Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:
- an article reporting on how lawmakers are considering reforms to intellectual property litigation and the U.S. International Trade Commission; and
- an article discussing the “battle” that has “embroiled” the Federal Circuit and Judge Newman, the oldest living federal judge.
Brian Craig wrote an article for VitalLaw reporting on how lawmakers are considering reforms to intellectual property litigation and the U.S. International Trade Commission. Craig lists proposed changes, including “allowing a bond in lieu of an exclusion order, requiring disclosure of the real party in interest, and limiting an exclusion order when a component is less than a percentage of the overall product.” The article includes quotes from a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing in which Garmin counsel Sam Korte testified about the need for reform, saying that “the ITC has shifted far from its roots of adjudicating trade disputes and now exists as a superpowered district court, but without juries or adequate appellate oversight.”
Katie Hawkinson wrote an article for Independent discussing the “battle” that has “embroiled” the Federal Circuit and Judge Newman, the oldest living federal judge. Hawkinson explains how Judge Newman, who is 97 years old, was “appointed by Ronald Regan 40 years ago” and was recently sidelined by a unanimous vote from her fellow judges on the Federal Circuit. The article concludes by discussing Judge Newman’s many contributions to patent law and how her challenge, which sought to overturn the initial suspension as unconstitutional, was dismissed by a judge earlier this month.