As of 2019, post-grant proceedings have been in use for seven years. Designed as an alternative to district court litigation, post-grant proceedings have offered litigants a faster and more cost-effective forum for resolving...more
At the same time Congress is weighing a proposal that would amend Section 101 of the Patent Act, Athena Diagnostics has asked the US Supreme Court to review its diagnostic method patent case and thus clarify the Court’s...more
New and developing efforts by Congress may change the way patent subject matter eligibility is determined for years to come, changing the landscape for medical diagnostic methods. This congressional action comes following...more