Litigation Update | December 2025
Coming Soon: 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review Report Stay tuned for Knobbe Martens’ 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review report coming soon! The report will offer in-depth analysis of...
PTAB Update | December 2025
Director Discretion: A Sotera Stipulation Does Not Mandate Institution Jacob R. Rosenbaum & Sashank Krothapally The PTO Director has unreviewable discretion to deny institution of IPR proceedings in view of...
Aerospace Update | December 2025
FAA Request for Information Related to a New Air Traffic Control Platform Josue A. Villalta & Paige L. Cappelli The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a request for information (RFI)...
Trademark & Brand Protection Update | December 2025
From Cute to Criminal: The Counterfeit Labubu Crisis in the United States Greg Phillips & Stella B. Haynes Kiehn In the world of designer toys, few characters have captured hearts, and...
Life Science Update | December 2025
Purdue Pharma’s $7.4 Billion Chapter 11 Plan Formally Approved Eric Furman, Ph.D. & Rhett D. Ramsey A federal bankruptcy court on November 18 formally approved Purdue’s $7.4 billion Chapter 11...
Aerospace Update | November 2025
Aerospace IP Strategy in View of Recent U.S. Patent Office Updates Tom Cowan Aerospace technology companies often decide between patenting an innovation or keeping it as a trade secret. Typically,...
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
October Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) October Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) Standing or Guesswork? A Speculative Risk of Patent Cancellation is Insufficient for Standing In US Inventor, Inc. v. United...
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...
Federal Circuit Review | September 2025
September Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) September Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) Bait, Switch, and Retrial: Federal Circuit Rebukes Trial Arguments that Reneged on Prior Representations In Magēmā Technology LLC v....
Aerospace Update | September 2025
New 3D-Printable Titanium Alloy to Combat Climate Change Matthew S. Whitehead Pure titanium and titanium alloys, including Ti-6Al-4V, are used in aerospace applications for forming airframes and engine parts because of their...
Litigation Update | September 2025
Not Clear Enough: The TTAB’s Standard for the Registrability of All-Purpose Word Marks Lacked Clarity Justin J. Gillett & Susan E. Pratt, Ph.D. IN RE: ERIK BRUNETTI Before Lourie, Dyk, and Reyna. Appeal from...
PTAB Update | August 2025
No Shenanigans: IPRs and Interference Estoppel Jacob R. Rosenbaum & Alistair J. McIntyre IGT v. ZYNGA INC. Before Prost, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Summary: Interference...
Federal Circuit Review | August 2025
August Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) August Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) Deleted Specification Portions Undermine Claim Construction In FMC Corp. v. Sharda USA, LLC, Appeal No. 24-2335, the Federal Circuit...
Aerospace Update | August 2025
No Tariffs on Aerospace Products Traded Between U.S. and European Union Nicholas Zovko & Rhett D. Ramsey On July 27, 2025, the U.S. and EU reached a trade agreement. As part of...
Life Science Update | August 2025
Eyeing the Prize of the U.S. Patent System, the Trump Administration Proposes Patent Maintenance Fee Overhaul Jane Dai, Ph.D. & Susan M. Janicki, Ph.D. The Trump administration is considering changing the U.S....
Litigation Update | August 2025
An Examiner’s Allowance Does Not Create an “Especially Weighty” Presumption of Written-Description Support Justin J. Gillett & Alex Martin del Campo MONDIS TECHNOLOGY LTD., HITACHI MAXELL, LTD., NKA MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD., MAXELL,...
Litigation Update | July 2025
Combination Dosing Regimen Not Obvious Despite Overlapping Prior-Art Ranges Justin J. Gillett & Alex Martin del Campo JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. Before Prost, Reyna, and Taranto....
Aerospace Update | July 2025
Space Technology Investments Clear the Launch Tower in 2025 Tom Cowan Investments in space technology are off to a strong start in the first half of 2025. The rising trend...
