Fish & Richardson’s 2025 Post-Grant Report takes a deep dive into the cases, trends, and statistics that shaped Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice throughout the year and how they might affect practitioners going...more
Since the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rescinded former Director Vidal’s 2022 memorandum concerning discretionary denials under the Fintiv framework (Vidal Memo) in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)...more
In In re Marshall, this case involves two related probate court cases where in one Preston Marshall alleges that Elaine T. Marshall breached her fiduciary duties as trustee of the Harrier and Falcon Trusts by appointing...more
In In re Gruss, Shawn Gruss was appointed trustee of the Gallagher Family Trust in 2016. No. 14-25-00098-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 6596 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] August 25, 2025, original proceeding)....more
In Hollingsworth v. Swales, Richard C. Harris (R.C.) executed a will in 2017 and a codicil in 2020, which contained an arbitration provision. No. 10-23-00018-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 871 (Tex. App.—Waco February 13, 2025,...more
In In re Est. Living Trust U/A Dated December 2023, the court addressed whether a trustee may appear pro se in litigation on behalf of a trust. No. 14-25-00521-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 4958 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.]...more
On February 11, the CFPB, the Bureau’s acting director, and the Fed (the defendants) filed an opposition brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in response to a coalition of state attorneys general...more
In last week's opinion in In re ColossusBets Limited, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals offered a clear illustration of how Texas’ new Business Court interacts with traditional pleading amendments — and what happens when a...more
In In re Gregg, Kenneth Gregg, an elderly man with dementia, transferred property to his son Monte Gregg in 2023. No. 07-25-00035-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 3805 (Tex. App.—Amarillo May 29, 2025, no pet.)....more
The Texas attorney immunity doctrine is a defense that generally insulates attorneys from being sued by non-clients for legal work the attorney performed within the scope of representing a client....more
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, January 30, which included the following opinions of interest to the Alabama business community...more
Earlier this month, a unanimous Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Ninth District Court of Appeals holding that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has exclusive jurisdiction over certain claims...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Trump v. Cook, involving the issue of whether the President may remove Lisa Cook as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board. Board Members may be...more
The Texas Supreme Court recently wrapped up the 2025 part of its 2025-26 term, and based on raw opinion numbers, the Court’s pace slightly lags its most recent prior terms....more
On December 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed Longhorn IP and Katana Silicon Technologies’ interlocutory appeal from a district court order requiring an $8 million bond under...more
Micron Tech., Inc. v. Longhorn IP LLC, 2025 WL 3672528 (Fed Cir. Dec. 18, 2025) - Instead of decking the halls for Christmas, the Federal Circuit decked Longhorn by dismissing its appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Idaho,...more
As discussed in our previous article, Comcast sought mandamus relief after Judge Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas denied the company’s motion to dismiss or transfer for improper venue....more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reaffirmed strict limits on interlocutory review, finding that a bond order, even one imposing significant financial obligations, is not directly appealable....more
On December 18, 2025, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals issued its latest opinion on an Owner Controlled Insurance Program (“OCIP”) and reaffirmed the broad scope of coverage under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act when such...more
• No direct suits absent express language: Individual shareholders cannot sue a third party based on that party’s agreement with the corporate entity unless the contract expressly creates individualized rights and duties...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied mandamus relief to three petitioners after the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denied inter partes review (IPR) institution....more
The First District Court of Appeal held that the City of Santa Rosa did not abuse its discretion under the Surplus Land Act when it declared a city-owned downtown parking garage to be surplus land, even though the property...more
On November 6, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) issued a decision denying a petition for writ of mandamus relief from the discretionary deinstitution of inter partes reviews (“IPRs”). In re...more
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, December 12, which included the following opinions of interest to the Alabama business community...more
Earlier this year a trial court in Montgomery County, Texas, excluded from evidence a non-stenographic deposition transcript in a civil case pending in that court. In response to this order, opponents of non-stenographic...more