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STUDying Investments Patent-by-Patent: Zircon, Corp. v. International Trade Commission | Haug Partners LLP

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) issued its most recent precedential decision on satisfying the economic prong of the domestic industry ...
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US FTC Continues Aggressive Scrutiny of Pharmaceutical Patents Listed in the Orange Book | Mayer Brown

On April 30, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had sent “warning letters” to 10 branded pharmaceutical manufacturers, alleging that the ...
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F1 Team Sues Former Principal Over Personal Photographs Displaying Team Trademarks in Memoir | Miller Canfield

Earlier this year, the Haas F1 Team announced it would compete in the 2024 Formula One Championship without the leadership of its former principal Guenther ...
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The Legal Dance Off Over the “MJ” Trademark | Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Before we start the show, the casts of characters may drive you Off the Wall, so here’s a little primer to help you: Triumph International, ...
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Sequence Listings in Patent Applications: USPTO Adopts Updated WIPO Standard | Morgan Lewis

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) finalized the adoption of version 1.7 of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standard ST.26, effective July 1, ...
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CAFC Affirms ITC View on Aggregation of Domestic Industry Costs for Disparate Patents

“[T]he Federal Circuit noted that its own precedent… established that domestic industry expenditures must ‘pertain to products that are covered by the patent that is ...
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Fireworks Are Coming Before Independence Day | Polsinelli

Mark your calendars for July 3—the date we will likely learn whether a Texas Court will enjoin the FTC Rule banning non-competes from taking effect ...
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USPTO Proposes Controversial New Rule on Terminal Disclaimer Practice

“Double patenting has always been suspect since there is no statutory authority for the doctrine in the first place. Now, the USPTO proposes to extend ...
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The USPTO Needs to Investigate This Disturbing ‘Patent Examiner’ Reddit Thread

“It is astonishing that a patent examiner would take to a public forum, disclose information relating to the application on which they are working, and ...