As Clapper explains, trial lawyers may “strike hard blows,” but they are “not at liberty to strike foul ones.” To know the ...

Director Vidal has issued two Director Review decisions related to the proper use of Applicant Admitted Prior Art (AAPA) ...

This year was a busy one for USPTO policy changes, with a number of proposed rules packages introduced, proposed legislation ...

The last six months of 2024 saw numerous interesting, precedential decisions from the Federal Circuit on a range of patent ...

Alexander did not have a meaningful opportunity to address concerns raised sua sponte in the Court’s decision with respect to ...

The Tenth Circuit overruled its 1995 decision in Shillinger v. Haworth that a defendant is prejudiced and a Sixth Amendment ...

That same month, the Federal Circuit reminded us that we must actually raise our defenses. The court emphasized the "party presentation principle" in vacating and remanding a sua sponte ruling that ...