Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:
- an article discussing how the recent suspension of Federal Circuit Judge Newman “shows need for judicial reform”;
- an article authored by retired Federal Circuit Judge Paul Michel discussing his “thirty-five-year perspective on Intellectual Property, and where we stand now”; and
- another article highlighting how in a recent panel discussion “[f]ormer Federal Circuit Judge Paul Redmond Michel warned inventors that proposed patent reform bills during this session of Congress will be ‘dead on arrival’ if the inventor community fails to unite.”
Aliza Shatzman wrote an article for Law360 discussing how the recent suspension of Federal Circuit Judge Newman “shows need for judicial reform.” According to Shatzman, “[l]egislative and cultural changes are necessary to ensure that judges . . . are held to the highest ethical standards, not the lowest.” Shatzman, moreover, suggests that “the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act, and the Rules for Judicial Conduct and Judicial Disability Proceedings, should be amended in several ways — including through the adoption of guardrails to ensure that judges do not remain on the bench if they are no longer capable of serving.”
Retired Federal Circuit Judge Paul Michel authored an article for IP Watchdog discussing his “thirty-five-year perspective on Intellectual Property, and where we stand now.” In the article Judge Michel “reflect[s] on some important questions of intellectual property and innovation policy.”
Similarly, Annelise Gilbert wrote an article for Bloomberg Law highlighting how in a recent panel discussion “[f]ormer Federal Circuit Judge Paul Redmond Michel warned inventors that proposed patent reform bills during this session of Congress will be ‘dead on arrival’ if the inventor community fails to unite.” Gilbert highlights a dispute between Michel and “US Inventor founder Paul Morinville during a conference panel . . . about the PREVAIL Act and Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, which could limit who brings patent validity challenges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and clarify which inventions should be granted patent protection.”