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ARE Patent Law Alert: Federal Circuit Strengthens the Ability of Non-Practicing Entities to Assert Infringement In The International Trade Commission

The Federal Circuit’s January 10, 2013 decision in InterDigital Communications, LLC v. International Trade Commission, 2010-1093 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 10, 2013) (“InterDigital”)  has strengthened the ability of non-practicing entities (“NPEs”) to satisfy the domestic industry requirement based solely on their licensing activities and thereby maintain a Section 337 Investigation in the International Trade Commission (“ITC”). […]

Patent Litigation: Mapping a Global Strategy “Practice Note”

Filing patent infringement suits against an alleged infringer in more than one jurisdiction may provide a patentee with major strategic advantages. However, a successful global patent litigation campaign requires complex strategic planning that takes into account the differences between key jurisdictions in timing, procedure and substantive patent law . . . . This Practice Note […]

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PTAB Reverses Examiner’s Obviousness Rejections In Two Related Appeals Where Examiner Did Not Provide An Adequate Rationale For Combining References

On November 30, 2012, the recently formed Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“PTAB”) issued two decisions in appeals in which they reversed the examiner’s obviousness rejections based on the examiner’s failure to satisfy the standard for obviousness articulated by the U.S. Supreme Court in KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., 550 U.S. 398 (2007). More […]