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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

Patently-O

Though patents filed before the transition date will remain in force up through March 2033, a good 10+ years away, teachers may also be wondering which regime to emphasize and for how long the pre-AIA rules will still be considered fundamental rather than footnote material. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34.

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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

Patently-O

Though patents filed before the transition date will remain in force up through March 2033, a good 10+ years away, teachers may also be wondering which regime to emphasize and for how long the pre-AIA rules will still be considered fundamental rather than footnote material. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34.

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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: What Every Patent and Trademark lawyer Should Understand About the MPEP, TMEP, and Other Guidance

Patently-O

Read : David Boundy, What Every Patent and Trademark Lawyer Should Understand About the MPEP, TMEP, and Other Guidance: How to Use (and Defend Against) the MPEP to be a Better Advocate , 2023 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 1 (2023) ( Boundy.2021.HowToUseGuidance Prior Patently-O Patent L.J. Pre-AIAPatents ).

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Patent Law and the False Claims Act.

Patently-O

The law incentivizes whistleblowing — non-governmental folks (known as “qui tam relators”) can file the action on behalf of the U.S. government and will then receive a portion of any recovered damages (15-30% depending upon whether the Gov’t steps in to do the litigating). 3730(e)(4)(A) (2010).

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Moderna sues Pfizer for mRNA Patent Infringement: when optics and profits reveal real issues in modern IP law usage

IPilogue

Moderna and Pfizer battle’s over the inventive process of their respective mRNA COVID-19 vaccines revisit the negative associations of profit, monopolies, and optics in patent litigation. Moderna claimed that they had registered foundational mRNA patents between 2010 and 2016.

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Guest post by Gugliuzza, Goodman, & Rebouché: Inequality and Intersectionality at the Federal Circuit

Patently-O

The ongoing reckonings with systemic racism and sexism in the United States might seem, on first glance, to have little to do with patent law. Yet scholarship on racial and gender inequality in the patent system is growing. In addition, scholars have explored racist and sexist norms baked into the content of patent law itself.

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Keeping up with Belgian patent litigation: Year case law review 2022

The IPKat

While the AmeriKat is still recovering from 2020, her Belgian Katfriends sum-up what was 2022 in Belgian patent litigation 'Tis the season for a look at the cases that were in 2022 from around Europe and what they mean for the IP litigation themes in those jurisdictions now that the dust has settled in 2023.