Here is a report on recent news and commentary related to the Federal Circuit and its cases. Today we highlight:
- an article covering how the Patent and Trademark Office is “requiring all parties to appear in person for hearings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board”;
- a piece discussing how “[t]he full Federal Circuit on Wednesday declined to reconsider its first-ever patent eligibility decision involving machine learning”;
- a blog post analyzing how a recent Federal Circuit decision “allowed the court to sidestep broader questions about when patent law issues arising in arbitration contexts warrant Federal Circuit review”; and
- an article suggesting a recent Federal Circuit decision “could make it easier for major brands to oppose trademark applications by market rivals.”