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Welcome to the Snell & Wilmer intellectual property and technology litigation blog! Check here for useful news and information about patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and other IP and technology litigation developments.
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Section 101 in 2019
Snell & Wilmer Lawyers presented their article, Section 101 in 2019, at the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law’s Annual Meeting in Arlington, Virginia, as part of a program, “101 ‘301’: Advanced Subject Matter Eligibility.” The article summarizes the existing patent eligibility test, discusses recent Federal Circuit decisions, and provides practical strategies for practitioners navigating the Section 101 landscape.
Posted in IP and Technology Litigation, Patent Litigation
| Tagged 35 U.S.C. 101, Alice, Federal Circuit, Mayo, Patent Eligibility, Patent Litigation, patentable subject matter, Section 101
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Federal Circuit Broadens Personal Jurisdiction Based on Patent Infringement Letters
By Daniel S. Ivie and David G. Barker A recent decision by the Federal Circuit has broadened the potential for declaratory judgment personal jurisdiction to exist based on letters sent to accused patent infringers in a foreign forum. In Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. v. Plano Encryption Technologies, LLC, the Federal Circuit appears to now require that a patentee make a “compelling case” that the exercise of jurisdiction in the foreign forum “would be unreasonable and unfair.” For years, the Federal Circuit has held that infringement letters, without more, “are not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of Due Process in Read More »
Supreme Court to Decide Multiple IP Issues This Term
By Taryn J. Gallup and David G. Barker On October 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) granted certiorari in two IP cases. In Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, SCOTUS will address a circuit split on the effect bankruptcy has on trademark license rights. In Return Mail, Inc. v. U.S. Postal Service, et al., SCOTUS will address whether the government may challenge patents as a “person” under the America Invents Act (“AIA”). In Mission Product Holdings, Tempnology, LLC (“Tempnology”) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and cancelled a trademark licensing agreement that it had with Read More »
Posted in IP and Technology Litigation, Patent Litigation, Trademark Litigation
| Tagged America Invents Act, Federal Circuit, patent, PTAB, Supreme Court, trademark
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Federal Circuit Holds Tribal Immunity Does Not Bar IPR of Tribe-Owned Patents
By Tyler J. Fortner and David G. Barker Last week, the Federal Circuit held that tribal sovereign immunity does not apply to inter partes review (IPR) actions instituted at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The decision, in Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe et al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., comes approximately a month and a half after a Federal Circuit panel heard the issue (see here). The decision opens the door for generic drug manufacturers (including Mylan) and others to challenge the validity of patents owned by Native American tribes that enjoy sovereign immunity. During oral argument, Allergan and the Mohawk Tribe Read More »
Posted in Inter Partes Review, IP and Technology Litigation, Patent Litigation
| Tagged Federal Circuit
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