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How to avoid IP scams

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The form at the top of this blog is a photoshopped patchwork of real and fake elements – including AEON Law’s name, logo, and address. Unfortunately, such scams are common, and too many people fall victim to them. Here...more

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Uncertain Seas for SEP Sailing In the US – New Guidance May Cause Stormy SEP Future

The DOJ is requesting public comment on a new draft policy concerning licensing negotiations and remedies for standards-essential patents (SEPs) subject to voluntary F/RAND commitments recently jointly issued by the U.S....more

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Proper Representation of Prophetic Examples

Earlier this month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice in the Federal Register providing guidance regarding the proper presentation of prophetic examples and working examples in a patent...more

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The PTAB Requires Settlement And Collateral Agreements To Terminate IPRs

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Following the America Invents Act, a petition for inter partes review (“IPR”) has become a common method for challenging the validity of a patent before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) at the United States Patent...more

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TechConnect - Your Law Firm Link to Industry News - April 2018

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Letter from the Editors - As Tolstoy once wrote, “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” Hopefully, the snows of winter are finally behind us, and it’s time to look forward, build, and create! We at Mintz Levin continue...more

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ITC Flourishes in 2016 As District Courts and PTAB Wither

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As we have previously reported here, 2016 was a banner year for Section 337 proceedings at the ITC. Sixty new Section 337 related complaints were filed at the ITC—a 50% increase over the previous year. 2016’s tally exceeds...more

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The USPTO Amends AIA Trial Rules: 4 Changes That You Need To Know

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On April 1, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued amended final rules that govern trials under the America Invents Act (AIA), including inter partes review, post-grant review, covered business method...more

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Federal Circuit Invalidates Myriad Primer and Method Claims as Lacking Subject Matter Eligibility

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In a case styled as In re BRCA1- and BRCA2-Based Hereditary Cancer Test Patent Litigation (also known as Myriad v. Ambry), the Federal Circuit held four of Myriad’s “primer” claims and two of Myriad’s detection method claims...more

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USPTO Extends Deadline to Comment on Subject Matter Eligibility Analysis

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Yesterday at BIO’s session entitled “Patent-Eligibility from the Trenches: Practical Implications of the Supreme Court’s Prometheus (Mayo) and Myriad Decisions” a panel of experts and an engaged audience discussed the...more

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