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The strategies used to create and maintain strong pharmaceutical patent portfolios must evolve with developments in the pharmaceutical space.

Starting May 4, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments by telephone conference. The Court will provide a live audio feed (no video) of the arguments to the news media. C-SPAN has announced that it will ...

In ADASA Inc. v. Avery Dennison Corp., No. 2022-1092 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 16, 2022), the Federal Circuit affirmed in part the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of ADASA under 35 U.S.C. § 101...

Anthony, Inc. ("Petitioner") filed two IPR petitions, challenging U.S. Patent Nos. 7,207,181 and 7,421,847, directed to refrigeration units. Arguing that the challenged patents were nearing the end of their lifespan, having been in force since April 24, 2007, Patent Owner filed a request for discretionary denial of institution

The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is designed to address cases of abusive domain name registration and use.

Smart System Innovations, LLC ("SSI") asserted three patents, all of which are directed to accessing mass transit systems using existing bankcards.

In Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., No. 21-1981 (Fed. Cir. May 9, 2023), the Federal Circuit reversed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision finding all of the challenged claims...

By the time RadioShack filed for bankruptcy in February, the once-mighty electronics chain had long been in decline.

In Nevro Corp. v. Boston Scientific Corp., the Federal Circuit vacated the district court's determination that various claims were invalid as indefinite under 35 U.S.C. § 112. At the district court...

In Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC, No. 24-1541 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 13, 2026), the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's claim construction, vacated its final written decision...

In a ruling sure to puzzle copyright attorneys for years to come, the Ninth Circuit forced Google Inc. to remove a controversial video, "Innocence of Muslims," from YouTube in light of alleged death threats received by Cindy Lee Garcia, an actress who claimed to be "duped" into her role in the video.

In Purdue Pharma L.P. v. Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc., No. 22-1482 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 21, 2023), the Federal Circuit held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") has authority to issue...

Welcome to the Last Month at the Federal Circuit—a look at recent Federal Circuit decisions impacting the intellectual property...

One of the by-products of the recent economic depression caused by the Covid-19 global pandemic is a significant increase in patent litigation by non-practising entities (NPEs).

Welcome to the Last Month at the Federal Circuit—a look at recent Federal Circuit decisions impacting the intellectual property...

Oil States addressed constitutionality under Article III and the Seventh Amendment, but it did not directly address the other takings and due process issues raised by the Justices.

Will Oil States affect other types of PTAB trials, like Covered Business Method Reviews (CBM) and Post-Grant Reviews (PGR)?

By holding that non-Article III venues may resolve patentability issues, the Court's holding may support the International Trade Commission's (ITC) ability to also resolve patentability issues...