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The PTAB recently declined to apply Section 325 and instituted inter partes review after a patent owner unsuccessfully argued that the petition relied on substantially the same prior art as that...

The issue of standing can be outcome-determinative:  without it, no matter how worthy a party's position or arguments, a court will not consider them without standing.  The vagaries of...

Get used to seeing magnetic accessories MagSafe is surely now the most well-known of Apples use of magnets, but it isnt the only one -- and it appears its going to be joined by many more. Just as the Apple Watch Milanese loop depends on a magnet to fasten, so Apple has investigated magnetic clasps for cases, and other bands. "Attachment Apparatuses and Associated Methods of Use and Manufacture," is a newly-revealed patent application which actually builds on a previous patent that was granted b...

  Apples interest in magnets is not confined to MagSafe. Instead, were likely to see more magnetic clasps in the Apple Watch, or in cases for any Apple devices. MagSafe is surely now the most well-known of Apples use of magnets, but it isnt the only one — and it appears its going to be joined by many more. Just as the Apple Watch Milanese loop depends on a magnet to fasten, so Apple has investigated magnetic clasps for cases, and other bands. "Attachment Apparatuses and Associated Methods o...