The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding that tribal immunity does not apply to inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. Saint Regis Mohawk ...

In a precedential decision, issued June 14, 2019, the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s ruling against the University of Minnesota, declining to dismiss petitions for inter partes review (“IPR”).

Last week, a federal appellate court upheld on constitutional grounds a controversial procedure that has in recent years rendered thousands of patent claims invalid. In MCM Porfolio v. Hewlett-Packard ...

Policy makers in Washington are closer than ever to passing legislative reforms that have the potential to rein in the high cost of prescription drugs in the United States. Substantial obstacles ...

December 22, 2023 - Inter partes reviews (IPRs) are a frequent component of patent litigation disputes. For example, a party accused of patent infringement in U.S. district court may challenge the ...

Most claims are being accepted for trial and Delaware seems reluctant to grant stays: Scott Alter, Walter Linder and Robert O’Loughlin explain these and other conclusions from the first year of inter ...

Jonathan Bowser of Haynes Boone discusses the USPTO's new "Pre-Order Procedure" for ex parte reexaminations, and its controversial waiver of rules that previously limited patent owner participation.