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National Law Journal

Patent Owners Are Throwing In the Towel on Arthrex — With a Couple Exceptions

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.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

How the USPTO Intends to Deal With Arthrex Decision

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.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Intelligence GC, Criticized for Huawei Work, Discloses Sidley Austin Compensation

Christopher Fonzone reported more than $400,000 in compensation from his work in Sidley Austin's privacy and cybersecurity group.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Once Again Spares the PTO's 'Death Squad' for Patents

The administrative judges of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board look like principal officers who should have been appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, a majority of the court ruled. But the court is getting around that problem by letting the PTO director conduct final review of each decision, rendering the APJs inferior officers.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

How 1 Little Typo Almost Torpedoed a Patent Application

The PTO kept sending mail to an incorrectly provided street address, even though it had an email, a telephone number and a unique customer identifier it could have cross-checked. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that it was likely arbitrary and capricious for the PTO to withdraw a patent application under those circumstances.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Somebody Is Trying to Help Intel Get Out From Under $2.175B Verdict

A newly formed Nevada LLC that swears it isn't affiliated with the tech giant is asking the USPTO to review the validity of two patents that were at issue in a Texas trial last February. The LLC's attorney says the PTO shouldn't allow billions to be awarded on patents that haven't been thoroughly reviewed for validity.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Environmental Law's Top 10 of 2021: Significant Developments Despite COVID-19 

Environmental law and policy developments continued apace, despite the preoccupation with COVID-19 over the past year and a half. This article identifies and discusses 10 significant issues for environmental practitioners.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: The Paul Weiss Associate Who Challenged the FAA Decision to Ax Peak-Hour Discount Flight Slots From Newark

Aimee Brown convinced the D.C. Circuit that the FAA's decision to retire desirable takeoff slots at Newark International Airport that formerly belonged to Southwest Airlines violated the Administrative Procedures Act, a win for her client Spirit Airlines.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Real Estate, Construction Drive New Growth at Tallahassee Firm

The 35-lawyer full-service law firm found success in the two crucial practice areas in the past year.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

'Most Pro-Religious Freedom President'? Lawyers Wrestle With Trump's Legacy

While a Trump appointee claimed the former president did significant work in defending religious liberty, other panelists pointed out actions and statements by Trump that targeted Muslims.
5 minute read

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