Patent & IP news for August 23, 2015

Advantages of an IPR for defendants from ocpatentlawyer.com

Bottom line: For parties accused of patent infringement an IPR (inter partes review) for the reasons below is an attractive alternative to full blown litigation for attacking the validity of a patent.   Amendments to the ...

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Naming the Rule: Anticipating the Patent from patentlyo.com

Prior to the America Invents Act of 2011 (AIA), prior art were either (1) prior in time to the invention and thus anticipated the invention (e.g., 102(a), (e), and (g)); or (2) more ...

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Standard Essential Patents Unenforceable on Theory of Indirect Infringement from www.patentdocs.org

Standard Essential Patents Unenforceable on Theory of Indirect Infringement By Joseph Herndon -- A recent decision by the Federal Circuit in JVC Kenwood Corp. v. Nero, Inc., decided August 17, 2015, involves nuanced details of standard-essential ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

August 24, 2015 - Roadshow on Patent Quality and AIA Trials (American Intellectual Property Law Association and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) - Santa Clara, CA August 26, 2015 - Roadshow on Patent Quality and AIA Trials ...

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