A recent Federal Circuit decision on a writ of mandamus as to the scope of the estoppel provided in 35 U.S.C ยง 315(e) appears to be contrary to the scope that practitioners and the legislators had in mind when the America...more
Recent years have seen an increase in the number of post-grant decisions on the issue of indefiniteness. What does this mean for patent owners and petitioners? Attorneys Seth Northrop and Cyrus Morton discuss the Patent Trial...more
Two years after the creation of the America Invents Act post-grant proceedings, many patent owners are facing an uphill battle when attempting to defend their intellectual property before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board...more
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