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U.S. Chemical & Life Science Patents Q2 Newsletter

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5 Federal Circuit Patent Cases You Need To Know

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Enablement, Anticipation, and Claim Strategy: Rethinking Biotech Patent Drafting Post-Agilent

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Six Actions to Take to Ensure Your Trade Secret Stays Secret

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Cannabis And Trademarks: Protecting Against Infringement

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The Hypocrisy of ‘Delete IP’: Billionaire Frustrations Masquerading as Policy

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March 18, 2016

ANDA Filings Create Personal Jurisdiction Everywhere

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

March 15, 2016

PTAB Can’t Rely on Anticipation Argument first Made during the Oral Hearing

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 15, 2016

Federal Circuit Reverses Because PTAB Relied Upon Argument First Raised at Oral Argument

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

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March 14, 2016

While a Nice Place, Canada is not the Best Place to Litigate U.S. IP

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 10, 2016

PTAB Grants IPR Motion to Exclude – Knocks Out Exhibits As Untimely

By: Douglas A. Robinson, Principal

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March 10, 2016

Know When to Fold ‘Em — Games are Unpatentable Abstract Ideas

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 10, 2016

Look at the Context, Sometimes “A” means “A”

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

March 9, 2016

If You Can’t Say Something Nice . . .

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 7, 2016

Federal Circuit Reaffirms Non-reviewability of PTAB’s Institution Decisions

By: Hemant M. Keskar, Principal

March 7, 2016

The Privileged Few

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

March 1, 2016

The Specification (Including the Title) Narrowed the Scope of the Claims

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 1, 2016

Questions About Patent Validity Snuff Preliminary Injunction in Artificial Candle Case

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

Harness IP IP Litigators

February 24, 2016

Patent Owner’s IPR Statements May Constitute A “Disclaimer” of Claim Scope In Litigation

By: Glenn E. Forbis, Principal

February 23, 2016

Federal Circuit Issues a Rare Reversal on Behalf of Patent Owner in IPR

By: Hemant M. Keskar, Principal

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February 22, 2016

Broadest Reasonable Interpretation is Must be Consistent with the Specification and the Claims

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

Harness IP IP Litigation IPR Attorneys

February 11, 2016

Federal Circuit Provides Guidance on Motions to Amend in IPR

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February 11, 2016

39 Months of Inter Partes Review – By the Numbers

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

February 11, 2016

Federal Circuit Explores Expert Declaration as IPR Supplemental Evidence

By: Hemant M. Keskar, Principal

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February 10, 2016

Federal Circuit Weighs in on 3 Aspects of IPR Proceedings in Synopsis v. Mentor Graphics

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February 9, 2016

Actual Knowledge of a Published Application Can Trigger Pre-Issuance Damage (Quick Put Your Head in the Sand)

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal