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The Senate previously passed the Act on September... Supreme Court Holds That New Evidence and De Novo Review Apply in Section 145 Action 18 April 2012 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property A patent applicant who is denied a patent after appealing to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Board of Appeals and Interferences has the option of either appealing... Only New or Amended Claims, Not Arguments, Can Trigger Intervening Rights in Patent Reexamination, Says En Banc Federal Circuit 16 March 2012 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property On March 15, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its en banc decision in Marine Polymer Technologies, Inc. v. HemCon, Inc., upholding... Senate Passes House Patent Reform Bill (H.R. 1249) — President Now Expected to Sign! 08 September 2011 Legal News: Intellectual Property On September 8, 2011, by a vote of 89-9, the Senate approved the House version of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249), leaving only President Obama’s... USPTO Selects Detroit for Its First Regional Office 17 December 2010 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property On December 16, 2010, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced that Detroit will be the site of the first satellite or “regional” office for the USPTO. In a... Federal Circuit Keeps Door Open for New Evidence in Section 145 Actions 09 November 2010 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property On Monday, November 8, 2010, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in the en banc re-hearing of Hyatt v. Kappos (No. 2007-1066) (http://tinyurl.com/34kzkos).... Recent BPAI Opinions on Five NTP Patents Further Illustrate the Effectiveness of Reexamination Strategies 03 December 2009 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property A series of opinions relating to patents owned by NTP have recently been issued by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) relative to NTP’s successful... The Obama Administration Weighs in on Patent Reform Legislation: Will the Logjam Break? 09 October 2009 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property On October 5, 2009, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke sent a letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the chairman and ranking member... Is the Federal Circuit Instituting Patent Reform on Its Own? Lucent v. Gateway Demonstrates a New Willingness to Review Damage Awards 14 September 2009 Legal News Alert: IP Litigation The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s September 11, 2009 opinion in Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. Gateway, Inc., No. 2008-1485 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 11, 2009)... Newsletter for Leaders in the Medical Device Industry – July 2008 08 July 2008 Legal News: Medical Devices More on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Medical Device Industry Sharie A. Brown (sbrown@foley.com) In the April 2007 edition of Foley’s Legal News:... Related 1 2 3
Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act Passes, Streamlining International Registration of Industrial Designs 05 December 2012 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property On December 5, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act. The Senate previously passed the Act on September...
Supreme Court Holds That New Evidence and De Novo Review Apply in Section 145 Action 18 April 2012 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property A patent applicant who is denied a patent after appealing to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Board of Appeals and Interferences has the option of either appealing...
Only New or Amended Claims, Not Arguments, Can Trigger Intervening Rights in Patent Reexamination, Says En Banc Federal Circuit 16 March 2012 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property On March 15, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its en banc decision in Marine Polymer Technologies, Inc. v. HemCon, Inc., upholding...
Senate Passes House Patent Reform Bill (H.R. 1249) — President Now Expected to Sign! 08 September 2011 Legal News: Intellectual Property On September 8, 2011, by a vote of 89-9, the Senate approved the House version of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249), leaving only President Obama’s...
USPTO Selects Detroit for Its First Regional Office 17 December 2010 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property On December 16, 2010, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced that Detroit will be the site of the first satellite or “regional” office for the USPTO. In a...
Federal Circuit Keeps Door Open for New Evidence in Section 145 Actions 09 November 2010 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property On Monday, November 8, 2010, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in the en banc re-hearing of Hyatt v. Kappos (No. 2007-1066) (http://tinyurl.com/34kzkos)....
Recent BPAI Opinions on Five NTP Patents Further Illustrate the Effectiveness of Reexamination Strategies 03 December 2009 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property A series of opinions relating to patents owned by NTP have recently been issued by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) relative to NTP’s successful...
The Obama Administration Weighs in on Patent Reform Legislation: Will the Logjam Break? 09 October 2009 Legal News Alert: Intellectual Property On October 5, 2009, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke sent a letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the chairman and ranking member...
Is the Federal Circuit Instituting Patent Reform on Its Own? Lucent v. Gateway Demonstrates a New Willingness to Review Damage Awards 14 September 2009 Legal News Alert: IP Litigation The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s September 11, 2009 opinion in Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. Gateway, Inc., No. 2008-1485 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 11, 2009)...
Newsletter for Leaders in the Medical Device Industry – July 2008 08 July 2008 Legal News: Medical Devices More on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Medical Device Industry Sharie A. Brown (sbrown@foley.com) In the April 2007 edition of Foley’s Legal News:...