News & Analysis as of

Administrative Patent Judges Petition For Rehearing Patent Litigation

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

PTAB Strategies and Insights - July 2021

[co-author: Jay Bober, Summer Associate] The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Federal Circuitry

Agreeing to Disagree, en Banc Style: How Often Do Judges Dissent From Denial of Rehearing En Banc?

As we mentioned in one of our previous posts, the Federal Circuit recently denied a long-pending petition for rehearing en banc in American Axle & Manufacturing v. Neapco Holdings, a Section 101 case.  More than 8 months...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Hulu, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2020)

Last week, in Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Hulu, LLC, the Federal Circuit ruled that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board may consider patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 for substitute claims.  The appeal raises issues of finality...more

Knobbe Martens

Unconstitutionally Appointed Patent Judges Cannot Decide Appeals From Inter Partes Reexaminations

Knobbe Martens on

Summary: When administrative patent judges are unconstitutionally appointed, their decisions in appeals from inter partes reexamination must be vacated, just like their decisions in inter partes review. Appellee Cisco and...more

Jones Day

Parties, Government Seek Rehearing in Arthrex

Jones Day on

As we have previously discussed on this blog and elsewhere, the Federal Circuit’s decision in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew has generated significant discussion and controversy in the patent world. On December 16, both parties...more

International Lawyers Network

Can Appointment of Administrative Patent Judges be Unconstitutional?

For the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (“PTAB”), the Administrative Patent Judges (“APJs”) are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  For an...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide