June 28, 2024 - A party accused of infringing a patent in U.S. district court may challenge the validity of the asserted patent in an inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ...

In a recent patent infringement case, Judge J. Paul Oetken (S.D.N.Y.) awarded attorneys’ fees under the Patent Act because the case was “exceptional,” but denied fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 and the ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released its long-anticipated final rule on patent fee adjustments (“Final Rule”). Set to take effect January 19, 2025, these changes ...

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – In a ruling last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said a California federal court did not abuse its discretion in awarding the maker of the ...

“The CAFC said the district court found ‘the ’091 patent was ‘demonstrably weak on its face, despite the initial presumptions created when the patent was issued by the PTO.’” The U.S. Court of Appeals ...

“The substantial costs associated with patent attorneys, ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands of dollars, coupled with the opportunity costs that first-time patenting entails, may deter ...

Last month, the Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit urged district courts to do more to tackle frivolous patent litigation. Vernon M Winters explains what measures are available, and how they can be ...

The issue of how a patent litigator will charge for such services is normally a difficult consideration in retaining an attorney. Attorneys’ fees are generally charged on an hourly basis, a fixed fee ...