We share our Insights on a regular basis.

Media Contacts

Terra Liddell: Chief Marketing Officer; Washington, DC; Email

Angela Robinson: Director of Branding and Communications; Washington, DC; Email

IP Updates

Unified Patent Court (UPC) Hub

2026

Articles

Preempting Surprise Injunctions in Germany and the UPC: Strategic Use of the Schutzschrift in Global Patent Litigation

March 27, 2026

Articles

Patent Ruling Shows Quiet Power of State-Law Bad-Faith Statutes

February 20, 2026

Articles

EPR Academy, Part 2 of 6: The EPR Process – From Request to Reexamination Certificate

December 5, 2025

IP Updates

Tenth Circuit Sides with Netflix in Tiger King Copyright Challenge

May 5, 2026

IP Updates

PIER Pilot Program - Synopsis

IP Updates

White House Releases National AI Legislative Framework

March 23, 2026

At the PTAB Blog

Before the Holding, the Message: Director Squires Uses Magnolia Medical to Outline PTAB Discretionary Denial Policy Changes

May 20, 2026

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Affirms § 102(b) Invalidity; Source Code Commands Are Not Hearsay

May 14, 2026

INCONTESTABLE® Blog

Supreme Court Recalibrates Contributory Copyright Liability

March 30, 2026

Recent Insights

to

Downloadable Media

Event Type

Hosting Organization

Finnegan-Hosted

Articles

Southeast Litigation Update: September 2024

Southeast Litigation Update: September 2024 Southeast Litigation Update: September 2024

November 22, 2024

Prosecution First Blog

Teaching Away May Preclude Motivation to Modify a Reference Teaching Away May Preclude Motivation to Modify a Reference

September 3, 2021

At the PTAB Blog

CAFC Clarifies Proving “Nexus” for Objective Indicia in a Design Patent Case CAFC Clarifies Proving “Nexus” for Objective Indicia in a Design Patent Case

August 26, 2021

Prosecution First Blog

Blocking Patents: A Patent Cannot Block Itself Blocking Patents: A Patent Cannot Block Itself

August 20, 2021

Prosecution First Blog

Objective Indicia: Nexus Analysis May Require Evaluation of Claims as a “Unique Combination” Objective Indicia: Nexus Analysis May Require Evaluation of Claims as a “Unique Combination”

August 13, 2021

Event

Corporate IP Institute 2019 Corporate IP Institute 2019

October 29-30, 2019

Atlanta

Conference

Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society

Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society

October 31-November 3, 2018

Augusta

Event

Federal Circuit Mock Argument Federal Circuit Mock Argument

September 18, 2014

Atlanta

Articles

The Continuing Importance of Written Opinions of Counsel Following the Supreme Court’s Decision in Octane Fitness and Highmark The Continuing Importance of Written Opinions of Counsel Following the Supreme Court’s Decision in Octane Fitness and Highmark

July/August 2014

IP Litigator

Articles

District Court or the PTO: Choosing Where to Litigate Patent Invalidity District Court or the PTO: Choosing Where to Litigate Patent Invalidity

March/April 2014

IP Litigator

Seminar

Supreme Review: A Look at the High Court's IP Cases Supreme Review: A Look at the High Court's IP Cases

March 25, 2014

Atlanta

Articles

Time to Stop Thinking About Secondary Considerations as Secondary Time to Stop Thinking About Secondary Considerations as Secondary

January/February 2014

IP Litigator