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Is a claim construction ruling made during the administrative proceeding binding on a district court in a subsequent infringement lawsuit or other litigation?

Companies developing new products sometimes opt to outsource the fabrication of prototypes or the pilot-stage manufacture of products for beta testing.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case addressing the effect a trademark owner's bankruptcy may have on a licensee's right to continue to use a mark licensed before the bankruptcy was filed.

The USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board announced that it will continue to reject claims as indefinite under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b) when they contain words or phrases whose meaning is "unclear," ...

The Cetaphil #GameTimeGlow commercial, aired before the 2024 Super Bowl, has garnered attention for its portrayal of a father and daughter bonding over football, indirectly tied to Taylor Swift's appearances at Kansas City Chiefs games.

On December 12th, 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched investigations into 15 companies over potential violations of children's privacy and safety laws.

On August 12, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted rehearing en banc to appellants in In re Aqua Products, Inc to consider the procedures used by the USPTO PTAB...

On September 29, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in a case involving the constitutionality of Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a), which bars the federal registration of disparaging trademarks.

Drafting claims that balance patentability and enforceability is both an art and a science.

Utah is poised to enforce the Utah Artificial Intelligence Policy Act ("UAIP;" S.B. 0149) a first-of-kind legislation that is going into effect on May 1, 2024.

Changes to the US patent fee structure are set to take effect on January 19, 2025, following today's publication of the USPTO Final Rule notice.

In Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., 134 S. Ct. (2014), the Supreme Court ruled that the equitable defense of laches is not available when a copyright owner brings a claim for damages...

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy has profound implications for copyright disputes. This ruling recalibrates how damages...

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the prevailing interpretation of the patent venue statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b), and held in an 8-0 decision that a domestic corporation defendant may be sued...

When we think of trademark infringement, unions don't typically come to mind.

In a recent panel decision that deviates from the Federal Circuit's current tendency to defer to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's interpretation of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act...

United States Patent and Trademark Office has published final rules increasing certain fees relating to patent examination and post grant proceedings...