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Potential Shifts in Section 337 Precedent: What The Data Tells Us

IP Watchdog

What happens next is anyone’s guess, but a careful analysis of Commission opinions can help unearth possible future changes in precedent. As a result, upcoming changes to the make-up of the Commission may cause a shift in the Commission’s positions on various legal issues.

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‘A Terrible Precedent to Set’: Newman Suspension Upheld on Appeal

IP Watchdog

The Judicial Conference of the United States' Committee on Judicial Conduct (Conference) and Disability issued its decision today in Judge Pauline Newman’s appeal of the Judicial Council of the U.S. Court of Appeals’ (Council) September 2023 decision to suspend her from all cases.

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SCOTUS Denies Petition to Review CAFC Precedent on Articulating Justification of Primary Reference Selection

IP Watchdog

Supreme Court on Monday, March 18, denied a petition filed by patent owner Jodi A. Schwendimann asking the Court to review a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) that affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) determination that Schwendimann’s patents were obvious.

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Newman Slams CAFC’s Flawed Eligibility Precedent in Dissent to 101 Loss for Realtime Data

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today affirmed a district court’s dismissal of Realtime Data, LLC’s patent infringement claims based on invalidity of the asserted claims under 35 U.S.C. § In a previous ruling, the CAFC sent the case back to the district court asking for a more fleshed out Section 101 analysis.

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J&J’s Bankruptcy Effort Fails Supreme Court Test, Holdouts Say

Insurance Journal

Johnson & Johnson’s third effort to end lawsuits claiming its baby powder caused thousands of women to get cancer should be dismissed because it violates US Supreme Court precedent and twists the purpose of the American bankruptcy system, holdout creditors …

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AI Contract Drafting Startup Henchman Unveils Microsoft Copilot Integration, Calling It First of Its Kind

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Easily determine the best precedent for the negotiation with quick access to the source document. It also enables knowledge managers to ensure that the right practice groups have access to the right sources, with the help of mirrored user permissions from the DMS.

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GoPro Bid to Invalidate POV Camera Claims as Abstract Shut Down by CAFC

IP Watchdog

The CAFC said the district court erred in concluding at Alice step one that the claims were directed to an abstract idea and distinguished the case from its precedent in Yu v. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential opinion reversing a district court’s invalidation of patent claims challenged by GoPro, Inc.

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