Battery Recycling Patent Filings Are Surging. So Why Is Patenting the Recycled Material So Difficult?
Key Takeaway: Battery recycling patent applications are surging. However, successfully prosecuting these applications often requires a careful balance between product claims and process claims to capture the true source of...
Patent, Protect, or Pause: Triaging AI-Drafted Invention Disclosures in Biopharma
Key Takeaway: As AI-drafted invention disclosures become more common, counsel are reading past the polished prose, and thinking harder about privilege, and confidentiality. If invention disclosures sound different lately, look...
A Private Sale Does Not Constitute a Public Disclosure Under ยง 102(B)(1)(B)
NCS MULTISTAGE INC., NCS MULTISTAGE, LLC V. NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC. Before Reyna, Hughes, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Summary:...