The Supreme Court, speaking through a five-justice majority, has reaffirmed the equitable principle of assignor estoppel while at the same time limiting its application in Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc. Assignor...more
Patent law is replete with arcane (and often judge-made) doctrines, such as the doctrine of equivalence and obviousness-type double patenting. In addition, long having been considered a property right (Oil States to the...more
Although the Federal Circuit faced obviousness issues that were simple to resolve in Adidas AG v. Nike, Inc., it saw an opportunity to continue to clarify its jurisprudence regarding standing on appeal from an adverse final...more
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The sponsors of the STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 -- introduced to the Senate on July 10, 2019 -- may be from both political parties, but they share one clear trait: they hate what post-grant proceedings have done to patent...more
In this case, the question ultimately answered by the Federal Circuit was a straightforward question of statutory interpretation: in determining whether a party is time-barred from filing a petition for inter partes review...more
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court today held that federal government agencies cannot avail themselves of America Invents Act (AIA) post-grant proceedings. This decision was based on the Court's determination that the...more
AVX Corporation and Presidio Components are long-standing competitors in the market for electronic components, including capacitors. Their competition has caused animosity, which in turn has resulted in patent infringement...more