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D. Mass Patent Litigation Update: November 2025

In Ocean Semiconductors LLC v. Analog Devices Inc., No. 24-cv-11759-PBS, Magistrate Judge Levenson issued two orders addressing discovery disputes brought by Plaintiff.

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

How STEM Students Can Build Dynamic Careers In Intellectual Property

For years, students pursuing STEM degrees have been encouraged to follow a familiar roadmap. Most are guided toward research, laboratory work, academia or industry roles aligned with their technical specialty.

United States IP

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Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

To Expedite Or Not To Expedite—That Is The Question. Patent Strategies In The Face Of USPTO Examination Backlogs

From fiscal year 2020 to January 2025, the backlog of unexamined U.S. patent applications rose by approximately 45%, from 576,103 to 837,928.

United States IP

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Wiggin & Dana

Spotlight On Upcoming Oral Arguments – January 2026

The following arguments will be available live to the public, both in-person and through online audio streaming. Access information will be available by 9 AM ET each day of argument...

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Fast Pass Through The Employer's Legal Landscape: Lap 1

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

AI Patent Outlook For 2026

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

2025 IP Update And Year In Review: Navigating Right To Repair And What It Means For Brands In A Changing Aftermarket

United States IP

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Dykema

Federal Circuit PTAB Appeal Statistics For September-November 2025

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

IP Strategy For Businesses: 5 Key Steps To Protect, Grow & Maximize Your Intellectual Property

United States IP

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Klemchuk

A New Era In Subject Matter Eligibility At The USPTO?

United States IP

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

Radius Health, Inc., f/k/a Nuvios, Inc. v. Orbicular Pharmaceutical Technologies Private Limited et al. (D. Mass. 24-cv-11770).

United States IP

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Lando & Anastasi

More Than Math: How Desjardins Recognizes AI Innovations As Patent-Eligible Technology

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Everything Old Is New Again At The USPTO

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FBT Gibbons

PTAB Voluntary Search Disclosure Declarations: A New Factor Supporting Institution

United States IP

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Jones Day

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 262

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Health Care Mediation Strategies: How To Resolve Complex Provider, Reimbursement, And Compliance Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Surge Arrives In Q3

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

How The JAMS AI Rules Can Streamline Discovery For AI-Related Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

FDA Approves MAbxience And Amneal's Denosumab Biosimilars

On December 22, 2025, the FDAapprovedmAbxience and Amneal's Biologics Licensing Applications (BLAs) for BONCRESA (denosumab-mobz) and OZILTUS (denosumab-mobz)...

United States IP

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Goodwin Procter LLP

UPC Aligns With The EPO In Allowing Functional Antibody Claims

While the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Amgen's functionally defined anti-PCSK9 antibody claims based on its high bar for enablement, the European Patent Office ("EPO") found such broad antibody claims allowable.

United States IP

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Jones Day

PTAB Year In Review: A Tumultuous 2025

As a result of major changes over the past year at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), it is now materially harder to institute inter partes review (IPR) and post grant review (PGR).

United States IP

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Irwin IP

EP And Council Of The EU Reach Provisional Agreement On New Genomic Techniques For Plants

On December 4, 2025, the Council of the European Union (EU) reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament (EP) on rules establishing a legal framework for new genomic...

United States IP

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Bergeson & Campbell

A Perpetual Motion Holiday Special – Wacky Patents (Podcast)

United States IP

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Perkins Coie LLP

Priority Through Assignment: Federal Circuit Validates Mid-Opposition Acquisition Of Common Law Trademark Rights

United States IP

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Irwin IP

IP Mediation Saves Litigation Costs

United States IP

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Klemchuk

Regeneron Seeks To Bifurcate Or Stay Amgen's Antitrust Claims In Aflibercept Patent Litigation

United States IP

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Global Patent Litigation: Strategic Insights Across U.S., Germany, And China

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Federal Circuit "Corrects" Antecedent Basis, Reversing District Court's Indefiniteness Ruling

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

IPR And PGR Statistics For Final Written Decisions Issued In September And October 2025

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

The Patents Behind Holiday Traditions

United States IP

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Lerner David

Federal Circuit Vacates, Reverses Patent Infringement Judgment In School Bus Sign Dispute

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Prosecution Error Evidence & Timing Considerations Sends IPR Forward

United States IP

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Jones Day

IPR And PGR Statistics For Final Written Decisions Issued In September And October 2025

In September and October, the PTAB cancelled 1,143 (79.82%) instituted claims across 70 IPR and PGR Final Written Decisions, including decisions issued following remand...

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

The Patents Behind Holiday Traditions

The holiday season brings people together to decorate their homes, exchange gifts, and gather with family and friends.

