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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

International Trade Commission Issues Report of COVID-19 IP Waiver

It came as something of a shock in May, 2021 when the Biden administration voiced support for waiver of intellectual property protection mandated under the TRIPS agreement for COVID-19 vaccines (see "Biden Administration...more

King & Spalding

U.S. International Trade Commission to Investigate Potential Waiver of International Intellectual Property Rights for COVID-19...

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On February 1, 2023, the U.S. International Trade Commission (the “ITC”) initiated an investigation into the impact of intellectual property (“IP”) rights on the production, supply, and availability of diagnostics and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

USTR Announces Support for Extending TRIPS Waiver Expansion Discussions and Launches USITC Investigation

Key Points - On December 6, days before a deadline for WTO members to decide whether to expand the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines to cover COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics as well, the Office of the USTR...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Employment Agreement Assignment Provisions Don’t Reach Post-Employment Inventions

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected a biotechnology company’s argument that assignment provisions in its employment agreements granted ownership rights in post-employment inventions. Bio-Rad Laboratories,...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2020 Decisions: Introduction

Last year, the global COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for American courts. By making several changes, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was able to largely continue its operations....more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

ALJ Shaw: ITC is a Viable Forum for Enforcement of SEPs

The public version of ALJ Shaw’s Initial Determination (ID) in U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation Certain Magnetic Data Storage Tapes and Cartridges Containing the Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1012 (1012...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Federal Circuit Rejects Writ of Mandamus Concerning Waiver of Argument

In re Nokia Inc. and Nokia Corp. - In a brief order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a writ of mandamus filed by Nokia Corporation seeking to compel the U.S. International Trade Commission to...more

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