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Boston Scientific Agrees to Purchase Majority Stake in M.I. Tech as M&A Deals Are Expected to Pick Up
On June 15, 2022, Boston Scientific entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a majority stake in M.I.Tech Co., Ltd, a publicly traded Korean medical device...
CASE OF THE WEEK
Static Media LLC v. Leader Accessories LLC, Appeal No. 2021-2303 (Fed. Cir. June 28, 2022)
In last week’s... Read More »
MEENAXI ENTERPRISE, INC. v. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
Before Dyk, Reyna, and Stoll. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
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STATIC MEDIA LLC v. LEADER ACCESSORIES LLC
Before Dyk, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the Western District of Wisconsin... Read More »
On June 15, 2022, Boston Scientific entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a majority stake in M.I.Tech Co., Ltd, a... Read More »
Just the other week, Ohio State University seems to have ended a three-year-old rivalry, not with another university but... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc., Appeal No. 2021-1070 (Fed. Cir. June 21, 2022)
In this... Read More »
CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, INC. v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Before Dyk, Taranto, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States District... Read More »
On June 16, 2022, the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to a partial waiver of intellectual property rights related to... Read More »
Last week, a bipartisan group of six U.S. senators sent a letter to USPTO asking to take measures in order to combat patent thickets... Read More »
Back in April, we released our Fourth Annual Patent Prosecution Intelligence Report. As per our tradition, we have reviewed and ranked all law... Read More »
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP. V. HEC PHARM CO., LTD.
Before Moore, Hughes, and Linn (dissenting). Appeal from the United States... Read More »
Introduction
The Mayo/Alice subject-matter eligibility test has been a controversial topic since its creation. Many have argued that it... Read More »
Startups face several challenges nowadays and IP protection is one of them. Especially if you aim to attract inventors and grow rapidly... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
University of Massachusetts v. L’Oréal S.A., Appeal No. 2021-1969 (Fed. Cir. June 13, 2022)
In an... Read More »
3rd Thermodynamic Law Applicate in a Power-Plant Device. The Reaction at From of the Action. New Torque Power. It’s a simple Plus Formula of the... Read More »
Last week we highlighted the companies with the largest growth or decline in patents in 2021 (Patexia 140). Covering a period of five years, from... Read More »
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS v. L’ORÉAL S.A.
Before Prost, Mayer, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for ... Read More »
TIGER LILY VENTURES LTD. v. BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
Before Lourie, Bryson, and Prost. Appeal from the United States Patent and... Read More »
A solid patent portfolio nowadays is a must especially for the technology companies. Not only it can improve the returns on the research... Read More »
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has partnered with Mayo Clinic to gain access to de-identified patient data from Mayo Clinic ... Read More »
