Bradley J. Van Pelt and Brittany M. Martinez discuss how patent holders can prepare for the issue of obviousness in inter partes reviews in their Law360 Expert Analysis article, “Preparing
FEDERAL CIRCUIT CHANGES COURSE AND UPHOLDS LIGHTING BALLAST PATENT FOLLOWING TEVA REMAND By Paul M. Rivard In 2014, in Lighting Ballast Control LLC v. Philips Electronics North America Corp., the Federal Circuit
FEDERAL CIRCUIT CHANGES COURSE AND UPHOLDSLIGHTING BALLAST PATENT FOLLOWING TEVAREMAND By Paul M. Rivard In 2014, in Lighting Ballast Control LLC v. Philips Electronics North America Corp., the Federal Circuit
Mr. Shifley explains in Law360 that the Supreme Court’s decision in Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises allows patent owners and licensees to confidently and without concern extend “in-term” royalties on patents into the post-expiration
SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS BRULOTTE, “GREEN-LIGHTS” COLLECTING PATENT ROYALTIES AFTER PATENTS EXPIRE By Charles W. Shifley In an important decision for patent licensing freedom, on June 22, 2015, the United States
Banner & Witcoff is recognized for patent prosecution in Illinois in the 2015 Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000. Four attorneys were also recognized in this year’s edition: Robert S. Katz, design patents, national;
USPTO ANNOUNCES EXPEDITED PATENT APPEAL PILOT PROGRAM By Paul M. Rivard Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announced the “Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot” to provide a temporary basis
On Saturday, May 30, Mr. Mottley discussed 3-D printing and developments in patent, design patent and copyright law on “Law Talk with Ethel Mitchell.” “Law Talk with Ethel Mitchell” is a weekly program that
Mary Boney Denison, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Commissioner for Trademarks, visited Chicago on June 1 to discuss current developments and topics in trademark law and policy, as well
AKAMAI V. LIMELIGHT: FEDERAL CIRCUIT LIMITS DIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF METHOD CLAIMS By Jeffrey Chang On remand from the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit held that Limelight did not directly infringe
