It was a stunning number, purportedly the largest patent settlement in history. During trial, defendants Teva ($1.6 billion) and Sun ($550 million) agreed to pay plaintiffs Wyeth and Nycomed a combined $2.15 billion to settle litigation stemming from their "at-risk" launches of generic versions of Wyeth and Nycomed’s Protonix product.

After filing a first post-grant proceeding, whether an inter partes review, a covered business method proceeding or a post-grant review petition challenging certain claims of a patent, the same petitioner may decide to file a follow-on petition challenging the same claims of the same patent.

A statistical analysis of inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board shows that the PTAB is not a ‘‘death squad'' for patents.

While the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected copyright protection for AI in Thaler v. Perlmutter last August, that case was unique insofar as there was no human hand in the purported copyrighted work.

India’s approach to pharmaceutical patients is gathering increased attention in Washington, with recent high-level pressure on the Indian government to do more to protect intellectual property.

The internet has become a dominant marketplace for consumer products and services.

Six years after the America Invents Act created inter partes review proceedings, patent disputes increasingly involve parallel litigation, with at least one inter partes review proceeding in tandem with district court litigation(s) involving the same patent claims.

The inter partes review estoppel provision says that a petitioner in an IPR that results in a final written decision on a patent claim may not assert validity in a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceeding,,,

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With Latin America’s historic distrust of international arbitration now largely removed, Steven Finizio and Victoria Narancio of WilmerHale survey the continent’s arbitral laws and institutions

On May 28, 2024, the US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced amendments to 31 C.F.R. Part 515...

On March 22, President Trump tweeted that he ordered the "withdrawal" of North Korea sanctions. It is still unclear whether he pulled back an upcoming package of North Korea sanctions or ones that had been announced just the day before.

Senior International Counsel Ambassador Robert Kimmitt joins In the Public Interest host Felicia Ellsworth to talk about his storied career in public service.

In an article published by the Boston Bar Association, Counsel Sonia Sujanani offers tips for new lawyers on writing emails to effectively advocate for clients and interact with colleagues, opposing counsel and judges.

Since the earliest days of our two predecessor firms, WilmerHale has played a leading role in historic events and landmark cases that have shaped the nation and left their mark across the globe.

An alternative fee arrangement is frequently required as part of a law firm's response to a client's request for proposals to handle new litigation matters.

In-house attorneys routinely receive, review and compare alternative fee arrangement proposals and nearly all law firms regularly submit them, but the parties often do not follow a disciplined...

The lifeblood of the firm is the recruitment of exceptionally talented lawyers. We hire lawyers with diverse backgrounds, but with the common trait of outstanding academic and personal achievements.

Through the efforts of a group of women partners, counsel and associates, and senior administrators across the firm, the Women's Leadership Initiative was established to promote the retention and advancement of our women lawyers.

Arbitrators and potential arbitrators involved in international commercial and investment arbitration cases may face complex issues involving conflicts of interest.