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Patent Reform Post-Grant Review Proposed Legislation

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The Many Flavors of Inter Partes Review Estoppel: A Review and Update

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I. Introduction - The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) was years in the making.  From the first patent reform bill introduced by Representative Lamar Smith in June 20052 until the final House and Senate debates in...more

Fish & Richardson

Legislative Developments in Post-Grant Proceedings

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Amidst a spate of high-profile IPR filings in the life sciences space by hedge fund financiers, the biotechnology industry has mobilized behind two chief legislative strategies designed to limit or eliminate its exposure to...more

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House Committee Advances Competing Patent Reform Legislation

With yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee vote, there are now competing, and in some respects significantly different, patent reform proposals under serious consideration in the House and the Senate. Among the most important...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

STRONG Patents Act of 2015 -- An Alternative Patent Reform Bill

Yesterday, Sen. Christopher Coons (D-DE), Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced the "Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth (STRONG) Patents Act of 2015." What is unique about...more

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The Five Ps of Patent Reform: What You Need to Know About the Patent Litigation Reform Legislation Moving Through Congress

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The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) was passed by Congress and enacted into law on September 16, 2011. Named for its lead sponsors, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the Act changed the U.S. patent...more

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