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America Invents Act › Breach of Contract

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 2011 aimed at simplifying the U.S. patent system and allowing inventions to be brough to market sooner. The AIA makes significant... more +
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 2011 aimed at simplifying the U.S. patent system and allowing inventions to be brough to market sooner. The AIA makes significant changes to the patent system, including changing from a first-to-invent scheme to a first-to-file scheme, eliminating interference proceedings and developing post-grant opposition.  less -
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Beware: Run-of-the-Mill Forum Selection Clause Could Thwart Patent Challenges

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A patent infringement and breach of contract lawsuit in San Francisco may result in a sea change in the ability of licensees to challenge the validity of patents covered by their license. At stake is whether patent owners can...more

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Supreme Court to Decide Multiple IP Issues This Term

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On October 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) granted certiorari in two IP cases. In Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, SCOTUS will address a circuit split on the effect bankruptcy...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - October 29, 2018

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On Friday afternoon, October 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in three cases: Return Mail, Inc. v. USPS, No. 17-1594: Whether the government is a “person” who may petition to institute...more

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Ninth Circuit is the First Appeals Court to Rule on RAND/SEP Licensing

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In a decision written by Judge Marsha S. Berzon, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appels for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a first-of-its-kind district court judgment relating to royalty rates for standard-essential...more

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