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Federal Circuit Affirms District Court’s Refusal to Allow Amendment of Contention Interrogatories

October 8, 2013EthicsClaim Construction, paidDavid

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Professor, Mercer University School of Law
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Judge: Abolish Exclusive Jurisdiction of CAFC Over Patent Appeals

October 5, 2013Ethicsanticipation, Claim Construction, Damages, obviousness, paidDavid

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Fascinating Split Decision on Impact of a Rule 36 Affirmance that May have Significant Consequences

October 4, 2013EthicsAffirmed Without Opinion, Claim Construction, Federal Circuit En Banc, First to Invent, paidDavid

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Mandamus granted ordering E.D. Texas to Transfer Case to Ohio

October 4, 2013Ethicspaid, VenueDavid

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Here is a Good Lesson for Everyone

October 1, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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Undoing Gunn v. Minton: Proposed Legislation Would “Clarify” Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Patent-Related Malpractice Claims.

October 1, 2013EthicsLicenses, paidDavid

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Speaking in Wilmington on Ethics in a Post-AIA World on Tuesday, October 1

September 30, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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On a panel today in Cleveland on Professionalism and Alternative Fee Agreements

September 27, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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A Great Lesson on Close Reading, Textualism, and Civility…

September 26, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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On a Panel Today Addressing Professionalism Issues in Alternative Fee Agreements in Cincy

September 26, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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CAFC Splits on Reversing Summary Judgment of Inequitable Conduct

September 25, 2013EthicsInequitable Conduct, paidDavid

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Random bit: Textualism, the Patent Act, and Section 101

September 25, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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Story on the Main Page About Preemption of State “anti-troll” Laws

September 24, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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Fun on a Monday: Describe law school in a six word sentence.

September 24, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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Billing Ethics… Again

September 23, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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The Rambus Spoliation Case

September 20, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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Jenner & Block allegedly walks away from contingent fee client without just cause, but still wants to be paid $3m

September 17, 2013EthicsClaim Construction, obviousness, paidDavid

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Why Section 101 is Neither a “Condition of Patentability” nor an Invalidity Defense

September 16, 2013Ethicsanticipation, obviousness, paid, Printed PublicationDavid

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Gunn v. Minton, Legal Malpractice, Community Property, and me.

September 16, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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Social Media Ethics

September 15, 2013EthicspaidDavid

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