PTAB Update | October 2025
USPTO Proposes Rule and Director Implements Policy Likely to Limit Multiple Patent Validity Challenges Ted M. Cannon On Friday, October 17, the USPTO published a proposed rule that, if implemented, would likely...
Federal Circuit Review | October 2025
Standing or Guesswork? A Speculative Risk of Patent Cancellation is Insufficient for Standing In Us Inventor, Inc. v. United States Patent And Trademark Office, Appeal No. 24-1396, the Federal...
Aerospace Update | October 2025
NASA’s Breakthrough Superalloy Wins Commercial Invention of the Year Ningxi Sun NASA Glenn Research Center’s new material, GRX-810, has been recognized as the Commercial Invention of the Year by NASA’s Inventions and Contributions...
Litigation Update | October 2025
Standing or Guesswork? A Speculative Risk of Patent Cancellation is Insufficient for Standing Jacob R. Rosenbaum & Jordan A. DeOrio US INVENTOR, INC. v. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Before Lourie, Reyna,...
Life Science Update | October 2025
USPTO, JPO, and EPO Meet to Discuss Global IP Challenges Joseph Mallon, Ph.D. & Ashley C. Morales Beginning on October 20, 2025, recently confirmed United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director...
Aerospace IP Strategy in View of Recent U.S. Patent Office Updates
Aerospace technology companies often decide between patenting an innovation or keeping it as a trade secret. Typically, the analysis involves comparing the potential strength of patent protection that is likely...
Jeremiah Helm and Sean Murray’s Discuss Extension of Printed Matter Doctrine in Law360 Column
In their latest Law360 column discussing noteworthy Federal Circuit cases, partners Jeremiah Helm and Sean Murray examine the recent decision in Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., and how...
The USPTO’s Evolving Approach to Patent Eligibility: Insights from Director Squires’ AIPLA Address
On October 31, 2025, Director Squires spoke to the American Intellectual Property Law Association and provided a forceful statement on his view for the direction of patent law. Of particular...
From Cute to Criminal: The Counterfeit Labubu Crisis in the United States
In the world of designer toys, few characters have captured hearts, and consumer sales, quite like Labubu. Created by artist Kasing Lung, and popularized by Chinese company Pop Mart, Labubu...