On June 19th, 2017 patent holder, Cascades Projection LLC, urged a Federal Circuit panel to decide whether the America Invents Act’s inter partes reviews are constitutional. An Inter partes review is an adversarial process used by the Patent and Trademark Office to analyze the validity of existing patents. Cascades Projection LLC argued that the United…
The U.S. Supreme Court has made a ruling in May 2017 limiting the places a U.S. company can be sued. This could generate a myriad of legal conflicts in the future, while creating various limitations for patent owners. According to federal law, patent venue laws state that lawsuits can be filed at either the location…
In an 8-0 opinion regarding the case TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, on May 22, 2017 Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court. The judgment was reversed and the case was remanded. All members joined, except Justice Gorsuch, who took no part in the decision of this case. The…