Patents, Patent Infringement, Public Disclosure

The Most Interesting Appellate Cases of 2024

Fish & Richardson on 2/11/2025

Appellate courts issued a variety of notable intellectual property (IP) cases in 2024, including cases touching on Orange Book listings, extraterritoriality, willful infringement, design patent obviousness, and public...more

Private Sale Not Necessarily Public Disclosure Under Section 102(b)(2)(B)

Jones Day on 9/3/2024

In Sanho Corp. v. Kaijet Technology International Limited, Inc, the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s decision finding obvious all challenged claims of the ‘429 patent, which relates to a device that provides ports for...more

Prior Art and Public Availability: Key Decisions in German Patent Litigation

Jones Day on 7/26/2024

The Situation: Even after the introduction of the European Unitary Patent Court, Germany remains a key battleground in major patent litigations. In the bifurcated German litigation system, nullity cases are heard before the...more

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Trade Secret Litigation Offers Creative Additional Option for Employers Asserting Patent...

Fisher Phillips on 12/1/2021

When most companies think about how to protect their proprietary information and inventions, the first (and most obvious) option is to file for patent protection. However, as recent court cases make clear, trade secret law...more

ITC 337 Quarterly Insider Q2 2020

Goodwin on 8/26/2020

Goodwin’s 337 Quarterly Insider remains the premiere publicly available source for keeping up to date on all meaningful decisions coming out of the Commission. Please find below Goodwin’s insights on the months of April, May,...more

4 Tips to Protect Textile Innovations

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/19/2017

Is innovation a key component of your business plan? Will you distinguish yourself with unique product offerings? Whether protecting our men and women in uniform, advancing the treatment of medical conditions, or adding to a...more