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Vinson & Elkins LLP

Why Energy-transition Innovators Need a Sound Patent Strategy — and How to Build One

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Recent investment in clean-energy technologies has been nothing short of extraordinary. Fueled in part by generous government incentives designed to accelerate the transition to a lower-carbon economy, clean-energy projects...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Patenting Power Plays For AI Drug Discovery

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In April 2024, BioPharmaTrend published a comprehensive review of the past and current state of artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery, using the 2012 advent of modern deep learning as a starting point. The review...more

BakerHostetler

Are Your Granted Patents in Danger of a Post-Grant Double Patenting Challenge?

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Patent owners need to be wary of the pitfalls when attempting to procure follow on patents to an existing technology. It could turn out your own patents could be used against others in the portfolio to render them invalid or...more

Sunstein LLP

Trial Court Ruling Threatens Patent Portfolio Development

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A recent decision by a San Francisco federal district court judge imperils the way many significant patent portfolios are developed. In Sonos v. Google, Judge William Alsup held that two patents asserted by Sonos against...more

Hutchison PLLC

From Academia to the Marketplace: The Ins and Outs of University Spinout Licenses with Dan O’Korn

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Ever wondered how startups in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors navigate the maze of university licensing agreements? Join us as we sit down with Dan O'Korn, a seasoned attorney specializing in life sciences. Dan sheds...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Industry Reactions to In re Cellect Decision

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An August 2023 decision from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals highlighted potential new fragilities in the patent portfolios of many industry giants, especially those in the pharmaceutical industry....more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Use Open Families to Combat Design-Arounds

A perennial challenge in patenting is to both cover your product and block design-arounds. It is understandably frustrating to incur the expense and disclosure requirements of the patent process only to find that a...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Clarifying the Interplay of Patent Term Adjustment and Obviousness-Type Double Patenting: In Re Cellect

Patent practitioners of all stripes should take heed of the recent decision by the U.S. Federal Circuit in In re Cellect. The decision has direct implications for strategies in patent portfolio management, patent prosecution,...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

[Webinar] Intellectual Property Protection Strategies for AI in the Power Electronics Industry - September 7th, 11:00 am ET

Partners Brian Rosenbloom and Jennifer Maisel will present a webinar titled "Intellectual Property Protection Strategies for AI in the Power Electronics Industry" for the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Power...more

Perkins Coie

Patents in the Emerging World of NewSpace

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The NewSpace industry is seeing an increase in space launches and new entrants to the field. Technological advances are driving growth, including a steady pace of new innovations. Companies engaged in this progressive market...more

Knobbe Martens

Incorporation by Reference: Patent Portfolio Builder or Destroyer?

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ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION v. MODERNATX, INC. Before Reyna, Schall, and Chen.  Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Arbutus’ patent was anticipated by an earlier Arbutus patent that incorporated...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

European Patent System Sets Date for Unitary Patent to Begin

As a follow up to my recent article on the European Patent System’s new Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court, the date has now been set for the changes to the European Patent System to commence. The Unified Patent Court...more

Goodwin

An Interview with Rachel Goode, Ph.D, about Biological Patent Thickets

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Kevin DeJong (Senior Editor) and Shweta Kumar (Editor) from the Big Molecule Watch recently interviewed Rachel Goode, Ph.D. to discuss an article she recently co-authored, “Biological patent thickets and delayed access to...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Is the European Patent System’s New ‘Unitary Patent’ Right for You?

In the past, after prosecuting an application before the European Patent Office (EPO), the patent owner had to decide in which countries of the European Patent system to validate the European Patent....more

MoFo Life Sciences

The Importance Of Patents For ML-Based Medical Device Inventions

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The use of machine learning (ML) in the medical device field has greatly expanded in recent years, becoming increasingly important to the product offerings of many medical device companies....more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways - From the Ground Up: Building and Maintaining a Patent Portfolio Tailored to your Company’s Needs

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Starting and maintaining a patent portfolio for your company is a daunting task regardless the size of the company. Where do you begin? How do you ensure the intellectual property assets you are outlaying capital to acquire...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 20th Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents - June 2nd - 3rd, New York, NY

ACI’s Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents is back in person on June 2–3 in New York City. Our reimagined 2022 conference will provide practical insights on how to implement bullet-proof patent prosecution tactics,...more

BakerHostetler

New Combined Petition Option for the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program - Is It Worth Implementing Into Your...

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Effective March 29, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) will accept a new combined petition option to participate in...more

Linda Liu & Partners

Timing Considerations For Patent Applications In China

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Strategic patent portfolio management requires a portfolio manager to expedite prosecution for quicker allowance for some patent applications, and to extend the pending time for more flexibility for some other patent...more

Fish & Richardson

Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions

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The lithium-ion battery, introduced commercially in 1991, revolutionized the consumer electronics industry. Compared with older battery technologies, the lithium-ion battery was lightweight and compact, had high energy...more

Jones Day

Prior Art Wanted—Cash Reward

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Recently, Cloudflare Inc. succeeded in convincing the PTAB to institute in IPR2021-00969 against a Sable Network, Inc.’s patent directed toward data flow. While the institution itself is not out of the ordinary—the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Three Questions Every Company Must Ask About Their Intellectual Property Strategy

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Mike Tyson famously said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.” Those in the Intellectual Property (IP) world can appreciate what that means. Ask any emerging tech company that has been slapped – or...more

Wiley Rein LLP

No Coverage for Second Lawsuit Alleging Acts that Correlate to Acts Alleged in Earlier Lawsuit Predating Claims-Made Policy Period

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A federal district court, applying Florida law, has held that an insurer owed no duty to defend or indemnify its insured because the acts giving rise to the underlying litigation were related to earlier litigation that...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Inventor Assignments – Problems on the Horizon

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Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic, Inc. over the rather arcane issue of assignor estoppel. Stop - I can figuratively feel your eyes rolling after reading the phase...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

When Do My Patents Expire?

A patent gives the patent holder the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing an invention covered by the patent.  However, the right only lasts for a limited period of time and will...more

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