Federal Circuit Review | April 2026
April Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) April Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) Invisible But Invalidating: Undisclosed Functionality Still Triggers On-Sale Bar In Definitive Holdings, LLC v. Powerteq LLC, Appeal No. 24-1761,...
4th Annual MCLE-a-thon: Federal Funding & Legal Landmines: A Guide for In‑House Teams
As part of the firm’s 4th annual MCLE‑a‑thon, Lance D. Smemoe provides a practical overview of the intellectual property risks associated with federal funding and government contracts. Lance discusses how...
USPTO Director Signals Continued Pro-Patent Discretionary Denial Policy at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Key Takeaway: In a precedential decision in Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Kurin, Inc., USPTO Director Squires denied IPR institution and reinforced the policy framework for discretionary denial at the...
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