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IPR estoppel is established under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2), which provides that "the petitioner in an inter partes review of a claim in a patent . . . that results in a final written decision . . . may not assert . . . " ...

Acquirors of branded businesses often acquire prepaid, perpetual, exclusive trademark licenses to use the business’s trademarks.

According to a release dated August 22, 2024, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales issued a Summary Cease and Desist Order against BlackRock, Inc. seeking to stop BlackRock's alleged fraudulent actions related to its environmental, social and governance funds and allocation focus.

In Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Research Corp. Technologies, Inc., (here) the Federal Circuit held that parties joined to an IPR petition have a statutory right of appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 319

During last week's argument in Polaris, appellant argued that the Court's fix to the PTAB's Appointments Clause problem was insufficient.

When challenging claims at the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB), Rule 42.104(b)(3) requires a Petitioner to identify the specific portions of a challenged patent's...

The Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) has been steadily rolling out new precedent since establishing it Precedential Opinion Panel (POP).

PTAB Expanded Panels Impact Less Than 1% of All AIA Trials

The latest constitutional challenge to the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) involves the Appointments Clause.

As I predicted a few weeks back, the Patent Trial & Appeal Board is now moving Proppant Express Investments, LLC, Proppant Express Solutions, LLC v. Oren Technologies, LLC, (IPR2018-00914) to the Precedential Opinion Panel (POP).

The Supreme Court will get a heavy dose of the PTAB on November 27th. That is the day the High Court will hear oral arguments in both the Oil States and SAS Institute appeals.

The Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc. could result in increased opportunity with respect to the applicability of copyright law...

Last November, the PTAB ordered Precedential Opinion Panel (POP) review of the final written decision in Hunting Titan, Inc. v. DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KG, Inc., IPR2018-00600.

For those seeking PTAB related CLE/education the fall, there are a number of great programs on the immediate horizon.

On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered the creation of a "China Initiative" expanding and accelerating U.S. criminal trade secrets enforcement ...

After an aggressive grassroots campaign, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto recently announced the enactment of sweeping changes to Mexico's anti-corruption regime.

The Fifth Circuit issued an important ruling addressing the type of relationship that is required between a relator and a defendant for the relator to have a right to bring a retaliation claim...