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In a closely watched dispute that sits at the intersection of patent validity, administrative review, and high-stakes smartphone litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court on November 17, 2025, declined to hear an appeal brought by Gesture Technology Partners…
The recent judgment in Amgen v Sanofi by the United States Supreme Court has generated significant attention within the legal and patent communities. The ruling addresses the crucial issue of enablement requirement, marking the first time in several…
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States, and its decisions have a significant impact on the country's legal system. Every year, the Court receives thousands of petitions asking it to review lower court decisions, but it only agrees…
In March and April, we plan to release our Patent Intelligence Report and Trademark Intelligence Report, which will cover patent and trademark prosecution in the past five years. These two popular IP practice areas typically cover many more law firms and…
Are you familiar with Andy Warhol’s artwork? Fondly referred to as the “Pope of pop art,” Andy Warhol became famous with his silkscreen prints of distinctly American objects, celebrities, or advertisements repainted with different colors.…
When Apple and Qualcomm finally settled their dispute back in 2019, eyebrows were raised given that the licensing agreement had a six-year limit and that Apple didn't include the ongoing PTAB proceedings in the settlement agreement. Earlier this month,…
MINERVA SURGICAL, INC. v. HOLOGIC, INC., et al. Supreme Court of the United States. Opinion of the Court written by Justice Kagan. Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion. Justice Barrett filed a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Thomas and Gorsuch.…
Happy New Year! We have decided to write more often in 2019 as many of our readers have asked us to bring back our popular Patexia Insight series. Our goal is to bring as much value to the community as possible, so we will do our best to create more…
Before the Supreme Court. Thomas delivered opinion, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan. Gorsuch dissenting, joined by Breyer. Summary : Patentee may recover foreign lost profits, where infringer violated § 271(f)(2) by…
On April 26, 2018, the USPTO issued a one-page guidance document on the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent decision, SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, on AIA trial proceedings. As has been widely reported, SAS reversed the PTAB’s long-standing…
Judge Gilstrap Singled Out in Congressional Hearing as Defying SCOTUS Yesterday, the House IP Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet conducted a hearing entitled: The Impact of Bad Patents on American Businesses. During the…
Please revisit Don Chisum’s and Janice Mueller’s comments on Impression Products v. Lexmark, No. 151189 (S. Ct. May 30, 2017), in which the Court held that a seller of a patented printer cartridge had exhausted its patent rights, so that a…
