On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in Iancu v. NantKwest to resolve a circuit split concerning “expenses” a patent applicant must pay when challenging the United States Patent and Trademark...more
3/7/2019
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Administrative Proceedings ,
American Rule ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Certiorari ,
En Banc Review ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Prevailing Party ,
Split of Authority ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
Last week, the Federal Circuit held that tribal sovereign immunity does not apply to inter partes review (IPR) actions instituted at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The decision, in Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe et al. v. Mylan...more
7/25/2018
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IP License ,
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ,
Native American Issues ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Tribal Governments