IPR Proceedings have sparked controversies that have now made their way to the Supreme Court
Alyssa Hertel | 1/30/16 The Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) system was implemented as a result of the America Invents Act of 2011 …
New: Federal Circuit’s Obviousness Test For New Pharmaceutical Compounds: Gobbledygook?
In order to obtain a U.S. patent, an invention must not have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art (“PHOSITA”) at the time of the invention. PHOSITA is not a real person…
New: Silent Similarity
From 1909 to 1930, U.S. courts grappled with claims by authors of prose works claiming that works in a new art form—silent …
Keynote Address: Stalemate or Statesmen?
Mr. David J. Kappos, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, challenged audience members to consider …
Keynote Address from David J. Kappos at SCIPR 2014: “Stalemate or Statesmen: What is Needed to Move Forward Constructively with the Balancing of America’s IP System”
Mr. David J. Kappos, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, challenged audience members to consider …