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Reducing friction in California’s transition to electric vehicles

The transition to EVs could be as consumer-driven as the shift from film cameras to digital; but California needs to do more...

Federal Circuit calls BS on venue manipulation scheme

Federal Circuit Upsets the Applecart

Apple Inc., Appellant v. Qualcomm Incorporated, Appellee 2020-1561, 2020-1642 April 7, 2021

Rain Computing, Inc. v. Samsung et al.

35 U.S.C. §112, ¶6 (pre-AIA) allows a patent applicant to draft claims “as a means or step for performing a specified function” ...

Mojave Desert Holdings v. Crocs, Inc.

Mojave Desert Holdings, LLC, Appellant v. Crocs, Inc., Appellee 2020-1167 February 11, 2021 Case Summary If a patent challenger declares...

Lost at the PTAB, but haven’t been sued for infringement?

You have standing to appeal if you pinky swear you believe you'll be sued.

Their chops are too righteous: challenger shreds guitar pedalboard patent

When a court or the Patent Office is considering whether a patent claim is valid over the prior art, it may consider both art that is in the

ICYMI: Twitter gets a second chance to show a reference is prior art. #DoOver

This dispute involves U.S. Patent No. 9,083,997, which is directed to recording and publishing content on social media websites and is...