Your search for ‘Ropes & Gray’ returned 3,799 results

In deciding the meaning of this term the Court reviewed the record of earlier concluded IPR proceedings.

The Federal Circuit's softening of the appeal bar (35 U.S.C. § 314(d)) in WiFi One will now allow the Court to consider matters unrelated to the merits of an institution decision, and in some cases...

Discussing testimony with a witness during a PTAB deposition is a "no-no"….kinda.

A proper obviousness analysis under Graham v. John Deere analyzes four factors: (1) the scope and content of the prior art;

After Octane Fitness, district courts "may determine whether a case is ‘exceptional' in the case-by-case exercise of their discretion, considering the totality of the circumstances."

The 2019 update mostly revises sections of the Guide that have been outdated since the initial 2012 printing.

Last June, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and several co-sponsors introduced the Support Technology & Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act of 2017 ...

District courts continue to grapple with whether or not physical products described by prior art publications of an earlier Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) trial are subject to estoppel.

Over the past decade, intellectual property issues have often taken center stage in Congress.

This decision denies institution of an inter partes review based on 35 U.S.C. § 325(d), explaining that the Board uses a two-part framework for exercising discretion under § 325(d).

Last Friday the USPTO published a notice in the Federal Register entitled: Notice Regarding Options for Amendments

Last fall, I explained that the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) was considering the relationship of government contractors in Court of Federal Claim (COFC) patent disputes against the U.S. government.

The Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) has designated the following decision as precedential: Athena Automation Ltd v. Husky Injection Molding System Ltd., IPR2013-00290, Paper 18 (PTAB Oct. 25, 2013), Section II.A.

These advantages are not insignificant in today's patent monetization landscape.

Yesterday, the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) designated one new precedential case, and four informative decisions directed to printed publication analyses.

Appeals from the PTAB have now become a major component of the Federal Circuit's docket. Given the deferential "substantial evidence" standard accorded PTAB decisions, upward of 60% of such appeals are simply affirmed ...

The USPTO will host a Boardside Chat webinar on Thursday, August 8, from noon to 1PM (EST) to address recent updates made to the AIA Trial Practice