SNIPR Technologies Ltd v. Rockefeller University -
Before Chen, Wallach, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Patents whose priority is governed...more
SOCLEAN, INC. v. SUNSET HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Before Newman, Lourie, and Prost. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Summary: A trademark is entitled to a statutory...more
MOBILITY WORKX, LLC v. UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC Before Newman, Schall, and Dyk.
Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Fee-funded structure of AIA review proceedings does not violate due process....more
10/14/2021
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
America Invents Act ,
Appointments Clause ,
Bias ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Due Process ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
USPTO
Before the Supreme Court of the United States. On Writ of Certiorari from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Summary: A term styled "generic.com" is not necessarily generic and can be eligible for...more
7/6/2020
/ Acquired Distinctiveness ,
Appeals ,
Booking.com ,
Certiorari ,
Descriptive Trademarks ,
Domain Name Registration ,
Domain Names ,
Generic Marks ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
PETER V. NANTKWEST, INC.
Before Sotomayor, Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh. Appeal from the Federal Circuit on rehearing en banc.
Summary: A patent applicant appealing an adverse decision...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Dyk, Schall, and Reyna. Appeal from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Summary: The USPTO is only authorized to reduce Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) for applicant...more
1/25/2019
/ Appeals ,
Chevron Deference ,
Delays ,
European Patent Office ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Term Adjustment ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Summary Judgment ,
USPTO