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February 27, 2017, President Trump gave his first address to a joint session of Congress, outlining key points of his administration's agenda

In the closely watched trial of U.S. v. Lindsey Manufacturing Co., a federal jury has found the defendants guilty on all counts of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA").

Back in July, I predicted that competitor standing in PTAB appeals was a debate destined for cert petition. That petition was filed last Wednesday in Gen. Elec. Co. v. United Techs. Corp. ("GE")...

Prior to last year's SAS decision, district courts split over whether non-petitioned grounds were embraced by the "reasonably could have raised" aspect of 35 U.S.C. §§ 315

Earlier this month the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) determined, for the first time, that good cause existed to extend a trial beyond the mandated 12 months of 35 U.S.C. § 316(a)(11).

For PTAB practitioners, the en banc decision in In re Aqua Products is a complete non-event. While the decision has been embraced as a net positive for Patentees, practically speaking...

A Patent Owner may only avail itself of an IPR estoppel defense in court upon demonstrating that a competent prior art search would have uncovered the art that is asserted post-IPR (i.e., raised or reasonably could have raised during the IPR. 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2)).

At the time SAS Institute first raised its challenge to the partial institution practices of the Patent Trial & Appeal Board, I explained that should this argument ultimately prevail that it would be bad news...

While we await the en banc determination in Arthrex/Polaris, there have been a number of recent remands back to the PTAB (i.e., where the...

It can be an uphill battle to secure additional discovery at the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) given the "interests of justice" standard of IPR proceedings.

Last week the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced plans for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to begin accepting petitions for expedited resolution of ex parte appeals.

Yesterday, the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) designated one new precedential case, and two informative decisions directed to the application of objective indicia to obviousness determinations.

While the summer months are relatively quiet when it comes to marquee CLE events and bar organization gatherings, the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) is providing a rare opportunity for stakeholders in late July.

In a precedential opinion, the Federal Circuit on December 7, 2018 reversed the final determination of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ...

In another explosive year for Illinois Biometric Privacy Act ("BIPA") litigation, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down a new interpretation of BIPA that multiplied the already high cost...

In 2012, for the first time, companies and government agencies subject to California’s Breach Notification Law were required to submit copies of their data breach notices to the California Attorney General when the breach involved the personal information of more than 500 California residents.

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Linked is the Second Half 2016 edition of the Ropes & Gray M&A Newsletter. Topics addressed in this edition include: