In Law360 Column, Sean Murray and Jeremiah Helm Explore Limits of Retroactivity in IPR Proceedings
In the latest installment of their monthly Law360 column covering recent noteworthy Federal Circuit decisions, Knobbe Martens partners Sean Murray and Jeremiah Helm discussed the court’s opinion on retroactivity in...
USPTO Director to Consider U.S. Manufacturing and Small Business Status When Instituting or Denying IPR and PGR Petitions
Key Takeaways Effective immediately, the USPTO will consider whether a patent challenger’s accused products or a patent owner’s products are manufactured in the United States as additional factors in the...
A Cure for Written Description and Enablement Headaches: Prior Art
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL GMBH v. ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Before Prost, Cunningham, and Andrews. Appeal from the United States District Court of the District of Massachusetts. Summary: A functionally defined...