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Patent Legislation Watch: PTAB Reform Bill ‘PREVAIL[S]’ Out of Senate Judiciary Committee

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In a close 11-10 vote, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act out of committee....more

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Sleep Better: Amendments Proposed during IPR Deemed Proper and Valid

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s (Board) finding that proposed amendments made during an inter partes review (IPR) are valid and proper despite the inclusion of...more

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2018 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP

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In 2018 we reported on a number of developments in life sciences IP and regulatory law. Our most-read articles were: #1 a June update on biosimilars (authored by Urszula Wojtyra); #2 a “live” summary chart of Vanessa’s Law...more

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PTAB Deputy Chief Judge Bonilla Provides Claim Amendment Pilot Insights

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On November 27th, Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge Jacqueline Bonilla presented a webinar on the PTAB’s proposed Motion to Amend pilot program. In October 2018, the Patent Office published a request for...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

The 7 Things You Need to Know about D. Mass.’s Proposed Local Patent Rules

The District of Massachusetts is poised to overhaul its local patent rules with the objective of making the Commonwealth a more attractive venue for patent litigation. The new proposed rules aim to streamline patent cases by...more

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U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Revisions to Local Patent Rules

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On December 11, 2017, the Judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts proposed amendments to Local Rule 16.6 governing patent proceedings. The proposed amendments substantially rewrite existing Local...more

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PTAB Procedural Reform Initiative: Will the PTAB Become More Patent-Friendly?

Changes may be coming to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced recently that it is launching an initiative to reform PTAB proceeding rules. The...more

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Patent-Agent Privilege and the USPTO’s Proposed New Rule

Several recent court decisions have shed light on the patent agent privilege, and now the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking to weigh-in on the issue....more

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ITC Section 337 Update – October 2015

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ITC Proposes Extensive Changes To Rules For Adjudicating Section 337 Investigations – On September 24, 2015, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register announcing proposed changes to its...more

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Intellectual Property Newsletter - September/October 2015

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PTAB Update on Inter Partes Review - On August 19, 2015, the Director of the USPTO released a blog post reporting on the state of post-grant review proceedings created by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New PTAB Trial Rules Proposed

On August 19, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a proposal to amend the existing rules of practice for inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), the transitional program for covered...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Catching-Up On House Judiciary Committee’s Revised Innovation Act

Recently the House Judiciary Committee voted 24-8 to approve a revised version of the Innovation Act. As we previously discussed, the Innovation Act was re-introduced in the House earlier this year in the same form approved...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Guest Post: Patent Reform -- Lessons from Capitalism's Founding Father

There are those very vocal about proposing legislative amendments to the patent statutes, in an attempt to curb litigation abuse and thereby promote innovation....more

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