Scott Graham

July 14, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

The chief judge of the Eastern District of Texas turned away an inventor group's challenge to the way the PTO conducts patent validity trials, saying the inventors don't have standing to sue. The PTO is now saying the same should apply to a tech industry suit in San Jose.

By Scott Graham

3 minute read

July 13, 2021 | National Law Journal

Judge Kathleen O'Malley gave an earful to Uniloc USA about the company's litigation tactics. But she told Arent Fox partner Janine Carlan, representing software company Acronis, that the court's hands may be tied when it comes to ordering Uniloc to pay Acronis' attorneys fees.

By Scott Graham

6 minute read

July 12, 2021 | The Recorder

Loeb & Loeb, long known for its entertainment practice, is bringing aboard Patent Trial and Appeal Board specialist Brent Babcock from Womble Bond Dickinson. "They're really pushing on more on the patent litigation side of the practice, and the PTAB side is what they needed to add," Babcock said.

By Scott Graham

2 minute read

July 09, 2021 | Law.com

No need to reinvent the wheel for some patent owners and IPR petitioners.

By Scott Graham

8 minute read

July 08, 2021 | National Law Journal

Qualcomm, Sanofi-Aventis and Uniloc 2017 are among the patent owners who formally gave up their right Wednesday to maintain Appointments Clause challenges before the Federal Circuit. But others represented by Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel are trying one last long-shot strategy.

By Scott Graham

5 minute read

July 06, 2021 | National Law Journal

Orrick's Joshua Rosenkranz and Irell's Morgan Chu squared off over Gilead Sciences' Yescarta CAR-T therapy. Chief Judge Kimberly Moore pressed Chu repeatedly on whether Sloan Kettering had sufficiently described its patent on a groundbreaking approach to cancer treatment.

By Scott Graham

5 minute read

June 30, 2021 | National Law Journal

"Local interests are not a fiction," Federal Circuit Judge Timothy Dyk writes in directing Judge Alan Albright to send two patent infringement cases from Waco to Northern California.

By Scott Graham

5 minute read

June 30, 2021 | The Recorder

Going up against pro wrestling star Booker T. Huffman, partner Daralyn Durie got help from an American Gladiator and from the calculated risk of passing up a damages presentation.

By Scott Graham

8 minute read

June 29, 2021 | National Law Journal

The agency has issued interim rules that permit the PTO director to review final decisions of the PTAB on their own motion or at the request of a party.

By Scott Graham

2 minute read

June 29, 2021 | National Law Journal

Federal Circuit has expanded the equitable doctrine too far, a 5-4 majority rules. Employees ought to be able to join new companies without undermining potential patent defenses, Justice Elena Kagan rules over dissents from Barrett and Alito.

By Scott Graham

6 minute read