The Federal Circuit reversed a lost profits award in a patent infringement case, holding that the district court applied the wrong legal standard when it excluded evidence of noninfringing substitutes.
DetailsIf you are a patent attorney with clients selling on Amazon, you’ve probably heard about APEX—Amazon’s Patent Evaluation eXpress program. On paper, it sounds almost too good to be true: resolve patent disputes in 30 days for just $4,000 per party.
DetailsThe explosion of Generative AI (GAI) tools has brought the complex question of AI authorship to a head. When a machine creates an image or a complex piece of text, who owns it?
DetailsMedical device companies face a unique trap at the intersection of FDA regulation and patent law. Mandatory adverse event reports submitted to the FDA become publicly accessible and can qualify as prior art that affect patent rights.
DetailsReceiving a Final Office Action from the USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) can feel like hitting a wall in the patent application process. However, “final” does not mean the end of the road.
DetailsPatents give inventors exclusive rights to their inventions. But these rights have limits. When a patent owner tries to extend control beyond the scope of the patent, courts may find patent misuse.
DetailsArtificial intelligence systems now generate inventions. They design new products, create novel solutions, and suggest innovations. But can an AI system appear as an inventor on a patent application?
DetailsPatents have a standard term, but certain circumstances allow patent owners to extend that term beyond the normal expiration date.
DetailsBusiness clients developing new technology frequently focus on product development, market strategy, and funding. They may overlook patent considerations until these considerations become problems.
DetailsPatents protect inventions. This protection gives the patent owner the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the claimed invention during the patent term.
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