On March 23, 2020, the Federal Circuit denied appellant Arthrex Inc.’s (“Arthrex”) petition for rehearing en banc. Accordingly, the original Federal Circuit panel decision of...
Back in the glory days of 2013 for petitioners, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) instituted a whopping 87% of trial petitions. Fast forward to 2020...
On February 13, 2020, the Federal Circuit granted...
With the start of a new year and a new decade, Illinois became the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana use—with many more states likely to follow suit. As a result...
On February 14, 2020, a federal jury rendered a $764 million verdict in favor of...
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) recently issued a decision in Emerson Electric Co. v. Sipco, LLC (IPR2016-00984) (Jan. 24, 2020) that illustrates some important points for patent practitioners to consider when requesting a certificate of correction for a patent subject to a Petition for Inter Partes Review before the...
Following an illustrious 43-year career with Brinks Gilson & Lione, Gary Ropski announced his retirement at the end of 2019.
Despite the fact that virtual patent marking was introduced nearly a decade ago, jurisprudence addressing virtual marking issues has been...
On August 16, 2019, the Federal Circuit issued a 2-1 decision holding that a lower court erred by adjudicating patent eligibility without resolving the parties’ claim...
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