Abusive Patent Litigants Find a New Angle
Last week, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case that sheds further light…... Read More
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Patent Appeals Court Raises Bar on Functional Claiming
By Stephen C. Hall Rarely has such a short word or phrase influenced patent claims…... Read More
Should You Worry About a Software Audit?
By Stephen C. Hall It goes without saying that businesses use software ubiquitously. Perhaps easier…... Read More
The “Patent Assertion Escrow” as a Limit against Abusive, Coercive Litigation
By Stephen C. Hall How would the dynamic of patent infringement litigation change if Patent…... Read More
The Motivation to Combine References: Substantial Evidence and the Obviousness Examination Guidelines
By Stephen C. Hall A recent opinion by a Federal Circuit panel demonstrates that three…... Read More
IPR Statistics Suggest an Interesting Recent Trend
By Stephen C. Hall Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) is a trial proceeding established by the…... Read More