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Chief U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap in Marshall, Texas, denied Volkswagens effort to dismiss the lawsuit, in an order upholding a report from a magistrate judge who had recommended in June that the case against the automaker move forward.

USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s decision to issue the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) is the latest major controversy surrounding the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Nicholas Matich, who is now Principal at McKool Smith, joins the Clause 8 Podcast to share his unique perspective about the ANPRM.

Legislation to tackle the confused state of what is patent eligible subject matter and update the USPTO’s post grant review process was introduced last week in the US senate

Last week was a big one for the potential future of the U.S. patent system. The deadline for comments on the USPTO’s ANPRM was Tuesday, June 20. Then, on Thursday, Senators introduced two new bills that would have major implications for patent eligibility law and PTAB practices, respectively.

* Neil Gorsuch brands COVID-19 health edicts possibly "the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country." While some might remind him about slavery and segregation, I'm not sure we should be giving him any ideas. [USA Today] * Mike McKool leaves McKool Smith. Remember Garfield Minus Garfield? It's like that. [Reuters] * Judge rejects candy company's motion to dismiss in case of man trapped inside hardened chocolate for hours. Willy Wonk...

For now, he has to play it 'kool' when it comes to the client he left the firm for.

A patent underlying a jury verdict of over $2bn in damages for infringement has been found unpatentable for obviousness by the US Patent and Trademark Office

New proposals aimed at revamping the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s processes may create more problems than they solve, as Muireann Bolger finds.

WIPR hears from influential women in IP, including former US federal judge Kathleen O’Malley, about why this year’s World IP Day theme has inspired them to promote women inventors and creatives.

/PRNewswire/ -- McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella and led by Jason Sheasby, has secured a $303 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Netlist...