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May 13, 2025

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

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May 12, 2025

A Path to Antibody Protection

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May 1, 2025

A DMCA Takedown notice is a powerful tool if done correctly.

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April 4, 2025

U.S. Chemical & Life Science Patents Quarterly Newsletter

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April 1, 2025

Do You Have a Patent Infringement Problem?

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January 2, 2025

Navigating Complex Federal Regulations When Protecting Your Cannabis Brands

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November 4, 2013

PTAB = Stickler on Detailed Inter Partes Review Rules

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

November 1, 2013

Deposition Parameters Start to Take Shape in Inter Partes Review Proceedings

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

October 31, 2013

Shoe Wars Reach PTAB as Inter Partes Review Brought by Adidas is Granted Against Nike Patent

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

October 30, 2013

Priority Date of Challenged Patent Sustained by Board, But IPR Trial Still Instituted on Other Grounds

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

October 29, 2013

Board Gives No Deference to District Court Litigation Claim Construction in Denying IPR Petition

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

October 28, 2013

PTAB’s Detailed Claim Construction Analyses Exemplified in Grant of Three IPR Petitions

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

October 24, 2013

Short-Shrift Analysis of Dependent Claims Costs Patent Challenger in Inter Partes Review Institution

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

October 23, 2013

Board’s Broad Reading of Claim Term Results in Institution of IPR Trial

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

October 17, 2013

Expert Opinion on Claim Construction Must Include Evidence to be Given Weight by PTAB

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

September 20, 2013

Overwhelming Prior Art Makes Board’s Job Easy in Grant of IPR Trial

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

September 18, 2013

1 Year of Inter Partes Review…By the Numbers

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

September 17, 2013

Board’s Claim Construction Limited to What it Needed To Initiate IPR Trial

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

September 16, 2013

Detailed Means-Plus-Function Analysis Underlies Board’s Decision to Institute Six Related IPR Trials

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

September 16, 2013

Testing that Proved Inherent Properties of Prior Art Accepted by Board

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

September 12, 2013

Obtaining Additional Discovery in an Inter Partes Review Remains Difficult

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

August 8, 2013

A Special Brand of Claim Drafting: When Patent Claims Include Trademarks

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

March 27, 2013

Fed. Cir. Rejects Design Patent Application

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March 26, 2012

Protecting Intellectual Property in Supplier Drawings and Specification Submissions: “Black-Boxing”

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February 17, 2012

Harness IP Stronger with Additional USPTO Location

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January 11, 2012

USPTO Issues Nearly A Quarter Million Patents in 2011

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