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Intellectual Property Law: Year in Review 2021

Specification and Prosecution History Narrow the Plain Meaning of “0.001%.” The claim at issue included a concentration of 0.001% of PVP. The term’s plain meaning is 0.001% within one significant figure (i.e., 0.0005% to...more

Examples in Specification Did Not Provide Written Description Support for Bounded or Closed Ranges

Examples in Specification Did Not Provide Written Description Support for Bounded or Closed Ranges - The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's determination that a patent...more

Patent Trial and Appeal Board Determination of "Reasonable Expectation of Success" Must Be Supported by Substantial Evidence

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision of the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”), finding a patent on a method of disinfection obvious. The reversal was based in part on a finding that the Board’s...more

Important 2020 Patent Law Decisions from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Whether you are pursuing patents on your new technology, thinking about bringing patent infringement litigation or defending patent infringement claims in court, knowing the important developments in patent law will help you...more

Prevent Your Licensee From Instituting Inter Partes Review with a Forum Selection Clause

Courts have a general policy prohibiting licensees from challenging patent validity (even though the licensee may have voluntarily agreed to forego challenges as a part of the negotiation). In Lear, Inc. v. Atkins, the...more

Patent Office Issues New Guidance for Antibody Written Description Requirements

Since 1999, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Patent Office”) has permitted the claiming of antibodies by disclosing the targeted antigen. In 2002, the Federal Circuit adopted Patent Office guidelines and...more

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