Federal Circuit Rejects Raytheon’s Appeal against GE Win
shot by IP News Shots / 7:26 pm on 26 February, 2021
Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s en banc appeal against a ruling of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has been rejected. The CAFC had ruled in favor of General Electric Co. allowing it to appeal against a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision even though GE did not have any active infringement litigation involving the patent in question.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1358881/fed-circ-won-t-hear-raytheon-challenge-of-ge-standing-win
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US Inventor Seeks to Block New Patent Challenges Until USPTO Implements Changes in Patent Review System
shot by IP News Shots / 6:24 pm on 23 February, 2021
The inventor group US Inventor has urged the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to block the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) tribunal, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), from accepting new patent challenges. The inventor group has asserted that the patent office needs to start the process of establishing new rules for PTAB’s denial of patent reviews before taking up new patent review petitions.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1357418/inventors-want-new-ptab-challenges-halted-in-fintiv-fight
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SCOTUS Declines Appeal against CAFC’s On-sale Bar Patent Invalidity Ruling
shot by IP News Shots / 6:21 pm on 23 February, 2021
The Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) declined the review petition by GS Cleantech Corp. against a ruling of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). As per the ruling, patents belonging to the appellant were declared invalid based on the on-sale bar which deems a patent invalid if it is sold a year before the patent filing.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/articles/1357385
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London IP Court Gets a New Judge
shot by IP News Shots / 7:00 pm on 19 February, 2021
The Patents Court in London has a new Judge, Richard Meade. Meade succeeds Judge Colin Birss and will also be responsible for the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC). Judge Richard has a reputation for handling some major patent disputes in the recent past.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/articles/1356365/judge-meade-tapped-to-oversee-london-ip-court
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Senator Tillis Writes to Biden Advising Over Selection of USPTO Director
shot by IP News Shots / 7:14 pm on 18 February, 2021
Senator Thom Tillis has written to the US President Joe Biden, advising him over the appointment of the new Director for the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), replacing former director Andrei Iancu. In his letter, Tillis mentions that the new director should be someone like Iancu who was committed to bringing about administrative reforms and had a vision for the success of the office. Tillis went on to say that the new director must stress upon complete protection of intellectual property.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/1356080/tillis-tells-biden-to-pick-uspto-chief-who-will-mirror-iancu
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New US IP Subcommittee Chair Announced
shot by IP News Shots / 5:46 pm on 16 February, 2021
The US Subcommittee on Intellectual Property will have a new chair to replace Senator Thom Tillis. Senator Patrick Leahy will now take Tillis’ place as the chair. Leahy is known to be the lead author of the America Invents Act.
Read More at: https://www.intellectualpropertymagazine.com/world/us_canada/leahy-replaces-tillis-as-us-ip-subcommittee-chair–1.htm
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