Federal Circuit confirms use of 'secret springing' prior art in inter partes patent challenges
Kristina Caggiano Kelly, David H. Holman and Lestin L. Kenton Jr. of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC discuss a Federal Circuit decision regarding questions over patent applications and prior art ...
5 Ways to Improve Your Chances of Getting Patents
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Commissioner for Patents Takes ‘Fork in the Road’ and Resigns from USPTO
Commissioner for Patents Vaishali Udupa has resigned from the United States Patent and Trademark Office effective immediately ...
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Bad Patents, Thwarted Patent Reform, and a Failure to Adapt
This week we speak with Scott McKeown, who is a shareholder at Wolf Greenfield and one of the leading U.S. PTAB practitioners ...
Nelson Mullins Adds Tammy Terry, Lisa Margonis as IP Partners
Tammy Terry and Lisa Margonis joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as partners in its intellectual property practice in ...
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USPTO’s Proposed Terminal Disclaimer Practice
On May 10, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) published a new proposed rule that would require when a patent ...
On The Move: Kilpatrick Adds West Coast IP Pro, Partners In Six Cities Join Nelson Mullins, Freeman Mathis
In Houston, the South Carolina-founded firm added IP experts Tammy Terry and Lisa Margonis as partners in the quickly-growing ...
YC-backed &AI Raises $6.5 Million to Launch the First AI Agent for Patent Attorneys
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- &AI, which provides the first AI agent for patent attorneys, announced today that it has raised a $6.5M seed round, led by First Round and supported by ...