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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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The Interplay of Patents and Trade Secrets in Protecting IP

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Often companies are faced with a dilemma in protecting their IP—should the company disclose its IP to the world and seek a patent that will protect its IP for a set number of years? Or, should the company keep the IP a secret...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - February 2020 #2

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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Samsung Electronics America, Inc. v. Prisua Engineering Corp., Appeal No. 2019-1169, -1260 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 4, 2020) - Our case of the week concerns issues particular to inter partes review...more

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Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service

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On June 20, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held that government entities could not be considered “persons” entitled to challenge patents owned by others before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)....more

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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

McAfee & Taft

Gavel to Gavel: Supreme Court provides clarity

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Originally published in The Journal Record | January 31, 2019. This month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, confirming that private sales of an invention may preclude...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

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Arbitrate Without Losing The Inter Partes Review Option

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New York Law Journal Intellectual Property Special Report March 2018 - I recently overheard one of my colleagues make the following observation: “Well, with AIA being so challenger friendly, quick, and relatively...more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2017

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A Smooth Patch in a Rough Road? Governmental Transition and Intellectual Property - Whenever a new Congress convenes, some IP issues come to the fore while others take a back seat. Transition to a new administration in the...more

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MoFo IP Newsletter - October 2015

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The Survey Says: Tiffany Is Not Generic for A Ring Setting - Last month, the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment to Tiffany & Co. on its trademark infringement claim against Costco Wholesale...more

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