Patents, Patent Applications, Jurisdiction

A Patent Without a Pulse: Provisional Rights Don’t Outlive the Patent

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/10/2025

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal from a patent applicant seeking provisional rights on a patent that would issue only after it had already expired, finding that the applicant lacked the...more

European Medtech Companies: Why a U.S. Centric Patent Strategy is Essential for Long-Term Success

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/13/2024

As European medtech companies look to expand their presence in the U.S. market, understanding the intricacies of U.S. patent law becomes increasingly important. The U.S. market, being the largest for medical technologies,...more

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2022 Decisions

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/8/2023

As part of the recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took steps to return to normal operations. It began requiring live oral arguments in August 2022 and, by November,...more

When and Where to File Patent Applications

Knobbe Martens on 12/21/2021

Excerpt: "In general, a patent is only valid in the country (or, in some cases, countries) where the patent office that issued it has responsibility. With so many patent offices around the world, how does one decide in which...more

5 Patent Law Petitions to Watch at the Supreme Court

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 5/28/2019

As the 2018-2019 Supreme Court term nears its end, several consequential patent law petitions still await certiorari rulings before the Justices recess for the summer, while other patent cases are scheduled to be briefed and...more

What Patent Attorneys, Patent Agents and Law Firms Need to Know about Communications with Clients

Womble Bond Dickinson on 3/7/2018

Originally published in IP Watchdog on February 22, 2018. Patent agents in the United States are authorized to practice in patent prosecution matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Such...more

Fresh From the Bench: Latest Federal Circuit Court Cases

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 2/13/2018

Berkheimer v. HP Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1437 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2018) - In Berkheimer v. HP Inc., the Federal Circuit reviewed the District Court’s summary judgment finding that certain claims of a patent were invalid as...more

RX IP Update - January 2017

Smart & Biggar on 2/4/2017

Apotex’s Infringement of AstraZeneca’s Omeprazole Formulation Patent Upheld - As previously reported, the Federal Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision released on January 12, 2017 (2017 FCA 9), has affirmed the...more

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