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Voter Verified countered that Election Systems was precluded from relitigating the invalidity of the claims of the ʼ449 patent under § 101 since the issue had already been decided in the first litigation. Once the district court decided that there was an intervening change in the law between the first... Continue reading
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Candor and honesty define the contours of the legal system. When a company allows and supports its own attorney to violate these principles, it shares the consequences of those actions. Here, Merck’s patent attorney, responsible for prosecuting the patents-in-suit, was dishonest and duplicitous in his …
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In his dissent, Justice Gorsuch explained that the history of the patent system and the prior case law required the finding that patents are private rights, and therefore must be adjudicated in Article III courts. We have previously explained the background of the Oil States case. Interestingly, this case was …
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The Supreme Court’s decision yesterday in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group contained a clear articulation of the fundamental nature of intellectual property as a franchise granted by government rather than a natural right. This understanding of intellectual property likely will have …
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FOR a very long time, innovation and creativity endowed with intellectual property rights (IPRs)—patents, trademarks, geographical indications (GI), industrial designs, copyrights, etc.—have been powering change through ownership, reward and compensation. New products or new ways of doing things …
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday on two closely monitored cases impacting how patents could be challenged. In the more high-profile case, the court upheld the constitutionality of the inter partes review (IPR) process enacted by Congress in the America Invents Act, enabling entities to continue to …
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The Supreme Court has issued two important decisions affecting Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) and other post-grant patent challenges conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”). In Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, the Supreme Court, in a 7–2 decision, …
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Their mentor was Samar Shah, Founder and CEO of Shah IP Law, PLLC. Third place was awarded to GANA Biomedical Solutions, formed by UTSA students Alejandra Barraza, Natalya Casas, Alejandro Morales Betancourt, Graciela Hernandez, David Gill and Ivan Martinez. The team’s mentor was Rick …
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Providing you have done all you can to research the potential viability of your great idea, you will need to make sure your patent is watertight. A patent attorney should give you a free half an hour consultation to ascertain whether your idea may have legs – your notebook and... Continue reading
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