When faced with allegations of patent infringement, many defendants elect to challenge the validity of certain issued patents using the various post-grant proceedings available with the United States Patent & Trademark Office...more
In a highly-anticipated opinion, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the doctrine of laches is no longer a proper defense in patent infringement cases. Following its 2014 copyright laches case in Petrella v....more
In the wake of the September 16, 2011, enactment of the America Invents Act (“AIA”), many third-party individuals and organizations began utilizing the newly created post-grant proceedings to challenge the validity of issued...more
Are Ex Parte Reexaminations An Overlooked Method of Challenging Patents?
In the wake of the September 16, 2011, enactment of the America Invents Act ("AIA"), many third-party individuals and organizations began utilizing...more