Is inter partes review of a patent grant compatible with Article III and the Seventh Amendment? That was the question presented in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group, and the U.S. Supreme Court this week...more
4/27/2018
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
America Invents Act ,
Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Franchises ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Public Rights Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Seventh Amendment ,
USPTO
The upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term promises to be a big one, featuring a patent case that could be a game changer for many clients and a host of other cases that may affect how tech and life sciences companies deal with...more
10/2/2017
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Carpenter v US ,
Chevron Deference ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Energy Sector ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
First Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Internal Reporting ,
LGBTQ ,
Location Data ,
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,
NLRA ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Public Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Lee ,
SCOTUS ,
Search & Seizure ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Technology Sector ,
USPTO ,
Whistleblowers
Supreme Court Expands Discretion to Award Enhanced Damages for Patent Infringement and Eliminates the Federal Circuit’s ‘Seagate Test’ -
In Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court...more
8/19/2016
/ 35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
Common Law Claims ,
Copyright ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Dilution ,
DMCA ,
Domain Names ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Halo v Pulse ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Misappropriation ,
Musical Sound Recordings ,
Paris Convention ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Preponderance of the Evidence ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS ,
Seagate ,
Standard of Proof ,
Standard of Review ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
TRIPS Agreement ,
USPTO ,
UTSA ,
Video Recordings ,
Willful Infringement