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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Sonos v. Google Breathes New Life into Prosecution Laches Doctrine

A recent district court decision in Sonos v. Google has set forth a novel application of the prosecution laches doctrine to a patent with a post-1995 priority date. Sonos Inc. v. Google LLC, 20-06754 WHA, 2023 WL 6542320...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Bursting the Bubble on Prosecution Delays

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Addressing a case where a patent owner filed hundreds of applications as part of a strategy to maintain extraordinarily lengthy patent coverage, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s...more

Jones Day

PTAB Strikes Patent Owner Sur-Reply Exhibits

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Rule 42.23(b) is clear, “A sur-reply may only respond to arguments raised in the corresponding reply and may not be accompanied by new evidence other than deposition transcripts of the cross-examination of any reply...more

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

PTAB Strategies and Insights - July 2021: Can the PTAB Adopt a New Construction of an Agreed-Upon Term?

In Qualcomm Inc. v. Intel Corp., the Federal Circuit ruled that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board violated patent owner Qualcomm’s rights under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) by not giving it notice and a chance to...more

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

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - June 2021 #2

Gilbert P. Hyatt v. Andrew Hirshfeld, Appeal Nos. 2018-2390, -2391, -2392, 2019-1038, -1039, -1049, -1070 (Fed. Cir. June 1, 2021) - This week’s Case of the Week explores a long-running dispute between controversial...more

Smart & Biggar

Federal Court dismisses patent infringement Action for delay

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In Sikes et al. v Encana Corporation et al. (Court File No. T-1345-13), the Federal Court recently issued an Order dismissing the Action for delay following a status review under section 382.1 of the Federal Courts Rules,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Bar to File IPR Triggered by Declaratory Judgment Action, Even if Complaint Was Dismissed Without Prejudice

In Ruiz Food Products, Inc. v. MacroPoint LLC, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) considered whether the time-bar provision of 35 U.S.C. § 315(a)(1) was triggered when a real party-in-interest had previously filed an...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Ex Parte Communications Lead to PTAB Sanctions

Finding that several of the patent owner’s communications were improper ex parte communications, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) entered an order granting in part the petitioner’s motion for sanctions. Apple Inc. v....more

Kilpatrick

The One-Year Bar Applies Even After a Voluntary Dismissal without Prejudice

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The Federal Circuit issued an en banc decision in Click-to-Call Technologies, LP v. Ingenio, Inc, Yellow Pages.com, LLC (Case No. 2015-1242), finding that a voluntary dismissal without prejudice of a lawsuit does not reset...more

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Biosimilar Litigation Updates

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Below is an update on recent developments in several litigations involving biosimilar products. Amgen v. Sandoz (filgrastim, pegfilgrastim): As we previously reported, the district court granted summary judgment of...more

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