Federal Circuit Clarifies Pre-AIA Prior Art "By Another"

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 »

Judge's refusal to recuse herself from equal pay case management hearing despite prior professional involvement upheld (EAT)

In Swansea City and County Council v Abraham [2025] EAT 93, the EAT considered whether it was an error of law for a judge to refuse to recuse herself from a case... Read more »

PTAB Misapplied Objective Indicia Nexus Requirement for Prior Licenses: Federal Circuit

In Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. Roku, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the Patent and Trademark Appeal Board’s (PTAB) final written decisions in two inter partes review... Read more »

SCOTUS Amgen Decision Did Not Heighten Standard for Prior Art Enablement: Federal Circuit

In Agilent Technologies, Inc. v. Sytnhego Corp., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed final written decisions by the Patent and Trademark Appeal Board (PTAB) finding that all challenged... Read more »

Article II Section 3 of the New York Convention is Self-Executing: Second Circuit Abrogates Prior Decision

In Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London v. 3131 Veterans Blvd LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that Article II Section 3 of the Convention on the Recognition... Read more »
Suit is ‘almost a word-for-word carbon copy’ of prior complaint filed by different lawyers, federal judge says

Suit is ‘almost a word-for-word carbon copy’ of prior complaint filed by different lawyers, federal judge says

Home Daily News Suit is ‘almost a word-for-word carbon copy’… Ethics Suit is ‘almost a word-for-word carbon copy’ of prior complaint filed by different lawyers, federal judge says By Debra Cassens Weiss... Read more »

AAPA Improper "Basis" of IPR Obviousness Challenge Even Though Combined with Prior Art Patents: Federal Circuit

In Qualcomm Inc. v. Apple Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) erroneous interpretation of 35 U.S.C. § 311(b), holding that... Read more »

FDIC Clarifies Prior Approval Not Required for Bank Crypto Activity

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 »

Federal Circuit Clarifies Approach to Analyzing the Scope of Pre-AIA Prior Art

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 »

No Collateral Estoppel Against Claims Immaterially Different from Those Invalidated in Prior IPR: Federal Circuit

In Kroy IP Holdings, LLC v. Groupon, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that a prior final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)... Read more »
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