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The Positive and Negative Impacts of Patent Litigation on Innovation: A Closer Look
Patent litigation, the process of taking legal action over alleged infringement of a patent, can have a significant impact on innovation. Patents are intended to provide inventors with ...
Fresh From the Bench: Latest Federal Circuit Court Case
CASE OF THE WEEK Grace Instrument Industries, LLC v. Chandler Instruments Company, LLC, Appeal No. 2021-2370 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 12, 2023) In an appeal from the U.S. District Court for...
5 Common Defenses to Patent Infringement: How to Avoid Liability
If you have been accused of infringing on a patent, you may be able to avoid liability by raising one of the following common defenses: The patent is invalid because it is not novel...
Where Is Intellectual Property Policy Headed in 2023?
By Michael Rosen AEIdeas “It’s tough to make predictions,” Yogi Berra once said, “especially about the future.” This Yogiism continues to ring true...
Can Patents Claim Categorically? Supreme Court to hear Amgen v. Sanofi this term
Written by: Philip M. Nelson In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi to decide whether an inventor must describe every example...
It’s Not the Size of the Chamber That Matters, It’s How You Describe It in the Intrinsic Record
Written by: Brandon G. Smith GRACE INSTRUMENT INDUS. V. CHANDLER INSTRUMENTS CO. Before Chen, Cunningham, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the...
Patexia Insight 164: US Trademarks and Patents Declined in 2022
In March and April, we plan to release our Patent Intelligence Report and Trademark Intelligence Report, which will cover patent and trademark prosecution in the past five years. These ...
