Scott Graham digests the latest developments on everything IP and helps make sense of the trends, data, and politics around patents.
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By Scott Graham | August 12, 2022
Minerva Surgical won a Supreme Court decision last year narrowing the doctrine of assignor estoppel, but it wasn't enough to unwind a $5 million jury verdict at CAFC.
By Scott Graham | August 5, 2022
Knobbe Martens partner Joe Reisman has his eyes on a crush of appeals that is heading toward the DC-based appellate court.
By Scott Graham | July 29, 2022
The author of a new treatise on artificial intelligence and the law expects to see an explosion of litigation in the area—and a lot of pressure on the doctrine of fair use.
By Scott Graham | July 22, 2022
Circumstantial evidence of misappropriation won't cut it in the absence of specificity, he rules in life sciences SaaS case. It's a win for Keker, Van Nest & Peters.
By Scott Graham | July 15, 2022
Ninth Circuit Judge Kim Wardlaw wrote in Starz v. MGM that if the statute of limitations doesn't accrue until copyright infringement is discovered, then the three-year damages period shouldn't start till then either. That sets up a split with the Second Circuit.
By Scott Graham | July 8, 2022
A panel of Federal Circuit judges didn't sound inclined to rescue a 'submarine' patent that led to a $308 million jury verdict against Apple.
By Scott Graham | July 1, 2022
The Supreme Court might be done with patent eligibility for the foreseeable future. Practitioners say that, if there is still a path to review, it's going to require early and careful preparation.
By Scott Graham | June 24, 2022
Hughes Hubbard life sciences chief Patrice Jean says that, given the complexity that goes into some pharmaceuticals, it's "understandable that you would have dozens of patents that potentially cover what the outcome is."
By Scott Graham | June 17, 2022
Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo began Thursday's hearing by saying that Impact Engine's asserted patents have a Section 112 problem. Things went downhill from there.
By Scott Graham | June 10, 2022
Owners of standard-essential patents and implementers could probably both draw encouragment from Federal Circuit judges' questioning in Philips v. Thales. Now we'll have to see if the court issues an opinion.
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