Whether it's hydraulic fracturing fluid ingredients, customer lists, geologic and seismic data or employee know-how, energy companies routinely face trade secret issues. With the enactment of the federal Defend Trade Secrets...more
In this eight-week alert series, we are providing a broad look at current and emerging issues facing the energy sector. Lawyers from across the firm are discussing issues ranging from cybersecurity, antitrust and intellectual...more
Since the advent of AIA post grant practice four years ago, only 26 inter partes review petitions have been filed for design patents.1 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued 23 institution decisions, instituted 10 of those...more
n this eight-week alert series, we are providing a broad look at current and emerging issues facing the energy sector. Attorneys from across the firm will discuss issues ranging from environmental disclosures and risk...more
Summary: Effective May 13, 2015, a US national stage application for which an inventor’s oath or declaration (or substitute statement, as applicable) has not been filed is not eligible for an RCE filing.
On April 2,...more