Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Newman, O’Malley, and Chen. Appeal from the PTAB.
Summary: Patent Owner Vertnetx Inc. (“Virnetx”) was collaterally estopped from arguing that a reference was not a printed publication...more
12/11/2018
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Appeals ,
Appellate Record ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Failure To Preserve ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pre-AIA Patents ,
Printed Publications ,
Retroactive Application ,
Rule 36
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Newman, Mayer, and Lourie. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: An application is unpatentable under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102(f) when the application does not name...more
The STRONGER (Support Technology & Research for Our Nation’s Growth and Economic Resilience) Patents Act of 2017 was recently introduced in the Senate by a bipartisan group led by Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and co-sponsored...more
8/14/2017
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Burden of Proof ,
Claim Amendments ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Non-Appealable Decisions ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Standing
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is hosting a Medical Tech Fair & Medical Device Partnership Meeting on June 2-3, 2015....more