3/28/2025 2:15:51 PM Healthtech Patents: What Alivecor v. Apple Means for AI-Powered Innovation By Jessica Kaempf A major Federal Circuit ruling just sent a clear message to AI-driven healthtech companies: AI alone won’t get you a patent. In AliveCor,...
3/24/2025 6:30:08 PM A Recent Tax Ruling Has Made ANDA Litigation Less Burdensome for Generics By Vanessa Park-Thompson In Actavis v. U.S., a case at the intersection of tax law and patent law, the Federal Circuit held that generic drug companies’...
3/3/2025 4:00:05 PM USPTO Rescinds 2022 Memorandum on Discretionary Denials of Post-Grant Proceedings By Jon McMichael On February 28, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rescinded a June 2022 memorandum clarifying when the Patent...
1/22/2025 9:25:06 PM Fenwick Takes Home Double Win: Named Law360 ‘Practice Group of the Year’ for Tech and Life Sciences By Fenwick . Underscoring the exceptional value of a firm that’s purpose-built for tech and life sciences, Law360 named Fenwick a 2024 Practice Group...
1/15/2025 5:40:35 PM Tilbury Battles Beauty Dupes with Marketing Savvy—But IP Still Matters By Shannon Turner Charlotte Tilbury is responding to the growing trend of beauty copycats, or dupes, with a sharp focus on marketing. Last month,...
11/13/2024 2:40:44 PM U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal to Step Down By Jennifer Bush U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal announced her departure from the agency to return to the private sector, a move...
10/2/2024 4:00:54 PM Understanding the Significant Changes in Vidal's Final Rule on Director Review By Jennifer Bush The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director, Kathi Vidal, released a final rule on Director Review effective October 31, which expands...
9/19/2024 3:30:21 PM USPTO Issues New Rules Governing MTA Practice and Procedures at PTAB By Jennifer Bush The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced new rules governing amendment practice in trial proceedings under the...
9/11/2024 5:05:03 PM Federal Circuit Lays Out When Expert Witnesses in Patent Litigation Must Have Required Expertise By Jennifer Bush In patent litigation, expert witnesses play a crucial role in providing specialized knowledge to the court. In a recent case where Osseo...
9/9/2024 2:01:23 PM The Interplay of Appeals to the Federal Circuit from Both District Court and the PTAB By Jennifer Bush The recent case involving United Therapeutics' patent on Tyvaso and Liquidia's Yutrepia sheds light on the complexities of patent law....
9/9/2024 1:38:18 PM Director Review in Recent Patent Cases: Focus on Substantive Issues By Jennifer Bush Recent cases show the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director's interest in using director review to address substantive issues like...
9/4/2024 7:42:27 PM En banc Hearing Petition Filed on Recent Fed. Circ. Collateral Estoppel Decision By Jennifer Bush The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sparked debate following a recent ruling on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB)...