The Federal Circuit has overturned the U.S. International Trade Commission’s longstanding interpretation of section 337(a)(3)(B). Complainant Lashify, Inc. appealed an adverse decision by the U.S. International Trade...more
The PREVAIL Act is now subject to debate before the full Senate.
The Act will require petitioners to certify standing, two new categories of which were recently added via a manager’s amendment....more
1/17/2025
/ America Invents Act ,
Article III ,
Claim Construction ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
New Legislation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Standing ,
USPTO
As industry and markets have progressed, the technology they create has seen a commensurate increase in complexity. In practice, this results in the hyper-specialization of businesses so that they may continue to innovate at...more
6/20/2024
/ Business Development ,
Business Strategies ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Information Sharing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventors ,
Joint Ownership ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Risk Management
While a complainant does not need to have constitutional standing to bring a complaint in the International Trade Commission (ITC), at least one complainant must be the owner or exclusive licensee of the underlying asserted...more
The precedential opinion reaffirmed that when a patentee consistently describes its present invention, its claims will be limited to such invention unless it meets a narrow exception.
The decision reaffirmed that targeted...more
On January 25, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a summit focused on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on consumers and competition in the technology sector. Comprising three panel discussions and...more
3/8/2024
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Data Privacy ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investment ,
Market Volatility ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency