The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic, Inc. has drastically limited the doctrine of assignor estoppel, requiring patent practitioners to reconsider assignment and other contractual provisions...more
On July 2, 2020 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced a new pilot program to expedite ex parte appeals. Under the pilot program, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) will issue a decision on appeals in U.S....more
On March 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published in the Federal Register a “notice of declaration” conferring broad-based immunity from tort (including product liability) litigation for...more