May 13, 2025 Foley Viewpoints Fed. Circuit Provides New Guidance on Invention Conception In litigation to establish inventorship of the CRISPR gene editing technique, the Fed. Circuit provided additional guidance on how to...
May 13, 2025 IP Litigation Current Alice Patent Eligibility Analysis Divergence before USPTO and District Court: Federal Circuit Clarifies Limits on Relying on USPTO Findings in § 101 Eligibility Disputes
April 2, 2025 Health Care Law Today GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Drug Litigation Overview and Trends The recent uptick and rise in popularity of GLP-1 drugs for addressing weight loss and obesity has led to an increase in U.S. litigation involving this class of drugs.
March 25, 2025 IP Litigation Current How Should a Licensing Commitment Affect the Availability of Injunctions at the ITC? Governed by 19 U.S.C. § 337, the U.S. International Trade Commission is empowered to investigate unfair acts in the importation of articles into the United States.
March 21, 2025 IP Litigation Current Federal Circuit Opens the Door to Additional Domestic Industry Investment: “Ordinary Importer” No Longer In its recent decision in Lashify, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, the Federal Circuit opened the door for patent owners to include expanded categories of domestic investment to satisfy the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement under Section 337(a)(3)(B).
September 13, 2024 IP Litigation Current Federal Circuit Says No Timing Requirement To Qualify As A POSITA Share on TwitterShare by EmailShareBack to topLast week, in Osseo Imaging, LLC v. Planmeca USA Inc., No. 2023-1627 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 4, 2024)
September 10, 2024 IP Litigation Current Alice Patent Eligibility Analysis Divergence Before USPTO and District Court The Mayo/Alice framework for determining subject matter eligibility of patents under 35 U.S.C. §101 has long since antagonized both patent prosecutors and litigators alike, causing significant uncertainty in the realm of software-based technology and innovation.
25 September 2024 Events 2024 Foley Tokyo IP Conference Please join us on Wednesday, September 25, for the 2024 Foley Tokyo IP Conference — “Navigating the Business of Innovation: Insights on Patent Eligibility, AI, and Other Key IP Developments” — a half-day educational seminar that will guide you through the latest IP legal developments and their practical implications for business in the United States.
October 18, 2024 Events 20th Annual IP Conference Foley & Lardner LLP is back in Chicago for our 20th Annual IP Conference! Join us on Friday, October 18, 2024, to celebrate two decades of pioneering engagement at the cutting edge of intellectual property law.