SCOTUS Watch: Oral Arguments in Oil States
On November 27, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC. This case is discussed in a previous blog posting, but as a...
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SCOTUS Watch: Oil States Oral Hearing Preview
On November 27, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the appeal from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group. Certiorari...
PTAB Releases Revision to Operating Procedures for Cases Remanded from Federal Circuit
On November 16, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) revised its Standard Operating Procedures 9 (SOP9) involving cases remanded for further review from the Federal Circuit. These standard...
USPTO Finalizes New Patent Fee Schedule
On November 14, 2017, the USPTO issued its final rule on new fees for Fiscal Year 2017. There are some marked increases, several moderate increases, some nominal increases, a few new fees, and some...
The Slants’ Saga Ends: USPTO Registers Service Mark
On November 14, 2017, six years to the day after the application was first filed with the USPTO which precipitated the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Matal v. Tam[1] striking down the...
USPTO Issues Final Rule on Patent-Agent Privilege
On November 7, 2017, the USPTO issued its long-awaited new rule extending the USPTO’s attorney-client privilege to registered U.S. patent agents. The final rule can be found here. This new rule has...
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