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The U.S. Intellectual Property System and the Impact of Litigation Financed by Third-Party Investors and Foreign Entities
On Wednesday, June 12th, Paul Taylor, a Visiting Fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University – and previous Patent Progress contributor – testified in front of the House J...
States Join Together to Defend Against NPEs
In 2013, Vermont became the first state to pass an “anti-patent troll” law. Since then, more than 30 states have passed similar laws to rein in patent trolls. These efforts, which range from allow...
The Ripple Effects of Patent Venue
A recent article described the outsized roles that two modest cities in Texas play in U.S. patent litigation, but there's more to the story of America’s odd patent venue rules. The article alludes t...
Another startup bites the dust, courtesy of patent trolls
A handful of interest groups like to claim that patent trolls are a myth—that they're a straw man used to shape IP policy in ways that are harmful to patent holders. Mycroft AI is one of many startu...
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Patent Decisions FromUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Updates
July 15, 2024 | 2:20 pm
23-1757: GOOGLE LLC v. ECOFACTOR, INC. [RULE 36 JUDGMENT], Nonprecedential
Origin: PTO
July 15, 2024 | 2:10 pm
23-1556: TEAM SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, LLC v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [RULE 36 JUDGMENT], Nonprecedential
Origin: RIT
July 15, 2024 | 2:10 pm
23-1414: GOOGLE LLC v. ECOFACTOR, INC. [RULE 36 JUDGMENT], Nonprecedential
Origin: PTO
July 12, 2024 | 2:40 pm
24-1324: NATERA, INC. v. NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC. [OPINION], Precedential
Origin: DCT
July 12, 2024 | 2:20 pm
22-2269: LYTONE ENTERPRISE, INC. v. AGROFRESH SOLUTIONS, INC. [OPINION], Nonprecedential
Origin: PTO