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The U.S. patent system is not in a good place today. Patents are worth substantially less than they were a decade ago, patents are much easier to challenge thanks to the high kill rate of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and some of America’s most innovative industries face questions as to whether [...]
Coherus Biosciences stock rocketed to a month high wednesday after a U.S. BOARD tossed out a key patent protecting AbbVie's most important drug, arthritis medication Humira, thus clearing an obstacle from a similar treatment from coherus. recently U.S. PTAB, ruled against AbbViein a patent review and invalidated the dosing patent for Humira in rheumatoid [...]
Over the last month or so, the IP community has been abuzz with news and events that have culminated in interesting debates and discussions on the blog itself. Somewhere amidst all of the hustle, a simple two-page order of the Delhi High Court snagged national headlines for a few days last month. Let me [...]
Qualcomm was one of the major producer of the modern cellular technology, now Qualcomm has become a snidely Whiplash of the patent world. recently the FTC filed a legal brief arguing against the Qualcomm's motion to dismiss the FTC'S case. unusually, the court has become amicus briefs opposing Qualcomm's motion and supporting FTC'S case [...]
In fact, according to a recent report by Brookings Institution, the number of patents issued related to cutting carbon emissions increased from 15,970 in 2009 to about 35,000 in 2014 and 2015, before decreasing to 32,000 in 2016. Today’s clean energy technologies like more efficient electrical grids and devices that can store intermittent wind power [...]
Respondent Jenner & Block filed a waiver stating that the firm didn’t intend on filing a response to Parallel Network’s petition for writ. The case involves a patent licensing company – Parallel Networks – which is fighting a multi-million arbitration award given to a law firm – Jenner & Block – which agreed to [...]
African Union delegation to the United Nations came in outspoken numbers to a press briefing today to express unshakable support for the Ethiopian candidate to be the next head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Asked about recent allegations in the press about Tedros’ part in a coverup of cholera epidemics in [...]
The Supreme Court’s decision in Alice v. CLS Bank International has created uncertainty for computer-related invention patents unlike any other decision in recent memory. Proposals are emerging for amending the statute governing patent subject matter eligibility (35 U.S.C. § 101) to prevent Alice from causing further damage. Meanwhile, the Court of Appeals for the [...]
The event titled Promoting Innovation, Investment and Job Growth by Fixing America’s Patent System was well attended by a who’s-who of power players within the IP community. The focus of the program was to explore the direct and essential role that strong and enforceable patents play in allowing investors and entrepreneurs to engage in [...]
RecogniCorp owns the ’303 patent, which provides a method and apparatus for building a composite facial image using constituent parts. Prior to the ’303 patent, composite facial images were typically stored in file formats such as “bitmap,” “gif,” or “jpeg.” These formats required significant memory and compressing the images often resulted in decreased quality. [...]
