The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) issued its most recent precedential decision on patent assignments and satisfying the “domestic industry” requirement at the.
Under Federal Rule 59e, a motion to alter or amend a judgment must be filed no later than 28 days after the entry of the judgment. Rule 60a states the court may correct a clerical mistake or a mistake arising from oversight or omission whenever one is found in a judgment.
Last year, the Supreme Court declined an invitation to abrogate the doctrine of assignor estoppel by an assignor sued for patent infringement in Minerva Surgical v. Hologic. .