There is something about standard essential patents that encourages subterfuge by implementers. Typically, SEP net licensees like to complain that SEP owners violate FRAND by hiding comparable licenses behind NDAs – when in...more
USPTO News - ..Administrative Patent Judges Michael Cygan and Kristi L. R. Sawert, and Patent Attorney Thomas Volper discussed the one-year ex parte appeal, Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program, and what happens after PTAB...more
In Short - The Situation: Japan's new patent opposition system was introduced in 2015, and it runs concurrently with the country's previously existing patent invalidation system. The Result: According to a recently...more
Kilpatrick Townsend partners Hitoshi Akiba, Charles Gray, and Kris Reed recently presented on the latest trends and best practices in Asia patent prosecution. Key takeaways concerning patent prosecution in China, include: ...more
With ample citation to Supreme Court precedent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the use of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to conduct domestic discovery in aid of foreign opposition proceedings at the European and...more
In This Issue: - En Banc Federal Circuit Abandons “Strong” Presumption That a Limitation Is Not Subject to 35 U.S.C. § 112, Paragraph 6 - Supreme Court Rejects Belief of Invalidity Defense for Inducement in...more