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In June, a relatively favorable month for patent owners, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued 35 IPR, CBM, and PGR Final Written Decisions including decisions following remands from the Federal Circuit, cancelling 258 instituted claims while maintaining the patentability of 247.
In addition to requiring employers to accommodate employees requesting covered family or medical leaves, the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) prohibits retaliating against an employee for exercising FMLA rights.
In addition to requiring employers to accommodate employees requesting covered family or medical leaves, the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) prohibits retaliating against an...
When considering a petition for post-grant review PGR or inter partes review IPR, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board PTAB has discretion to deny institution. The PTAB’s Consolidated Trial Practice Guide provides that, when exercising its discretion considers events.
In CR Bard v. Medline Indus., Nos. 20-1900, -1905, -1908, -1910 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2021) (unpublished), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("Federal Circuit") issued mixed decisions in the appeals of ...