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For Those Challenging a Patent’s Validity in an IPR, New Clarity on Which Arguments Can Later be Litigated in Court

Inter partes review—or “IPR”—has become a popular avenue for accused patent infringers to challenge the validity of a patent’s claims outside of federal court. Any interested party may file for IPR, ...
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Court to decide whether an inventor may challenge the validity of the patent on the inventor’s own invention

This Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic Inc. about whether to abolish the doctrine of patent assignor estoppel. This doctrine, which has fallen ...
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First Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on Validity of Puerto Rico’s Recovery Act

A few reactions to today’s oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit regarding the validity of Puerto Rico’s Recovery Act: On the three judge panel, Chief Judge Lynch ...