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As promised, the USPTO has released a final rules package containing amendments to the rules governing PTAB trials.

Athena joins just eight other decisions or portions of decisions that the PTAB has designated as precedential in PTAB trials.

In Niazi Licensing Corp. v. St. Jude Med. S.C., Inc., No. 21-1864 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 11, 2022), the Federal Circuit reversed the district court's decision holding that the terms "resilient" and "pliable"

In DePuy Synthes Prods., Inc. v. Veterinary Orthopedic Implants, Inc., No. 2020-1514, (Mar. 12, 2021), the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's order to file the amended complaint...

In In re Janssen Biotech, Inc., No. 2017-1257 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 23, 2018), the Federal Circuit declined to allow a patent owner to retroactively qualify for the safe-harbor provision of 35 U.S.C. § 121 ...

In United States v. Arthrex, the Supreme Court declined to adopt the Federal Circuit's severance of tenure protection for Administrative Patent Judges to cure an Appointments

In In re: PersonalWeb Techs., LLC, No. 2019-1918 (Fed. Cir. June 17, 2020), the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling that a dismissal with prejudice in an earlier case against Amazon...

Security People v. Iancu: District Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear APA Suit Challenging IPR Constitutionality.

In Samsung Electronics Co. v. Elm 3DS Innovations, LLC, Nos. 2017-2474 et al. (Fed. Cir. June 12, 2019), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's decisions finding eleven patents owned by Elm

Sixth Circuit precedent states that mere puffery is not actionable under the Lanham Act.

The patent bar has been anticipating the arrival of post-grant reviews (PGRs) since the America Invents Act's passage in September 2011.

Based on the Board's construction, the court agreed the challenged claims were anticipated.

Creating intellectual property portfolios are an effective way for sports companies to protect their innovations and overall brand.

In Laerdal Medical Corp. v. International Trade Commission, the Federal Circuit reversed the ITC's determination that Laerdal failed to plead its trade dress claims with adequate detail.

In Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al., the Federal Circuit affirmed another invalidity ruling for lack of patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a closely watched decision with significant implications for Internet service providers, technology platforms, and copyright enforcement more broadly.

On March 11, 2016, a panel of Federal Circuit judges (Kimberly Moore, Richard Linn and Evan Wallach) heard oral argument in the TC Heartland case, which could dramatically affect venue choices in patent infringement litigation.