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March 10, 2017Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Origins of Patent Exhaustion in Jacksonian Politics, Patent Farming, and the Basis of the Bargain

March 9, 2017PatentClaim Construction, Licenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Implementing and Interpreting the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA)

March 9, 2017PatentDTSA, paid, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

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Ropes & Gray Ending Patent Business

March 8, 2017PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Failed Assignment Documents → NO STANDING TO SUE

March 8, 2017PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Intellectual Ventures: XML Patent Invalid

March 7, 2017PatentAbstract Idea, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDennis Crouch

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Drug Pricing – Coming Up

March 7, 2017PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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The Imminent Outpouring from the Eastern District of Texas

March 7, 2017Articles and Publications, Journal, PatentAIA Trials, Claim Construction, Damages, Marking, obviousness, paid, PGR, Venue, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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Patentlyo Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain

March 6, 2017PatentpaidAnthony McCain

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Prior Settlement Agreement Helps the Jury find Liability and Damages

March 6, 2017PatentDamages, Licenses, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Limits on Disclaimer in Claim Construction

March 6, 2017PatentClaim Construction, Enablement, paidDennis Crouch

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Affirming Arbitration Award

March 1, 2017PatentDamages, Licenses, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Chan v. Yang: Can the Federal Circuit Continue to Affirm Without Opinion?

March 1, 2017PatentFederal Circuit En Banc, Oil States, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group

February 28, 2017PatentAIA Trials, Broadest Reasonable Interpretation, Claim Construction, IPR, Oil States, paidDennis Crouch

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LA BioMed’s Patent Case against Cialis Revived by Federal Circuit

February 28, 2017Patentanticipation, Claim Construction, motivation to combine, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Welcome Wilbur Ross – Secretary of Commerce

February 28, 2017Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Testifying as to Obviousness and Remanding to the PTAB

February 27, 2017Patentobviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. and the Absent Presumption Against Extraterritoriality

February 26, 2017PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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It’s a Good Idea to Actually Own the Patents you Sue on

February 24, 2017PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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PTAB: A written decision on “every claim challenged”

February 23, 2017PatentAIA Trials, IPR, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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