USPTO Proposes Rule and Director Implements Policy Likely to Limit Multiple Patent Validity Challenges
On Friday, October 17, the USPTO published a proposed rule that, if implemented, would likely reduce filings of inter partes review patent validity challenges. In addition, USPTO Director John Squires...
$10 million to $1: Exclusion of Damages Expert Results in Nominal Damages for Surgical Stapler Patent Infringement
REX MEDICAL, L.P. v. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Before Dyk, Prost, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Damages testimony was excluded for failing...
USPTO Announces Multiple Pilot Programs to Expedite Patent Application Process
The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently announced two new pilot programs available at the early stages of patent prosecution in original applications. The Automated Search Pilot Program allows...
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