Are Ex Parte Reexaminations An Overlooked Method of Challenging Patents?
In the wake of the September 16, 2011, enactment of the America Invents Act ("AIA"), many third-party individuals and organizations began utilizing...more
Eastern District of Texas Adopts Model Order for Focusing Patent Claims and Prior Art -
On Tuesday, October 29, 2013, Chief District Judge Leonard Davis, on behalf of the Eastern District of Texas, adopted a model...more
Many of you have been there – the scheduling conference in a courtroom in the Eastern District of Texas for the court's patent litigation docket. The purpose of these mass gatherings is, of course, to assemble all the...more