Crocs asks the Supreme Court whether one ITC determination can start two appeal clocks after the Federal Circuit dismissed ...
Back in May 2023 I wrote a short post about the University of Texas study that used a GPT-style language model to reconstruct the gist of stories from fMRI scans (An API for the Human Mind, May 6, ...
Supreme Court patent docket swells with 13 petitions, two more pending, and major fights over IPR review, eligibility, damages, and claim scope.
The USPTO will close out FY2026 (which ends September 30) with about 320k utility patent grants, down about 3% from FY2025. Although the total is a bit down this year, an interesting shift here is ...
I recently was thinking back to 1996 and the start of my senior year at Princeton University. Although I was a mechanical & aerospace engineering major, I had become fascinated with AI and so focused ...
About Dennis Crouch Law Professor at the University of Missouri School of Law. View all posts by Dennis Crouch → ...
The case stems from the dispute between Ericsson and Lenovo over licenses to their respective portfolios of patents essential to the 5G wireless telecommunications standards (standards-essential ...
The Federal Circuit’s en banc decision in EcoFactor v. Google marks a significant tightening of standards for admitting patent damages expert testimony. The court (in an 8–2 split) overturned a $20 ...
As the 2025-2026 term ends, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the strength of a trademark is a question of fact or a question of law. The Court granted certiorari in RiseandShine Corp. v.
Earlier this week, the USPTO published updated examination guidelines regarding obviousness determinations under 35 U.S.C. §103. While these new guidelines are not legally binding, they offer ...
Celanese v. ITC: Can a Secret Manufacturing Process Be Patented After Sale of the Resulting Product?
Celanese developed an improved process for making the artificial sweetener acesulfame potassium (Ace-K). For several years, Celanese kept its Ace-K manufacturing process a trade secret while selling ...
The “optimization” claims of US8842761 and US10693700 are ineligible under § 101; The “constellation” claims of US11019509 and US11018922 are eligible; The infringement verdict stands (denial of JMOL ...
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