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Judge Michel Implores Full CAFC to Fix ‘Fuzzy’ Rebuttable Presumption of Nexus Jurisprudence

IP Watchdog

2019), “confused the law” regarding a rebuttable presumption of nexus. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) for rehearing en banc after the court found its original patent claims unpatentable as obvious. Zaxcom argued that the CAFC’s precedent in Fox Factory, Inc. SRAM LLC, 944 F.3d 3d 1366 (Fed.

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Neurosurgeon Backing Judge Newman Defends Report Against CAFC Committee Criticisms

IP Watchdog

Filler, MD, PhD, JD, the unpaid expert who said he reached out proactively to conduct testing on Judge Pauline Newman pro bono in order to help resolve the impasse between Judge Newman and the Judicial Council, has filed a rebuttal to criticisms of his September 2024 report confirming Newman is fit to serve on the U.S.

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Zaxcom Asks Full Federal Circuit to Clarify Court-Created Confusion on Presumption of Nexus

IP Watchdog

2019), “confused the law” regarding a rebuttable presumption of nexus. Now, Zaxcom has petitioned the court for rehearing en banc, arguing that the CAFC’s precedent in Fox Factory, Inc. SRAM LLC, 944 F.3d 3d 1366 (Fed.

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“Self Help” Discovery Results in Striking of Wrongfully Obtained Evidence

E-Discovery LLC

At its most general level, the holding was that a litigant may not invoke the courts to assert their legal rights, then engage in extralegal conduct. In the Courts words, the sanction alleviated prejudice to the employer and signals to Campbell and other litigants that one must deal honestly before the courts. 25, 2025)(Bredar, J.),

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Coons, Cotton Reintroduce RESTORE Act on Injunctive Relief

IP Watchdog

Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) today introduced the Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025, which would restore patent owners right to the rebuttable presumption that a court will issue an injunction upon a finding of patent infringement.

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Amendments to CR 26 and 30 Will Change Discovery and Deposition Practice

WA Bar News

This article will explain the changes effected by the rule amendments and, with respect to CR 26, provide context considered by the Civil Litigation Rules Revision Work Group in drafting the proposed amendments to illustrate their impact. This is no different.

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Trademarks in 2021: Recounting the Most High-Profile Trademark Developments of the Year

IP Watchdog

The past year has seen the implementation of brand-new trademark legislation, significant analysis of trademark liability for new technologies, renewed focus on the doctrine of initial interest confusion, the transformation of Nikes into “Satan Shoes,” the functionality of chocolate dipped cookies, and the end to a long-running case involving two multi-million (..)