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Eleventh Annual Berkeley-Georgetown Conference on Patent Law & Policy
November 15, 2019
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Eleventh Annual Berkeley-Georgetown Conference on Patent Law & Policy
November 15, 2019
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Eleventh Annual Berkeley-Georgetown Conference on Patent Law & Policy
November 15, 2019
News
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ON Semiconductor’s PTAB Win Canceled by Federal Circuit
June 17, 2019
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 13, 2019, vacated and remanded a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision which had invalidated Power Integrations’ Patent No. 6,212,079 (the ’079 patent) because the inter partes review (IPR) was time-barred under § 315(b). -
‘Capsule’ Merely Descriptive for Cell Phone Cases
June 12, 2019
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on June 11, 2019, held that the word “capsule” is “merely descriptive” of cell phone cases and cannot be registered as a trademark. Uncommon, LLC v. Spigen, Inc., 7th Cir., No. 18-1917, 6/11/19. -
Supreme Court Says Government Can’t Challenge Patents Through AIA Proceedings
June 11, 2019
A federal agency is not a "person" who may petition for post-issuance review under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011, the Supreme Court held June 10, 2019. Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, U.S., No. 17-1594, 06/10/2019. -
Supreme Court Says Government Can't Challenge Patents Through AIA Proceedings
June 11, 2019
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AIPLA President-Elect Barbara Fiacco Testifies on Section 101 Reform
June 6, 2019
AIPLA President-Elect Barbara Fiacco presented the views of the Association at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property's second of three hearings on “The State of Patent Eligibility in America.”