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USPTO Announces Program to Eliminate Filing Fees in Exchange for Early Publication of COVID-19 Applications
Since all the other commentators are posting about this Notification, I thought I should say a few words as well. The USPTO will eliminate the filing fees for applicants who agree to...
Patexia Insight 89: IPR Cost and Market in 2020
Last week, we released our 4th Annual IPR Intelligence Report. For the first time this year, we dedicated an entire chapter to cover IPR cost and staffing. The goal was to help all...
Lessons From the Complaint Against Uber’s Former Chief Security Officer
On August 20, 2020, former Uber Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan was charged with obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony for knowingly concealing a hack of Uber in 2016...
Since all the other commentators are posting about this Notification, I thought I should say a few words as well. The USPTO will eliminate the filing fees for... Read More »
Transitional CBM Challenge Program Sunsets Today
The America Invents Act (AIA) placed an expiration date on Covered Business Method (CBM) challenges. That... Read More »
Last week, we released our 4th Annual IPR Intelligence Report. For the first time this year, we dedicated an entire chapter to cover IPR cost and staffing. The goal... Read More »
On August 20, 2020, former Uber Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan was charged with obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony for knowingly concealing a hack ... Read More »
In XY v. Trans Ova Genetics, Inc., Appeal No. 2019-1789 (Fed. Cir. July 31, 2020), a panel of Wallach, Plager and Stoll reversed the district court’s finding... Read More »
CAFC Holds PTAB Joinder Decisions Reviewable
Back in March, the Windy City panel (Prost, Plager, and O’Malley) originally held that § 315(c) was... Read More »
UCLA Biodesign is currently inviting professionals in engineering, medicine, design, computer science, and business to apply for an exciting year-long fellowship... Read More »
This morning we released our 4th Annual IPR Intelligence Report. This is one of our most popular IP Insight reports. As per our tradition, we covered a five year... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
Facebook, Inc. v. Windy City Innovations, LLC, Appeal Nos. 2018-1400 et al. (Fed. Cir. Sept. 4, 2020)
The only precedential decision... Read More »
FACEBOOK, INC., V. WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS LLC
Before Prost, Plager, and O’Malley. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: ... Read More »
PTAB Invalidation of Original Claims Bars Pre-issue Damages for Reissued Claims
A surprisingly underutilized patenting mechanism — the reissue patent... Read More »
NEVILLE v. FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of... Read More »
PHYTELLIGENCE, INC. v. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Before Prost, Reyna, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of... Read More »
BAXALTA INC. V. GENENTECH, INC.
Before Moore, Plager, and Wallach. Appeal from the District of Delaware
Summary: A district court erred by interpreting... Read More »
BAXALTA INC. V. GENENTECH, INC.
Before Moore, Plager, and Wallach. Appeal from the District of Delaware
Summary: A district court erred by interpreting... Read More »
EGENERA, INC. v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Before Prost, Stoll, and Reyna. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Summary... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
Baxalta Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., Appeal No. 2019-1527 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 27, 2020)
In this week’s Case of the Week, an appeal... Read More »
With the rapid spread of COVID-19, countries around the world are implementing contact-tracing practices, which involve identifying people who may have COVID-19 and... Read More »
CHRISTY, INC. v. UNITED STATES
Before LOURIE, REYNA, and HUGHES. Appeal from the Court of Federal Claims.
Summary: The government’s refusal to... Read More »
RICHARD SOWINSKI v. CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD
Before Newman, Lourie, and Schall. Appeal from the District Court for the Northern District of... Read More »
