Claims Without the Term “Means” Are Presumed to Not Be Means-Plus-Function Claims, However the Presumption Is Rebuttable In Zeroclick, LLC v. Apple Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1267, the Federal Circuit held... read more →
PTAB Finds Estoppel In Decision Addressing the Meaning of “Reasonably Could Have Been Raised” in Cases Joined Following Institution of Trial by Rehan M. Safiullah, Akin Gump The Patent Trial... read more →
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A Plaintiff Requesting Disgorgement of Profits as a Remedy for Trade Secret Misappropriation does not have a 7th Amendment Right to a Jury Based Solely on the Request for Disgorgement... read more →
PTAB Allows Supplementation of Record with Evidence of Public Availability of Prior Art Reference by Melissa R. Gibson, Rachel J. Elsby & Rubén H. Muñoz, Akin Gump The Patent Trial... read more →
This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues. IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com... read more →
USPTO Has Standing to Defend Appeal From Inter Partes Reexamination In Knowles Electronics LLC V. IANCU, Appeal No. 1954, the Federal Circuit determined that the USPTO has standing to intervene... read more →
Competing Policy Interests Cause PTAB to Deny Request to Vacate Final Written Decision in View of Settlement by Jenna Marie Pellecchia, Rachel J. Elsby & Rubén H. Muñoz, Akin Gump... read more →
This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues. IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com... read more →
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Claim Construction That Is in Accord With Prior Federal Circuit Construction In Knowles Electronics LLC v. Cirrus Logic, Inc., Appeal No. 2016-2010, the Federal Circuit upheld... read more →