News and Events
Dec. 18, 2013: IPR Petitions Denied in Apple v. VirnetX, No. 2013-00393, -394, -397, -398 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 18, 2013), No. IPR2013-00348, -349, -354 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 13, 2013).
Dec. 18: USPTO Fee Changes Including Decreases in Issue Fees
Dec. 6, 2013: Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in CLS Bank v. Alice Corp.
Nov. 25, 2013: After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 Extended to Sept. 30, 2014
Nov. 20, 2013: "Innovation Act" Advances to the House Floor
Nov. 14, 2013: SDNY Rules Google Books Program as Fair Use
October 23, 2013: Ranga Sourirajan Speaks on "Patent Damages" at AIPLA Meeting
October 1, 2013: Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in "Exceptional" Cases
August 3, 2013: Pres. Obama Overrides USITC Exclusion of Apple Products
June 17, 2013: Pay-for-Delay Agreement Can Be Antitrust Violation
June 14, 2013: Interlocutory Appeals of Patent Liability Allowed When Damages and Willfulness Are Pending
June 13, 2013: Isolated DNA, not cDNA, Is Patent Ineligible
May 21, 2013: USITC Publishes Final Rules on Discovery
May 10, 2013: Federal Circuit Divided on Patent Eligible Subject Matter
May 13, 2013: Patent Exhaustion Precludes Reproduction of Patented Seeds Through Planting and Harvesting, SCOTUS
May 10, 2013: Federal Circuit Split on Patent Eligibility for Abstract Idea Exception
April 18, 2013: Form 18 Doesn't Require Identification of Accused Device
March 19, 2013: First Sale Defense Not Limited to Works Made in the U.S., SCOTUS
February 14, 2013: USPTO Publishes Final Rule on First-to-File
January 10, 2013: Federal Circuit Denies En Banc Hearing on Domestic Industry Requirement
January 9, 2013: Covenant Not to Enforce Trademark Moots Mark Invalidity Counterclaim, SCOTUS
January 8, 2013: DOJ Guidelines for SEPs
December 19, 2012: Double Entendre Mark Unregistrable
November 20, 2012: Absence of Patent Dispute Doesn't Preclude Walker Process Claim
September 25, 2012: USPTO Allows Section 101 Challenges in Post-Grant and Covered Business Method Reviews
August 31, 2012: Single-Entity Rule for Induced Infringement of Method Claims Abandoned by Federal Circuit
August 16, 2012: Federal Circuit Rules Isolated DNA Patent-Eligible
August 13, 2012: USPTO Issues Final Rules for Administrative Trials, Supplemental Exam, and Inventor's Oath/Declaration
August 3, 2012: USPTO Issues Final Rules on Citation of Prior Art and Written Statements
July 17, 2012: USPTO Issues Final Rules on Third-Party Preissuance Submissions
July 16, 2012: Third Circuit Holds Reverse Payments as Prima Facie Evidence of Antitrust Violation
July 9, 2012: Federal Circuit's Post-Prometheus Decision on Patent Eligibility
July 5, 2012: USPTO Issues Interim Guidelines on Eligibility of Process Claims
April 18, 2012: No Limits to New Evidence in Section 145 Proceedings, Rules U.S. Supreme Court
April 17, 2012: U.S. Supreme Court Holds Generics May Force Corrections of Use Code
March 20, 2012: High Court Holds Method Claim for Treating Diseases Patent Ineligible
January 18, 2012: Foreign Works Previously in Public Domain Copyright Protectable, SCOTUS
Dec. 18: USPTO Fee Changes Including Decreases in Issue Fees
Dec. 6, 2013: Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in CLS Bank v. Alice Corp.
Nov. 25, 2013: After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 Extended to Sept. 30, 2014
Nov. 20, 2013: "Innovation Act" Advances to the House Floor
Nov. 14, 2013: SDNY Rules Google Books Program as Fair Use
October 23, 2013: Ranga Sourirajan Speaks on "Patent Damages" at AIPLA Meeting
October 1, 2013: Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in "Exceptional" Cases
August 3, 2013: Pres. Obama Overrides USITC Exclusion of Apple Products
June 17, 2013: Pay-for-Delay Agreement Can Be Antitrust Violation
June 14, 2013: Interlocutory Appeals of Patent Liability Allowed When Damages and Willfulness Are Pending
June 13, 2013: Isolated DNA, not cDNA, Is Patent Ineligible
May 21, 2013: USITC Publishes Final Rules on Discovery
May 10, 2013: Federal Circuit Divided on Patent Eligible Subject Matter
May 13, 2013: Patent Exhaustion Precludes Reproduction of Patented Seeds Through Planting and Harvesting, SCOTUS
May 10, 2013: Federal Circuit Split on Patent Eligibility for Abstract Idea Exception
April 18, 2013: Form 18 Doesn't Require Identification of Accused Device
March 19, 2013: First Sale Defense Not Limited to Works Made in the U.S., SCOTUS
February 14, 2013: USPTO Publishes Final Rule on First-to-File
January 10, 2013: Federal Circuit Denies En Banc Hearing on Domestic Industry Requirement
January 9, 2013: Covenant Not to Enforce Trademark Moots Mark Invalidity Counterclaim, SCOTUS
January 8, 2013: DOJ Guidelines for SEPs
December 19, 2012: Double Entendre Mark Unregistrable
November 20, 2012: Absence of Patent Dispute Doesn't Preclude Walker Process Claim
September 25, 2012: USPTO Allows Section 101 Challenges in Post-Grant and Covered Business Method Reviews
August 31, 2012: Single-Entity Rule for Induced Infringement of Method Claims Abandoned by Federal Circuit
August 16, 2012: Federal Circuit Rules Isolated DNA Patent-Eligible
August 13, 2012: USPTO Issues Final Rules for Administrative Trials, Supplemental Exam, and Inventor's Oath/Declaration
August 3, 2012: USPTO Issues Final Rules on Citation of Prior Art and Written Statements
July 17, 2012: USPTO Issues Final Rules on Third-Party Preissuance Submissions
July 16, 2012: Third Circuit Holds Reverse Payments as Prima Facie Evidence of Antitrust Violation
July 9, 2012: Federal Circuit's Post-Prometheus Decision on Patent Eligibility
July 5, 2012: USPTO Issues Interim Guidelines on Eligibility of Process Claims
April 18, 2012: No Limits to New Evidence in Section 145 Proceedings, Rules U.S. Supreme Court
April 17, 2012: U.S. Supreme Court Holds Generics May Force Corrections of Use Code
March 20, 2012: High Court Holds Method Claim for Treating Diseases Patent Ineligible
January 18, 2012: Foreign Works Previously in Public Domain Copyright Protectable, SCOTUS
