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Reflections on Potential Legislative Reform of the Patent Eligibility Standard Image

Reflections on Potential Legislative Reform of the Patent Eligibility Standard

Nicole D. Galli

In the last five years, the courts have instead began wading into policy setting without the tools and resources to fully consider all the issues and various interests. Thus, the recent congressional efforts to consider these questions is welcome and, frankly, overdue.

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States Not Immune from PTAB Proceedings, Federal Circuit Rules

Scott Graham

Fifteen states had argued that they and their public universities shouldn't have to expose their patents to validity review at the patent trial and appeal board.

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IP News

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg & Abhishek Bapna

Federal Circuit Finds District Court Erred in Analysis of Motivation to Combine Prior Art References, Yet Affirms Ultimate Conclusion of Non-obviousness Due to the Lack of a Reasonable Expectation of Success<br>Federal Circuit Rules that Issue Preclusion Bars a Party from Arguing in an Appeal of an Inter Partes Review Decision an Issue Previously Decided in Another Inter Partes Review Proceeding that Was Not Appealed

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As Section 101 and the Progeny of Mayo and Myriad Continue to Wreak Havoc on Portfolios, How Is The Life Sciences Industry Fighting Back? Image

As Section 101 and the Progeny of Mayo and Myriad Continue to Wreak Havoc on Portfolios, How Is The Life Sciences Industry Fighting Back?

Wesley Overson, Otis Littlefield, Mat Swiderski, & Stephanie Blij

Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Mayo and Myriad, the Federal Circuit has expanded the holdings and invalidated more patents directed to biological discoveries. If the newly discovered correlations and properties of what is found in nature cannot be patented, what strategies for protection are left for companies doing biological research?

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Photographs on the Internet: Circuit Courts Examine Copyright Infringement Image

Photographs on the Internet: Circuit Courts Examine Copyright Infringement

Kyle-Beth Hilfer

Two recent circuit court cases clarified copyright infringement of photographs on the Internet. Both cases serve as cautionary tales for those who takes photographs for their websites from the Internet without investigating copyright rights.

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Stanford Is Serving 11 Flavors of NPE

Scott Graham

Stanford Law School made available to the public a database of every patent lawsuit that's been filed since 2007.

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IP News

Howard Shire & Christine Weller

<i>Mercedes Benz USA LLC v. Bombardier</i>

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IP Theft Goes Far Beyond the Huawei Scandal: How to Stay Safe Image

IP Theft Goes Far Beyond the Huawei Scandal: How to Stay Safe

Ilia Sotnikov

IP theft is not limited to kingpins of business. Even if your organization has never appeared in the headlines, you cannot rest easy that no one is interested in acquiring your know-how. In fact, analysis the results of our survey for the 2018 Netwrix IT Risks Report reveals that small and medium organizations are actually more vulnerable to IP theft and cyber espionage than enterprises.

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Hey! That's My Move!

Erin Hennessy, Annie Allison & Logan Kotler

Copyright, Fortnite and the Ability to Protect How You Shake Your Groove Thing The U.S. Supreme Court just crashed the copyright world's latest dance party — stepping on the toes of a soiree of copyright infringement lawsuits against videogame developer Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite.

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IPR Estoppel: The Present and the Future

John P. Isacson

IPRs have now been conducted for several years, and litigation has ensued over the procedures by which they are conducted. Decisions have been rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which have resolved some issues, created others, and altered procedures.

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