In Merck Serono S.A. v. Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that a reference is considered “by another” if it does not reflect the... Read more »
In In re Vetements Group AG, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB’s) decision affirming the genericness refusal of the mark VETEMENTS... Read more »
In a precedential decision, the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) explained the proper application of its two-part framework for discretionary denial of inter partes review (IPR) and remanded... Read more »
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Interpretive Letter 1184, clarifying the authority of national banks and federal savings associations to buy and sell assets held in custody on... Read more »
In Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit resolved a spilt among the district courts concerning the meaning of “ground” in the inter partes review... Read more »
The FDIC issued a Financial Institution Letter (FIL-7-2025), clarifying that FDIC-supervised institutions may engage in permissible crypto-related activities without receiving prior FDIC approval. FIL-7-2025 rescinds FDIC Financial Institution Letter 16-2022, entitled Notification... Read more »
In In re Riggs, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision for incorrectly analyzing the prior art status of... Read more »
In UTTO Inc. v. Metrotech Corp., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that while district courts may resolve claim construction disputes at the motion to dismiss stage without... Read more »
In a decision decided August 10, 2023 and partially published January 9, 2024, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) clarified when a patent infringement lawsuit is determined to be in bad faith. The... Read more »
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has changed its policy manual to make it easier to find and understand all the regulations regarding nonimmigrant students in F and M status. The... Read more »