United States IP

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Lerner David

Federal Circuit Vacates, Reverses Patent Infringement Judgment In School Bus Sign Dispute

Smartrend Manufacturing Group (SMG), Inc. sued Opti-Luxx Inc. for infringing two patents related to illuminated school bus signs: U.S. Design Patent No. D932,930 (the D930 patent)...

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Prosecution Error Evidence & Timing Considerations Sends IPR Forward

The USPTO's Acting Deputy Director, Coke Morgan Stewart, issued a decision on October 3, 2025, declining to exercise discretion to deny institution in Carbyne, Inc. v. Tritech Software Systems...

United States IP

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Jones Day

Reversal Of An Obviousness-Inherency Position

United States Healthcare

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Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P

"Engineering Meets Science: A Conversation With Matt Jorge" (Podcast)

Marshall Gerstein Partner Matt Jorge recently joined The Litigator's Edge podcast for a conversation focused on protecting innovation at the intersection of engineering, science, and intellectual property law.

United States IP

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Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

IPR Estoppel Under § 315(e)(1) Does Not Apply To Ongoing Ex Parte Reexamination

The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision finding claims that had been subject to an ex parte reexamination unpatentable.

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The UPC Warms To Its Long-arm Jurisdiction Powers As BSH Takes Effect Across European Patent Courts

2025 has been the year of the "long-arm" jurisdiction at the UPC with an increasing number of injunctions covering patent infringement in non-UPC states.

European Union IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

2025 Patent Eligibility Guidance For Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs)

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), under Director John A. Squires, has published two official memoranda that clarify the use...

United States IP

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Losey

A New Era For AI Patents: USPTO Shifts Stance On Eligibility And Evidence

United States IP

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Lerner David

The UPC's Approach To Inventive Step

United States IP

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A&O Shearman

Ineffective Retroactive Amendment Of Patent Assignment Dooms $20 Million Damages Verdict

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

"The STEM Side Of Patent Law: Inside IP With Christine Hollis" (Podcast)

United States IP

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Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

Guidance On Rule 132 Declarations For Patent Eligibility

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

2025 Patent Prosecution Year In Review: Key Developments, Case Law, And Strategic Insights For Patent Attorneys (Video)

United States IP

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Brooks Kushman

Samsung Advances In Alter Ego Discovery For Jurisdiction: Court Orders Production And Depositions In CM HK Dispute Where Affiliates Used Common Servers

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Navigating Bayh-Dole Compliance In 2025: Risks And Risk Mitigation Strategies

United States IP

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Foley Hoag LLP

Bayh-Dole Compliance Requires Your Attention: Best Practices For Universities, Companies, Investors, Strategic Partners, And Acquirors

United States Healthcare

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Foley Hoag LLP

Podcast: Mike Jakes Reflects On His 37-Year Career In IP

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

The Progressively Well-Established Basis For AI Subject Matter Eligibility At The USPTO

United States IP

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Caldwell

USPTO Fee Changes To Take Effect In January 2025: What You Need To Know

United States IP

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Honigman

USPTO Outlines New Path For Overcoming § 101 Rejections Through Rule 132 Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations

United States IP

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Lowenstein Sandler

Delaware District Court Clarifies That Enhanced Damages Are A Form Of Relief, Not A Claim That Can Be Dismissed On A Motion Under Rule 12(b)(6)

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Wireless Litigation Trends At A Glance: Case Trends And Top Parties

United States IP

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WIT Legal

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United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Knowing What's Ahead: Dispute Resolution Planning For Startups In The New Age Of Generative AI

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JAMS

Infringement Of Repurposed Drug Patents And Skinny Labelling – Where Does The Balance Lie In Europe Today?

United States Healthcare

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Dehns

How Good Does A Copy Need To Be?

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Dehns

Supplementary Protection Certificates – European Patent Term Extensions

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Dehns

How Much Experimental Data Is Needed For Patent Applications In Europe?

United States Healthcare

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Dehns

The Silent Treatment: The EPO's Approach To Non-therapeutic Methods Encompassing Therapeutic Effects

United States Healthcare

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Dehns

Implications Of The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill On The Life Science IP Sector

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Dehns

Protection For Plant Varieties In Europe And The UK Post-Brexit

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Dehns

Best Practice For Invention Harvesting

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Dehns

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2025 Video Game Development Primer: Is Your Studio Ready For New Legal Realities? (Video)

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Gamma Law

No IP Protection Process? You'll Lose Your Intellectual Property (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

Tips For Small Brands To Consider When Protecting Their Intellectual Property (Video)

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Withers LLP

Parameters At The EPO (Video)

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J A Kemp LLP

How To Navigate IP Issues In Robotics (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

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