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When Patent Term Adjustment Meets Obviousness-Type Double Patenting: New Insights from Allergan v. MSN

York Faulkner

Aug 2114 min read

When Patent Term Adjustment Meets Obviousness-Type Double Patenting: New Insights from Allergan v. MSN

. . . In this case, the district court was confronted with just such a situation. There was no dispute that the asserted ’356 patent had...

Secrets Can’t Save Patents: The Federal Circuit’s Latest Ruling on the On-Sale Bar

York Faulkner

Aug 168 min read

Secrets Can’t Save Patents: The Federal Circuit’s Latest Ruling on the On-Sale Bar

. . . There, the Supreme Court held that “when Congress reenacted the same [on-sale] language in the AIA, it adopted the earlier judicial...

Trademark Law and the Unlawful Use Doctrine: The Federal Circuit Confirms—the Doctrine is a Defense to Trademark Infringement

York Faulkner

Aug 157 min read

Trademark Law and the Unlawful Use Doctrine: The Federal Circuit Confirms—the Doctrine is a Defense to Trademark Infringement

. . . The Federal Circuit emphasized that the district court’s “blanket rejection of the unlawful use defense” was unfounded . . . . ...

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