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Pending Supreme Court Patent Cases 2016 (February 3 Update)

February 3, 2016PatentAbstract Idea, Affirmed Without Opinion, AIA Trials, Broadest Reasonable Interpretation, Claim Construction, Damages, Federal Circuit En Banc, Marking, paid, PGR, Subject Matter Eligibility, Supreme Court, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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@Mizzou: Administrative Patent & Trademark Hearings & Symposium

February 2, 2016PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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NewEgg Denied its Fees Again

February 1, 2016PatentClaim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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On Appeal, Abuse-Deterrent OxyContin Patents are Invalid

February 1, 2016PatentAffirmed Without Opinion, anticipation, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE AMENDED DEFEND TRADE SECRETS ACT

January 31, 2016PatentDamages, DTSA, paid, Personal Jurisdiction, Trade Secrets, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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REPORT AND ANALYSIS OF RECENT AMENDMENTS TO S. 1890 (The Defend Trade Secrets Act 2016)

January 28, 2016PatentDamages, DTSA, obviousness, paid, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

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Patentlyo Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain

January 27, 2016Patentpaid, USPTO Director, VenueAnthony McCain

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Section 285 Does Not Support Deterrence Based Fee Enhancement; Next Stop Rule 11 Sanctions

January 26, 2016PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Prevailing Defendant’s Exceptional Case Restitution Limited to “Reasonable Attorney Fees”

January 25, 2016PatentClaim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit: Board Must Explain its Decisions

January 22, 2016PatentAIA Trials, IPR, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Patent Term Adjustment: Erroneous and later Withdrawn Restriction Requirement Still Counts as a Section 132 Notice

January 22, 2016Patentpaid, USPTO Director, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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Inter Partes Review: An Unconstitutional Delegation of Judical Power

January 21, 2016PatentAIA Trials, IPR, obviousness, Oil States, paidDennis Crouch

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Technical Difficulties on Patently-O Today

January 21, 2016PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Anonymous Loan Shopping — An Unpatentable Abstract Idea

January 20, 2016PatentAbstract Idea, Affirmed Without Opinion, Enablement, First to Invent, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDennis Crouch

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Pending Supreme Court Patent Cases 2016 (January 20 Update)

January 20, 2016PatentAIA Trials, Broadest Reasonable Interpretation, Claim Construction, Damages, Federal Circuit En Banc, IPR, Marking, paid, PGR, Supreme Court, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Supreme Court Orders FedCir to reconsider Medtronic Lawsuit

January 19, 2016Patentpaid, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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Samsung v. Apple: Functional Design Patents and Profit Disgorgement

January 19, 2016PatentDamages, design patent, paidDennis Crouch

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Guest Post: Why we Need a Seizure Remedy in the Defend Trade Secrets Act

January 18, 2016PatentAIA Trials, Damages, DTSA, obviousness, paid, PGR, Trade Secrets, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Supreme Court grants Certiorari in Challenge of Inter Partes Review Proceedings

January 15, 2016PatentAIA Trials, Broadest Reasonable Interpretation, Claim Construction, Federal Circuit En Banc, IPR, paid, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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Lighting Ballast at the Supreme Court: The Role of Extrinsic Evidence in Claim Construction

January 15, 2016PatentClaim Construction, Federal Circuit En Banc, paid, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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