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Another Group of Law Professors File Amicus Brief in Amgen v. Sanofi

The Supreme Court's decision to grant certiorari in Amgen v. Sanofi is the first time in almost a hundred years that the Court has deigned to consider sufficiency of disclosure decisions, in this case enablement under 35...more

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U.S. Government Files Amicus Brief in Amgen v. Sanofi

The Supreme Court's decision to grant certiorari in Amgen v. Sanofi is the first time in almost a hundred years that the Court has deigned to consider sufficiency of disclosure decisions, in this case enablement under 35...more

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Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2020 Decisions: Mayborn Grp., Ltd. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 965 F.3d...

Mayborn petitioned the International Trade Commission to rescind a general exclusion order (GEO) after the complainants informed Mayborn that its self-anchoring beverage containers were potentially subject to the order. The...more

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PTAB Releases Update to Motion to Amend Study

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has published the sixth installment of its Motion to Amend Study. The study tracks and analyzes all motions to amend filed in America Invents Act trials, including pilot motions,...more

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Federal Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment of Non-Enablement Where the Only Alleged Non-Enabled Systems Did Not Practice the Claims

In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit vacated the district court’s summary judgment of non-enablement because the systems identified by patent challengers as non-enabled under § 112 were not covered by the claims. Because...more

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Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Actavis Laboratories v. Nalproprion Pharmaceuticals

In the Supreme Court's recent clarifying campaign through the Federal Circuit's U.S. patent law jurisprudence, one section of the statute, 35 U.S.C. §112(a) has been noticeably left unscathed. Indeed, avoidance of this...more

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PTAB Webinar Addresses Motion To Amend Practice

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On December 4, 2019, the PTAB hosted the last installment for 2019 in its “Boardside Chat” webinar series. The program, presented by Deputy Chief Judge Jacqueline Bonilla and Lead Administrative Patent Judge Jessica Kaiser,...more

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Issue Nineteen: PTAB Trial Tracker

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The availability of post-grant proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has changed the face of patent litigation. This monthly digest is designed to keep you up-to-date by highlighting interesting PTAB,...more

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PTAB Finds Some Pipeline Patent Claims Patentable, Others Amendable

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In a rare successful motion to amend, the PTAB found certain claims of a pipeline monitoring systems patentable, and allowed substitution of amended claims for others deemed unpatentable. See Syrinix Inc. v. Blacoh Fluid...more

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PTAB Issues Fifth Installment Of Its Motion To Amend Study

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On March 13, 2019, the PTAB issued the fifth installment of its ongoing Motion to Amend Study, which tracks and analyzes motions to amend filed in AIA trials through September 30, 2018 (end of Fiscal Year 2018). The data...more

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Understanding Priority Claims for U.S. Patent Applications: Part 2

This article is second in a two-part series focusing on various issues related to priority claims in U.S. patent applications. While Part 1 is a general overview of how to make a proper priority claim, this article addresses...more

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PTAB Issues Fourth Installment Of Its Motion To Amend Study

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On Monday, the PTAB issued its fourth installment of its ongoing motion to amend study, providing details on motions to amend filed and decided through March 31, 2018. Patent owners have filed a motion to amend in 305 of the...more

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Failure to Refute Challenges to Real Parties-in-Interest Terminates 3 IPR Proceedings

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In prior blog posts, we have commented on PTAB decisions terminating IPR proceedings due to the Petitioner’s failure to identify all real parties-in-interest. See blog posts on Sanction For Failing to Update Real Party In...more

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