Patent

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Supreme Court hands out a pair of IP decisions, holding that willfulness is not required for profits awards in all trademark cases…

Trademark Bar Cheers for ‘Good News in a Gloomy Time’ with High Court’s Romag Fasteners Holding

April 23, 2020

Litigation, Patent, Trademark

In his second foray into intellectual property law this week, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court today in Romag Fasteners v. Fossil Group Inc.,…

Justice Gorsuch Champions Patent Rights in Recent Dissent

April 22, 2020

Litigation, Patent

In an energetic dissent in Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Tech., LP, 590 U.S. __ (Apr. 20, 2020), U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch provides a compelling defense of patent rights,…

The Thryv Ruling Says the PTAB is Supreme—So Now Let’s Make it Fair

April 21, 2020

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), by and through his designees, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board…

Examining Antitrust Guidance on Cooperation in Fighting COVID-19

April 20, 2020

Business, Patent

The novel coronavirus pandemic has upended our lives, creating a far-from-normal “new normal.” And it has also given rise to countless collaborations between and among universities, hospitals, medical centers, pharma…

PTAB Addresses Nexus Between Evidence and Claims in Precedential Decision

April 19, 2020

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) designated a January 2020 decision, Lectrosonics, Inc. v. Zaxcom, as precedential on April 14. Lectrosonics filed a…

Don’t Let Life Sciences Innovation Become Another Coronavirus Casualty

April 18, 2020

With two-thirds of the world in lockdown and no clear way out of the novel coronavirus crisis, it’s increasingly obvious that biopharmaceutical innovation will play a pivotal role. A new…

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 17: Congressional IP Leadership Asks USPTO About COVID-19 Response, Asia Accounts for 65% of 5G Patent Filings

April 17, 2020

This week in Other Barks & Bites: a new report shows that Asian countries are responsible for 65% of all patent filings in the 5G sector; the copyright infringement case…

3M Targets N95 Respirator Company’s Alleged Price-Gouging Scheme via Trademark Infringement Suit

April 16, 2020

Litigation, Patent, Trademark