The Congress shall have Power … To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries
– U.S. Constitution

Study Confirms That PREVAIL Act, Patent Office ANPRM Proposals Will Hurt the Economy

PublishedDecember 4, 2023
Written By
  • Josh Landau

A study from the Perryman Group – an economic and financial analysis firm based in Waco, Texas – confirmed that proposals contained in both the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Advanced Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ...

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November 30, 2023 Patent Litigation

“Clear Abuse of Discretion” Leads to New Venue Precedent

In late October, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by the District Court for the Western District of Texas that blocked TikTok Inc.’s request to move a patent infringement suit ...
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November 22, 2023 Congress and Patents

Correcting the Record on the PREVAIL Act

Earlier this month, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing to discuss Reforming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board – The PREVAIL Act and Proposals to Promote U.S. I...
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October 30, 2023 Patent Litigation

Analysis Confirms that WDTX Judge Shopping Generated More Lawsuits, Imposed High Costs

Following his appointment to the Waco Division U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (WDTX) in 2018, Judge Alan Albright quickly garnered a reputation for trying to attract plaintiffs ...
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October 20, 2023 Patent Litigation

A Unified Litigation Funding Disclosure Rule

Last week, I had the rare opportunity to speak at the UK’s Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys Congress 2023 in Cambridge. I was there to discuss evolving business models of U.S. patent assertio...
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Patent Basics

Guest Post

A Solution to the OpenSky Problem

PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Written By
  • Joe Matal

I have written several times about the $2.2 billion verdict in the VLSI v. Intel case.  The case is extraordinary not just because of the size of the verdict, but because Intel was blocked from challenging the patents by the Fintiv policy—and the patents are clearly invalid.   (more…)

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Patent Decisions FromUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Updates

PublishedDecember 8, 2023 | 3:30 pm 23-1838: NESTED BEAN, INC. v. BIG BEINGS USA PTY LTD. [ORDER], Nonprecedential

Origin: PTO

PublishedDecember 8, 2023 | 3:10 pm 22-2101: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION v. VIDAL [RULE 36 JUDGMENT], Nonprecedential

Origin: PTO

PublishedDecember 7, 2023 | 8:40 pm 22-1855: TERVES LLC v. YUEYANG AEROSPACE NEW MATERIALS CO. LTD. [ORDER], Nonprecedential

Origin: DCT

PublishedDecember 7, 2023 | 3:40 pm 22-1194: H. LUNDBECK A/S v. LUPIN LTD. [OPINION], Precedential

Origin: DCT

PublishedDecember 7, 2023 | 3:30 pm 22-1858: OPTIS WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY, LLC v. VIDAL [RULE 36 JUDGMENT], Nonprecedential

Origin: PTO

PublishedDecember 7, 2023 | 3:30 pm 21-2041: VALENCELL, INC. v. FITBIT LLC [RULE 36 JUDGMENT], Nonprecedential

Origin: PTO