Analysis of patent litigation, PTAB practice, prosecution and pharma IP, written on the data behind LexDana.
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2015 has been an interesting year in the IP space. Aggressive lobbying has kept patent reform in the spotlight in both Congress and the media, with the patent troll narrative adding a sensational element and keeping the story fresh. But as the end of the…
The days of fight or settle are over for companies facing patent litigation. During the last several years, the US patent landscape has shifted dramatically, opening up an entire ecosystem of new solutions for companies dealing with accusations of patent…
On May 5th Europe jumped one of the last major hurdles on the way to implementing the EU Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC). The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) handed down its verdict rejecting two legal challenges filed by Spain against the…
Every year numerous articles are written about intellectual property protection in China. Usually coverage is from the perspective of the damage done to foreign businesses who are having their IP rights infringed upon in China. However, it is not only…
Currently there are two competing patent reform bills making the rounds in Congress: Representative Goodlatte’s Innovation Act of 2015 and the Strong Patent Act of 2015 proposed by Senator Coons. These two bills have been drawing heated debate in…
The new USPTO post grant review procedures under the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are rapidly approaching the two and a half year mark. Over that time they have been the subject of extensive analysis and discussion looking at the different types of…
The White House just announced the nomination of former Deputy General Counsel for Google, Michelle Lee, for the next director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The nomination is one in a series positive steps taken by the White House towards…
Undoubtedly, 2012 was a big year for the intellectual property world. Significant developments not only in the United States at the USPTO but around the world will mean a very different landscape in years to come. Looking back at the some of the…
Whenever it comes time to scapegoat someone in the IP world, “patent troll” is the pejorative of choice. Even in polite company, “non-practicing entities” (NPEs) are seldom held in favorable light. The “dark side,” with…
This article is the first of a four-part series examining the USPTO’s role in administering the patent system. Other articles in this series: Part II: Human Resources . Part III: Databases . Part IV: Experts and Expertise . For 215 years the United…
Patents exist to promote innovation. By granting a federally recognized documents to inventors with a new idea, the government is able to make these ideas public while at the same time protecting the rights of the inventor. This free exchange of…
Apple’s victory over Samsung smells different than most patent infringement cases marauding our courts. This wasn’t some picayune money grab by an NPE. And unlike Nokia, Apple doesn’t have to woo investors with a patent portfolio.…
