pharmaceuticals Inc. a victory on noninfringement of U.S. Patent No....more

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Discretionary Denial of IPR Institution Due to Advanced Hatch-Waxman Litigation

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In a recent decision, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“PTAB”) exercised its discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a) to deny institution of an inter partes review (“IPR”) after applying the Fintiv factors, despite Petitioner’s...more

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Is Your Enantiomer Possessed? Patenting of Enantiomers – Does Written Description Require More Than Actual Possession?

It is well established that an enantiomerically pure compound exhibiting advantageous properties not present in its isomer or its corresponding racemic mixture, can be patented even if its corresponding racemic mixtures are...more

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The Battle for CRISPR: Federal Circuit Draws a Crisp Line Between Conception and Reduction to Practice

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The dispute over who invented CRISPR-Cas9 (CRISPR), a gene-editing technology awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has been one of the most closely watched legal battles in the world of biotechnology. For more than a...more

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Perceptix v. Meta Platforms – A Headphone Patent Lawsuit Without a Sound Basis

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On June 30, 2025, Perceptix filed suit against Meta Platforms for infringement of U.S. Patent 8,498,439, which describes a headphone that turns on when it is worn. The ‘439 Patent is assigned to the Electronics and...more

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Federal Circuit Review | June 2025

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In Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation V. Unified Patents, LLC, Appeal No. 23-2110, the Federal Circuit held that a patent owner lacks Article III standing to appeal an inter partes review decision on patentability when...more

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‘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

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2025 mid-year highlights in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law

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In the first half of 2025, the Rx IP Update team reported on a number of developments in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. Below are our top stories....more

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Physical Products Cannot Form Basis of an IPR

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On May 1, 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied institution of inter partes review (IPR) of U.S. Patent No. 11,140,841 in the case of Aardevo North America, LLC v. Agventure B.V. The patent in question, owned...more

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Orders to Preserve Evidence (“Saisies”) at the Unified Patent Court: Two-Year Roundup and Early Insights

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Evidence is a key battleground in virtually all patent litigation cases. As a Court designed to combine the best and most efficient features of the main EU national patent litigation systems, the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”)...more

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Delegated Rehearing Panel Sends Lifeline to Mercedes-Benz

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A Delegated Rehearing Panel (“DRP”) recently modified the PTAB’s construction of the claim term “workload” and remanded, giving Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“Petitioner”) another opportunity to challenge a processor patent....more

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Patent Litigation Filings May Rise as GDP Falls for First Time in Three Years: Key Insights for Plaintiffs and Defendants

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While there’s no definitive consensus, economists are closely monitoring the possibility of entering a recession this year. Economists agree a recession is not imminent, but caution the odds of facing a recession are higher...more

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Federal Circuit: RPI Arguments Must First Be Raised at the PTAB

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Apple Inc., et. al v. Gesture Technology Partners, LLC (March 4, 2025) (Moore (Chief Judge), Prost and Stoll) (on appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board) [WAIVER; OBVIOUSNESS] ....more

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USPTO Acting Director Denies IPR Institution Based on "Settled Expectations"

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Under a new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") policy issued in March 2025, pre-institution inter partes review ("IPR") proceedings are now bifurcated, consisting of a first phase in which the director considers...more

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New Settled Expectations Policy at the PTAB Augurs Major Practice Changes

In a startling development, Acting Director of the USPTO Coke Morgan Stewart has denied institution of an inter partes review (IPR) on the basis of “settled expectations,” on the sole ground that the subject patent had been...more

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“Settled Expectations” as the New Gatekeeper for PTAB Discretionary Denials: Why Late-Stage IPRs Are Getting Harder to File

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When Acting USPTO Director Coke Morgan Stewart denied institution in Dabico v. AXA Power IPR2025-00408  Paper 21, much of the commentary focused on the result....more

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Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter | June 2025

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Welcome to the Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter, our review of decisions and trends in the intellectual property arena. In this edition, we learn that unilateral assertion is not industry standard, the IPR...more

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When an IDS Comes Back to Haunt You: Lessons from iRhythm v. Welch Allyn

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Patent attorneys are well-versed in the function of the Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) during prosecution. We understand that listing prior art in an IDS satisfies the duty of candor, helps insulate patents from...more

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