IP Law 360

MARCH 5, 2025

Though practitioners might hypothesize that patents with longer prosecution histories are less likely to have inherent validity problems, a statistical analysis of over 89,000 patents involved in litigation suggests otherwise, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

for infringement of the ‘197 patent under the Hatch-Waxman Act, but the district court found that the Belcher Chief Science Officer withheld material information from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) during patent prosecution, and the CAFC affirmed. Belcher brought the suit against Hospira, Inc.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

What is a patent application attorney (patent prosecutor) versus a patent litigator? Patent practitioners generally fall under one of two practice areas: 1) patent litigation, or 2) patent prosecution. Are patent litigators required to be registered to practice before the USPTO?

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 18, 2024

Actelon holding, along with three other 2023 decisions, underscores the continued need for patent litigators to make note of potential claim construction issues that may arise in subsequent litigation, says Steven Wood at Hunton. The Federal Circuit's recent Mylan v.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 8, 2021

Klarquist Sparkman, LLP – Computer Science Patent Attorney/Agent. Polsinelli – Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Patent Prosecution/ Associate. Polsinelli – Design Patent Prosecution/Associate or Patent Agent. Klarquist Sparkman, LLP – Litigation/IPR Associate. Duane Morris.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 27, 2025

Fox Rothschild LLP grew its Princeton, New Jersey, office this week with the addition of an intellectual property partner from McCarter & English LLP specializing in patent prosecution for medical devices, technology-enabled hardware and more.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2021

New Job Postings on Patently-O: AstraZeneca. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP – IP Litigation Associate. Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP – Patent Prosecution Associate. Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC – Patent Associate Attorney. (Source: Cointelegraph) . DiBerardino McGovern IP Group.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JULY 9, 2021

Megan Chacon focuses her practice on complex patent litigation across a wide range of technologies. She currently represents Gilead Sciences, one of the largest and most well-known biotechnology companies in the world, in multiple patent litigation matters. Crystal Culhane draws upon her Ph.D.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2021

The new principals in the firm’s Litigation Group are Matthew Colvin (Dallas); Kelly Allenspach Del Dotto (Delaware); Nitika Gupta Fiorella (Delaware); Conrad A. Matthew Colvin represents clients in complex intellectual property litigation, as well as commercial litigation and Hatch-Waxman matters. Gosen (Twin Cities); Andrew G.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

Lack of support issues are common in European patent prosecution but can be avoided through effective application drafting. Submission of declarations is common in US patent prosecution practice. For ex- ample, Rule 132 declarations, can be used by patent applicants to: Rebut Section 101 rejections.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The winds of a busy Belgian court term blows through the IPKat's wild ancestor's mane (c) Christopher Stothers 'Tis the season for a look at the cases that were in 2021 from around Europe and what they mean for the IP litigation themes in those jurisdictions now that the dust has settled in 2022. The decisions we (arbitrarily!)

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JD Supra Law

MAY 11, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office requires that patent specifications include a written description of the technology that is sought to be patented. Not just a concern for patent prosecution, the written description requirement also impacts litigation strategy.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 13, 2024

On May 10, 2024, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) published a proposed rule under which terminal disclaimers filed to obviate an obviousness-type double patenting (ODP) rejection would limit the patents to a far greater extent. By: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2021

First, for the sake of good order, Lederer means by the term patent trolls an abuse of the patent system, in which— low-quality patents that are asserted against innovative companies by entities that often don’t even make any products. The root source of this situation, according to Lederer, is the patent prosecution process.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Patent practitioners of all stripes should take heed of the recent decision by the U.S. The decision has direct implications for strategies in patent portfolio management, patent prosecution, patent litigation, and transactions involving patent assets. Federal Circuit in In re Cellect.

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Patently-O

MARCH 13, 2022

. – Mechanical Engineering Patent Attorney or Agent. Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (HFZ) – Patent Prosecution Legal Assistant. Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (HFZ) – Patent Prosecution Paralegal. Klarquist – Litigation/IPR Associate. Klarquist – Chemistry Patent Attorney/Agent. NYU Langone.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

founded in 1993 is a full service Intellectual Property firm manned with professionals in and specializes in the practice of Intellectual Property Laws including Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs, Copyright, Trade secrets. Train candidates for the patent agent interview (For candidates who pass Paper I and Paper II).

