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Patent Litigation

Our Patent Litigation Practice is one of the country’s most active and highly regarded. Our seasoned patent litigators bring extensive courtroom experience to every matter we handle. According to Lex Machina, we are among the top three national patent defense firms in the country for number of appearances and cases filed, and we also were the top national defense firm for number of patent trials in the last five years (2018–2022)....Read more

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Trademark Litigation, Prosecution & Brand Protection

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ITC – Section 337

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) is an increasingly popular venue for patent infringement litigation. More and more companies are seeking to halt importations of infringing products into the United States by turning to the ITC for expedited relief. Section 337 investigations conducted by the ITC provide complainants with a “fast track” to remedy IP matters that typically go to trial within 10 months. Since many Section 337 cases go to trial, selecting an ITC litigation team with a command of the technology, patent law, and specialized procedural practice is extremely important. We have handled more than 100 cases before the ITC....Read more

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April 21, 2025

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PTAB Holds Informative Discussion With Stakeholders Answering Questions About the New Discretionary Denial Briefing Process

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) presented a “Boardside Chat” Thursday focusing on the PTAB’s new discretionary denial briefing process (announced on March 26) and answering questions from the reported 500+ interested persons who dialed in. Michelle Ankenbrand (Acting USPTO Senior Advisor) and Kalyan Deshpande (Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge) presented and answered questions; Janet Gongola (Acting Chief Communications Office) moderated....Read more

Global Trade & Foreign Policy Insights

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April 9, 2025

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Executive Order 14203 “Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court” and Key Takeaways

On February 6, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14203, “Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court,” blocking the property of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Chief Prosecutor and providing authority to designate any foreign persons that the Secretary of State (in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General) determines to have directly engaged in certain specified acts.

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April 4, 2025

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USPTO Director Review Insights and PTAB Policy Shifts: Early 2025

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted seven requests for Director Review in the first quarter of 2025 and reported denying fifty-three requests during this same period. By comparison, the USPTO granted four requests for Director review in the last quarter of 2024 and reported denying 38 requests. The latest Director Review opinion suggests a policy shift towards more discretionary denials of IPR petitions, even with a Sotera stipulation.

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Law Glossary

What Is the Patent Dance?

Colloquially referred to as the “patent dance,” the BPCIA provides a framework that includes certain steps and a schedule during which the applicant and reference product sponsor exchange confidential information disclosed in the aBLA. During the patent dance, the applicant and sponsor identify the patents that could be litigated in the future during two potential phases of litigation. In the first phase, the sponsor can allege infringement of a subset of the patents identified during the patent dance. The second phase begins after the sponsor receives the Notice of Commercial Marketing from the applicant. During this second phase, the sponsor can assert any remaining patents that were not asserted in the first phase....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is the Patent Trial and Appeal Board?

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is a tribunal within U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The PTAB oversees trial proceedings, namely: inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), covered business method (CBM) review, and derivation proceedings. The Board also hears appeals from adverse patentability decisions by patent examiners in original applications, reissues, and reexaminations. And, while phasing out since the passage of the America Invents Act (AIA) in 2011, the PTAB is also responsible for deciding interferences. The PTAB was previously referred to as the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and was renamed by the AIA....Read more

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What Are the Patent Litigation Differences Between the BPCIA and Hatch-Waxman Act?

There are fundamental differences between the abbreviated approval processes to obtain FDA approval for biosimilars and generic drugs as those processes relate to patent litigation....Read more
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