Oblon | USA | 7 Jun 2017
Yesterday, the Federal Circuit denied en banc review in Secure Axcess LLC v. PNC Bank National Assoc., et al. The rehearing request sought a Full…
Oblon | USA | 22 May 2017
Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in SAS Institute Inc., v. ComplemenSoft LLC. As previously explained,argues that partial PTAB trial…
Oblon | USA | 6 Apr 2017
Earlier this week, the CAFC denied en banc rehearing in Google v. Unwired Planet. While the denial was largely expected, Judge Hughes' Concurrence…
Oblon | USA | 14 Jul 2016
The USPTO proposed its first ever fee increase under the fee setting authority of the America Invents Act (AIA) in November of 2015. At the time, the…
Oblon | USA | 11 Feb 2016
The Supreme Court will soon consider the propriety of the "appeal bar" of 35 U.S.C. § 314(d) in Cuozzo. This appeal bar of the America Invents Act…
Oblon | USA | 4 Jun 2015
In a surprising change of course, the Senate Bill known as the 'The Patent Act" (S.1137) has morphed into a PTAB reform bill. The initial version of…
Oblon | USA | 29 Apr 2015
Today, key drafters of the America Invents Act introduced their own bipartisan patent reform bill in the Senate. (Senators, Grassley (R - Iowa)…
Oblon | USA | 18 Mar 2015
Efforts to enact patent reform (as well as the America Invents Act of 2011) are/were largely driven by the perception that the patent system is being…
Oblon | USA | 6 Mar 2015
Since the passage of the America Invents Act (AIA), the debate has raged as to whether or not the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) should apply the…
Oblon | USA | 7 Jan 2015
Since the passage of the America Invents Act (AIA) the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) has successfully fulfilled its charge as a speedy, cost…