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

March 27, 2026

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

February 20, 2026

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

December 5, 2025

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May 5, 2026

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White House Releases National AI Legislative Framework

March 23, 2026

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

May 20, 2026

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

May 14, 2026

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March 30, 2026

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Potential Implications of Inflation Reduction Act on Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation

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May 1, 2023

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Federal Circuit IP Blog

Assignor Estoppel Has “No Place” in IPR Proceedings Assignor Estoppel Has “No Place” in IPR Proceedings

November 27, 2018

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Cautions Against Omitting Preamble Transition Words in Claim Drafting Federal Circuit Cautions Against Omitting Preamble Transition Words in Claim Drafting

November 16, 2018

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Lack of Reasonable Expectation of Success Prohibits Finding of Interference-in-Fact Lack of Reasonable Expectation of Success Prohibits Finding of Interference-in-Fact

October 4, 2018

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Most-Favored-Licensee Provision Did Not Provide a License to Newly-Acquired Patents or Patents that Did Not Trigger the Provision Most-Favored-Licensee Provision Did Not Provide a License to Newly-Acquired Patents or Patents that Did Not Trigger the Provision

March 7, 2017

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Court Finds an Agreement Not-to-Sue Is a Patent License Despite Language to the Contrary Court Finds an Agreement Not-to-Sue Is a Patent License Despite Language to the Contrary

June 14, 2016

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Consulting Agreement Did Not Assign Patent Rights from Pre-Agreement Contributions Consulting Agreement Did Not Assign Patent Rights from Pre-Agreement Contributions

March 15, 2016

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Accused Infringer May Seek an IPR Despite Patent Owner's Inability to Raise an Assignor Estoppel Defense in the IPR Accused Infringer May Seek an IPR Despite Patent Owner's Inability to Raise an Assignor Estoppel Defense in the IPR

October 13, 2015

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Court Grants Stay of Entire Case Involving 11 Patents While Patent Office Conducts Inter Partes Review Proceedings on Two of the Patents Court Grants Stay of Entire Case Involving 11 Patents While Patent Office Conducts Inter Partes Review Proceedings on Two of the Patents

June 30, 2015

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