On October 17, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Revision to Rules of Practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board” at 90 Fed. Reg....more
On October 17, 2025, John Squires, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), issued a significant memorandum with subject line “Director...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS v. QIAGEN SCIENCES, LLC [OPINION] (2023-2350, 08/13/2025) (Lourie, Dyk, Cunningham) -
Lourie, J. The Court reversed the...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. MODERNA, INC. [OPINION] (2023-2357, 06/04/2025) (Taranto, Chen, Hughes) -
Taranto, J. The Court affirmed the district court’s claim...more
6/17/2025
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Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Moderna Inc. ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
ECOFACTOR, INC. v. GOOGLE LLC [OPINION] (2023-1101, 5/21/2025) (Lourie, Dyk, Prost, Reyna, Taranto, Chen, Hughes, Stoll, Stark) -
Moore, C.J. The en banc Court reversed...more
Stark, J. Sage Products, LLC (“Sage”) challenged a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) decision finding two of Sage’s patents unpatentable. After the original appellee, Becton, Dickinson and Co., withdrew, the Director of...more
5/14/2025
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Alice/Mayo ,
Appeals ,
Director of the USPTO ,
Machine Learning ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Section 101 ,
USPTO
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
HD SILICON SOLUTIONS LLC v. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. [OPINION] (2023-1397, 2/6/2025) (Lourie, Stoll, Cunningham) -
Lourie, J. The Board affirmed the Final Written...more
2/21/2025
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Claim Construction ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Precedential Opinion