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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a new pilot program to reduce examination delays for certain patent applications starting October 27.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced the Automated Search Pilot Program, designed to give applicants early access to AI-generated prior art searches before substantive examination.

One of the biggest AIA changes to affect patent examiners is the transition from a first-to-invent to a first-inventor-to-file system.

In CeramTec GMBH v. CoorsTek Bioceramics LLC, No. 2023-1502 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 3, 2024), the Federal Circuit affirmed the TTAB's cancellation of two of CeramTec's trademarks...

In Click-to-Call Technologies, LP v. Ingenio, Inc. the en banc Federal Circuit addressed for the first time whether a petition was time barred under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) where a previously-filed complaint was voluntarily dismissed.

A U.S. District Court allowed West Publishing and Reed Elsevier to include unsealed legal briefs filed by lawyers in federal and state courts in their respective databases.

On April 1, 2016, in response to comments received on proposed rules released Aug. 20, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released amendments to the rules of practice for trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

In Sisvel International S.A. v. Sierra Wireless, Inc., Nos. 2022-1493, 2022-1547 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 6, 2023), the Federal Circuit affirmed-in-part, vacated-in-part, and remanded to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board").

The Federal Circuit reversed a district court's summary judgment of noninfringement in VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corp., breathing new life into a nearly nine-year patent dispute.

In Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. Boston Scientific Corporation, No. 2018-1700 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 5, 2019), the Federal Circuit found it had jurisdiction to resolve...

After receiving a Final Order from the Merit Systems Protection Board (the "Board") dismissing his individual right of action appeal for lack of jurisdiction, Mr. Matt Cahill sought pro bono representation.

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, parties with an interest in an actual or anticipated foreign litigation can seek discovery for that foreign litigation from entities who ...

In Wi-LAN Inc. v. Sharp Elecs. Corp., Nos. 2020-1041, 2020-1043 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 6, 2021), the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's summary judgment of non-infringement.

Finnegan's newest podcast series, "A Conversation with..." interviews business professionals across various industries to discuss trends within their industry.

Multiple U.S. district courts have weighed the needs of U.S. discovery against privacy rights protected by foreign statutes, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

In this episode, Finnegan partner Elliot Cook speaks with the leader of the firm's privacy practice, Lynn Parker Dupree, and partner Scott Burwell about the California Privacy Protection Agency's new enforcement review.

Know the standard of review, and clearly state it in the brief; then apply it.

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities advance, courts and the U.S. Copyright Office have grappled with the issue of who, or what—if anyone—owns the copyrights in works generated by AI systems.