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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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Federal Circuit Rejects Google’s Bid To Shrink ITC Jurisdiction over Post-Importation Acts of Indirect Infringement

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s elimination of “Chevron deference” in the Loper decision, many commentators have suggested that the ITC’s authority over unfair imports under Section 337 might be curtailed. See Loper Bright...more

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Federal Circuit: On-Sale Bar Still Applies to Secret Use of a Patented Method Under AIA

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The Federal Circuit recently affirmed an ITC holding that the AIA’s § 102 on-sale bar applies to the sale of a product made according to a secret process when that sale occurs more than one year before the patent’s effective...more

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Federal Circuit Review | August 2024

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Specify the Steps of Information Manipulation or Lose under § 101 - In Mobile Acuity Ltd. v. Blippar Ltd. Appeal No. 22-2216, the Federal Circuit held that patent claims that merely recite result-orientated, functional...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - August 2024 #3

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Allergan USA, Inc. v. MSN Laboratories Private Ltd., Appeal No. 2024-1061 (Fed. Cir. August 13, 2024) In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit clarifies rules relating to when an applicant’s patent can be...more

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The On-Sale Bar Still Applies to the Products of Secret Processes

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CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION v. ITC - Before Reyna, Mayer, and Cunningham. Appeal from the International Trade Commission. Summary: Process patent claims are invalid under the on-sale bar (35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1)) when...more

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August 2024 Newsletter

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This is the first of a three-part series about the USMCA joint review process, focusing on China, Mexico, and competing visions of a “worker-centered” trade policy. Part one introduces the USMCA joint review process and...more

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Deference in Trade Cases Post-Chevron: The Loper Bright SCOTUS Decision

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On the penultimate day of its term, in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, the US Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference, which required that courts defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of the relevant law, as long as that...more

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Assessing the Impact of Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Section 337 Practice – Less than Meets the Eye?

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Late last month, the Supreme Court issued two opinions which seemingly shook up the field of administrative law.  As explained in this article, however, while both decisions bear significantly on certain administrative...more

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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: July 2024

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Welcome to the July 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

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Loper Decision Impact on Patent Law

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Venable has offered general thoughts on the potential fallout from the Supreme Court's reversal of the long-standing Chevron deference, as well as practice area-specific analysis. Here, the Intellectual Property Litigation...more

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Chevron Overruled and SEC Enforcement Cabined: Any Impact at the ITC?

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For nearly 40 years, when a court found that a statute was ambiguous, it deferred to the reasonable interpretation of the federal agency administering the statute. This principle—known as Chevron deference, after the 1984...more

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Chevron is Done — What Does Loper mean for the PTAB and ITC?

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In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court expressly overruled Chevron USA Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. This landmark 6-3 ruling ends nearly 40-years of Chevron deference, the doctrine of...more

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FDA After Chevron

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Under the Supreme Court's Chevron doctrine, courts will defer to a federal agency's interpretation of an ambiguous statute unless that interpretation is unreasonable. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council,...more

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Federal Circuit IP Appeals: Summaries of Key 2023 Decisions (8th Edition)

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2023 saw a return to business as usual for the Federal Circuit. Oral arguments are once again in-person and open to the public, and the Court has resumed its former practice of holding occasional sittings outside of...more

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Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions

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[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more

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PTAB Strategies and Insights - July 2021

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[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

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Supreme Court Upholds PTAB and Clarifies USPTO Director Power Under 35 U.S.C. § 6(c)

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In Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew, the Supreme Court determined: (i) whether the authority of Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) to issue decisions on behalf of the Executive Branch is consistent with the Appointments Clause of...more

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Supreme Court Declines Comcast’s Challenge To The ITC’s Jurisdiction, Thus Confirming The Broad Reach Of Section 337

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Entering October Term 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court had never reviewed a Section 337 investigation. However, some court-watchers thought that Comcast Corporation v. International Trade Commission might have the right...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Cert in Rovi-Comcast ITC Dispute

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The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Comcast’s petition for certiorari arising from one of the disputes at the International Trade Commission (ITC) between Rovi and Comcast regarding alleged patent infringement....more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - December 2019 #2

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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Peter v. Nantkwest, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-801 (Sup. Ct. Dec. 11, 2019) - This week the Supreme Court answered a long-simmering question concerning the extent to which a person who brings a...more

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Discretionary Denial as a Case Management Tool: PTAB Requires Petitioner to Rank its Six IPR Petitions by Merit and then...

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Following the Supreme Court’s decision in SAS v. Iancu, which held that an IPR institution is an “all-or-nothing” proposition, the PTAB lost its ability to rely on “partial institutions” as a case management tool (e.g., by...more

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Federal Circuit Review - July 2017

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District Court Abused Discretion in Not Finding Case Exceptional - In Rothschild Connected Devices v. Guardian Protection Services, Appeal No. 2016-2521, the Federal Circuit held that a district court abused its discretion...more

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Life, Liberty, and…IPRs? SCOTUS to Weigh in on Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review Proceedings

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Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group, No. 16-712 (June 12, 2017), to decide whether post-grant proceedings created under the America Invents Act (“AIA”) are...more

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The Top Hits: Fashion Cases with a Big Impact

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Over the last year, there have been some significant trademark and copyright cases in the fashion industry. Below are summaries of recent cases all brand owners should know and understand. These cases touch on important...more

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Fresh From the Bench: Precedential Patent Cases From the Federal Circuit:

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The big news this week (and it is particularly big news in Tyler and Marshall, Texas) is that the ?Supreme Court rules that a defendant “resides” for purposes of the patent venue statute only ?where the defendant actually ?is...more

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