FedCircuitBlog

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• a blog post by former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel discussing the ongoing dispute regarding Judge Newman’s fitness to serve as a judge;
• an article providing an update on the dispute, in particular highlighting how a district court recently ordered mediation; and
• an article noting how Sullivan & Cromwell recently hired both Andrei Iancu, the former head of the Patent and Trademark Office, and former Federal Circuit Judge Kathleen O’Malley.

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• two articles discussing a district judge’s urging for Judge Newman and her colleagues to use mediation to resolve their dispute related to her fitness to serve as a judge;
• a blog post featuring comments by former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel on the potential impact of the recently introduced Patent Eligibility Restoration Act; and
• a blog post discussing the Federal Circuit’s recent grant of a petition for rehearing en banc in a design patent case addressing obviousness.

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• two blog posts discussing the Federal Circuit’s recent grant of a petition for rehearing en banc in a design patent case addressing obviousness; and
• an article noting takeaways from a recent Federal Circuit opinion addressing how “the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board need not consider evidence submitted via incorporation by reference.”

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• an article summarizing a recent interview with Judge Newman regarding the ongoing investigation into her fitness to serve as a judge;
• a blog post featuring opinions on two recently introduced bills that would reform patent laws with respect to patent eligibility and the procedures for inter partes review and post grant review proceedings;
• an article providing an overview of inter partes review and post grant review petitions and their resolution by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Federal Circuit; and
• an article about “broad changes” the Federal Circuit has recently signaled regarding “jurisdictional issues in bid protests and Contract Disputes Act claims.”

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• an article and a blog post about two newly introduced bills in the Senate that would reform patent laws with respect to patent eligibility and the procedures for inter partes review;
• a blog post providing information and commentary on the recently released letter and order regarding the ongoing investigation into Judge Newman’s fitness to serve as a judge; and
• an article about an ongoing case involving patents “subject to conflicting rulings on their validity, setting the stage for a race to appeal the decisions at the Federal Circuit.”

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• an article and a blog post providing information on the recently released letter and order regarding the ongoing investigation into Judge Newman’s fitness to serve as a judge; and
• a blog post discussing whether obviousness is a question of law or fact.

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• an article highlighting five important Federal Circuit rulings so far in 2023;
• a blog post contemplating the idea of intellectual property rights for “AI creations”; and
• an article for discussing the impact of the recent precedential Federal Circuit decision in a patent case addressing obviousness.

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• an article and a blog post discussing potential impact of the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in a trademark case decided by the Federal Circuit;
• a blog post highlighting “five tips for IPR practice” in light of the Federal Circuit’s ruling in a precedential case regarding inter partes review; and
• an article about the impact on attorney fee motions after the Federal Circuit’s decision in a patent case dealing with attorney fees and non-taxable costs under 35 U.S.C. § 285.

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• two articles discussing the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Vidal v. Elster, a trademark case decided by the Federal Circuit; and
• an article and a blog post providing updates on the ongoing investigation into Judge Newman’s fitness to serve as a judge.

Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today’s report highlights:

• an article highlighting aspects of the ongoing investigation into Judge Newman’s fitness to serve as a judge;
• an article expressing dissatisfaction with a recent Federal Circuit decision concerning the patentability of claimed ranges where the prior art discloses overlapping ranges; and
• a blog post discussing a recent Federal Circuit decision concerning what constitutes a dispute from which a government contractor may seek immediate relief.