Skilled in the Art: Wonking Out on WesternGeco | First Patent Impressions of Neil Gorsuch
Justice Neil Gorsuch just completed his first full term on the court. Did you notice that he wrote an opinion in each of the three patent cases?
June 26, 2018 at 09:00 PM
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|Still Waiting on That Causation Primer
WesternGeco ruling overseas patent damages how traditional tort causation principles would serve as a check oral argument back in April
Those principles are “tailor-made to answer those kinds of questions,” Assistant Solicitor General Zachary Tripp had told the court back then.
“If there's a problem here, it's a problem about where you draw the causal line,” Justice Elena Kagan had said. “It's not a problem about some categorical extraterritoriality rule.”
Justice Clarence Thomas' That's left a void that lawyers are rushing to fill Robins Kaplan partner Aaron Fahrenkrog Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto partner Christopher Loh maybe we'll get an answer next term Eve v. Mentor Graphics Paul Hastings partner Yar Chaikovsky
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Gorsuch Eager to Address Patents
Justice Neil Gorsuch he wrote an opinion in each of the three patent cases? Oil States WesternGeco SAS Institute. Oil States WesternGeco SAS Oil States SAS, WesternGeco Oil States Klarquist Sparkman partner John Vandenberg WesternGeco here here here research Gene Quinn has pointed out Howard Markey once argued Western Geco Oil States in this space previously
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Section 101: Change We Can Believe in?
the likelihood of Section 101 being dialed back in the near future New PTO director Andrei Iancu made clear in public comments defining for patent examiners what everyone can at least agree is not patent eligible. is Expressio unius Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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PTO's Top Litigator Leaving the Agency
Nate Kelley as interim chief judge let his colleagues know he'll be leaving in about a month. Ray Chen
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IP Firm Ups the Associate Salary Ante—a Lot
John Desmarais the role of Bob Gunderson Cravath, Swaine & Moore Desmarais told Tribe a hard time thinking of many precisely comparable firms off the top of my head
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Shanmugam's Hat Trick
wrote Monday Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals Williams & Connolly partner Kannon Shanmugam this may be without precedent Henry Schein v. Archer and White Sales Republic of Sudan v. Harrison
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