Amol Parikh
Federal Banks are “Persons” Under the AIA
By Amol Parikh on Apr 23, 2020
Posted In Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the Federal Reserve Banks of several cities are “persons” under the America Invents Act (AIA) and therefore may petition for post-issuance review under the AIA. Bozeman Financial LLC v. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta et al., Case No. 19-1018 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 10, 2020)...
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USPTO Clarifies Practice for Reviving Unintentionally Abandoned Patent Applications and Patents
By Amol Parikh on Mar 25, 2020
Posted In Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice clarifying its practice as to situations that will require additional information about whether a delay in seeking the revival of an abandoned application, acceptance of a delayed maintenance fee payment, or acceptance of a delayed priority or benefit claim was unintentional. 85 FED. REG. 12222...
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All in the Family: Prior Patent License Implicitly Grants License to Asserted Patent
By Amol Parikh on Feb 20, 2020
Posted In Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal, finding that a patent license implicitly licensed all parents and continuations that disclosed the same invention as the explicitly licensed patent. Cheetah Omni LLC v. AT&T Services, Inc., Case No. 19-1264 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 6, 2020) (Lourie, J).
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Key Takeaways from MWE International Seminar Intellectual Property Session – January 2020
By Amol Parikh on Feb 13, 2020
Posted In Technology
On January 21 and 22, 2020, the 8th annual McDermott International Seminars took place in Osaka and Tokyo. These seminars focused on cross-border M&A, GDPR, intellectual property, global enforcement and other key topics. Lawyers from McDermott’s US and European offices, including Washington, DC; Chicago; New York; Paris; London; Brussels; and Munich, discussed these topics with...
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