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 24, 2024

This week we venture into the world of patent monetization from the viewpoint of a patent owner and non-practicing entity. Our conversation is with Brad Close, a one-time patent prosecution attorney, one-time patent broker, and current patent owner engaged in patent monetization efforts, licensing and, of course, litigation.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 19, 2023

The impact of the long-awaited launch of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is hard to overstate. While litigators and patent portfolio managers are immediately feeling the impact in Europe, surprisingly, they should also expect an impact on information disclosure statement (IDS) strategy for U.S. patent applications.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 13, 2024

On May 10, 2024, the USPTO issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes major changes to terminal disclaimer practice that could greatly affect both patent prosecution and patent litigation strategies.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Klarquist – Computer Science Patent Attorney/Agent. Klarquist – Litigation/IPR Associate. Klarquist – Chemistry Patent Attorney/Agent. Ballard Spahr LLP – Electrical/Computer Engineering Patent Prosecution Associate. Ballard Spahr LLP – Electrical/Computer Engineering Patent Prosecution Senior Attorney.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 22, 2021

Litigation surrounding the three-year market exclusivity provision shows us not only how inherently ambiguous the provision is but also the need for a clearly defined standard. Hopefully, with these suggestions, litigation surrounding this inherently ambiguous statute will diminish. Policy considerations. products.” [xix]

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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Track One Patent Applications: Accelerating Your Path to Patent Protection After nearly 15 years of shepherding inventors through the patent process, I’ve seen firsthand how crucial timing can be in protecting intellectual property. Here’s what you need to know about this accelerated pathway to patent protection.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2023

For example, receiving compensation from those who use patented designs without permission often requires patent owners (e.g., inventors) to send cease and desist letters, file complaints in federal district court, and at times endure patent litigation to its completion.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2023

6 for filing the most patent applications on behalf of those companies. Harness IP’s attorneys and IP professionals focus exclusively on patents, trademarks, global IP management, litigation and other IP rights. The firm also ranks No. The firm has offices in metropolitan Dallas, Detroit, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Samsung argued that there were potential witnesses from non-party Samsung Research America (“SRA”), three of the five named inventors, prosecution counsel for the patents, and third-party AliphCom in the NDCA.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The motion levels a number of accusations against the funder of the litigation campaign (AiPi) and its cofounder Eric Morehouse. According to Ramey, Eric Morehouse originally induced AiPi as both a “patent litigation funder and law firm” and looked for Ramey to support the litigation alongside AiPi.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 19, 2024

With the Federal Circuit recently denying a full court review of In re: Cellect, a decision regarding obviousness-type double-patenting, affected patent family holders should evaluate their rights through both patent prosecution and future litigation lenses to minimize risks, say Austin Lorch and Jeff Wolfson at Haynes and Boone.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Dr. Caleb Bates focuses his practice on intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent prosecution, strategic counseling, and worldwide patent portfolio management in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields. Will Freeman focuses his practice on patent litigation in U.S. He received his J.D.,

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Patently-O

JULY 8, 2021

This includes patent prosecution, enforcement, R&D, employment, innovation, sales, competition, etc. Explain if US eligibility doctrine has shifted how you license or purchase patents. Explain how US eligibility doctrine has shifted your litigation strategies.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 17, 2022

Supreme Court asking the Justices to weigh in on his challenge of a policy he alleges the USPTO implemented in the 1990s to categorically deny him issuance of any additional patents. Hyatt has been embroiled in litigation with the USPTO for decades and won a previous Supreme Court appeal in 2012. .

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 29, 2023

Supreme Court is considering whether an Amgen patent is invalid for not meeting the enablement requirements of Section 112(a). It claims antibodies by functional antigen binding and does not disclose the full range of antibody sequences.

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Patently-O

JULY 23, 2022

Klarquist Sparkman, LLP – Litigation/IPR Associate. Dority & Manning – Chemical Technologies Patent Attorney or Agent. Shook Hardy & Bacon – Patent Prosecution Attorney. Shook Hardy & Bacon – IP Litigation Attorney. Unified Patents. Klarquist Sparkman, LLP – Trademark Attorney.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2023

Udupa, whose appointment was announced in December, comes to the USPTO after serving the last seven years as the head of litigation for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where she was responsible for heading HPE’s intellectual property litigation and formulating case strategies.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Judge Stoll will separately join Erika Arner (Finnegan) for what looks to be an interesting discussion on IPR/Infringement litigation interplay. As I prepare to teach patent prosecution in the spring, I’m looking forward to hearing prosecution hot topics from George Lewis (Merchant & Gould).

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Explain whether you have changed your behavior with regard to filing, purchasing, licensing, selling, or maintaining patent applications and patents in the United States as a result of the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States. intellectual property.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It also turns out that the same law firm – Cooley – represents GW-Pharma (the owner of the Whittle prior art) in patent prosecution. So, in the words of The litigation ground to a halt in the midst of discovery when United Cannabis filed for bankruptcy.

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