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Open Question: Use of Stolen Trade Secrets May or May Not Qualify as a Predicate Act Under RICO

Since the passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), trade secret owners have been able to use allegations of trade secret misappropriation under the DTSA to support civil claims under the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt...more

3/11/2022 / Attorney's Fees , Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) , Intellectual Property Protection , Misappropriation , Patent Litigation , Racketeering , RICO , Trade Secrets , Treble Damages

Newsflash, Politico: ‘Patent Death Squad’ Alive and Well

Politico, the popular political journalism publication, recently ran the story “Patent Reform Advocates: PTO Process Not Patent ‘Death Squad.’” The story was based on a blog post by patent reform advocate Unified Patents. ...more

6/25/2015 / America Invents Act , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Non-Practicing Entities , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patents , USPTO

Inter Partes Review Initial Filings of Paramount Importance: What Is Clear After Two Years of Inter Partes Review Under the AIA

September 16, 2014, marked the two year anniversary since certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act went into effect, including post-grant Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and...more

10/22/2014 / America Invents Act , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Patent Infringement , Patent Litigation , Patent Reform , Patents , USPTO

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