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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office should strengthen its ethical rules in response to allegations by VLSI Technology LLC that challenges to patents at the heart of a $2.18 billion jury verdict against Intel Corp. are abusive, attorneys said Tuesday.
Former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu on Monday added to a chorus of criticism and heated reactions to a Biden administration draft policy statement that would limit injunctions in cases involving standard-essential patents, calling it part of a "systematic attack" on the U.S. patent system.
Three intellectual property boutiques picked up the most work at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board over the last three years, with attorneys from the firms saying their patent-specific focus makes them a go-to for PTAB matters over general practice firms.
Filings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board dropped slightly in 2021, while Federal Circuit appeals of board decisions dove by 40%, declines that lawyers attributed to the board's use of discretion to deny patent challenges and the deferential standard of review at the appeals court.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of Premier Rehab Keller PLLC, holding that emotional distress damages are not available for discrimination under various federal civil rights laws, like the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act.