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Date	Title	Organization
11 Aug	Rage against the Machine: Inventors Must Be Human	McDermott Will & Emery
4 Aug	Argument Forfeit in Remand Notwithstanding Modified Claim Construction	McDermott Will & Emery
4 Aug	Claim Construction Error Fuels Remand	McDermott Will & Emery
4 Aug	Fee Award Appropriate for Trying to Refresh and Replay Case	McDermott Will & Emery
28 Jul	Court to Counsel: Be Frivolous at Your Own Risk	McDermott Will & Emery
21 Jul	Threat of ITC Exclusion Order Is Too Speculative to Constitute Irreparable Harm	McDermott Will & Emery
21 Jul	Clearly, the Disclosure Was an Error	McDermott Will & Emery
21 Jul	CareDx v. Natera – The Broad Road to Patent Ineligibility	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
14 Jul	Patent Infringement Verdict Nixed over Judge’s Stock Ownership	McDermott Will & Emery
13 Jul	SCOTUS Declines to Answer Calls for Clarification in American Axle v. Neapco	Mintz
12 Jul	Federal Circuit Reconsiders Written Description Support For Negative Limitation	Foley & Lardner LLP
7 Jul	Split Federal Circuit Reverses Contempt Order, Sanctions Award in Protective Order Dispute	McDermott Will & Emery
30 Jun	Since Vacatur Seeks Equitable Relief, Clean Hands Matter	McDermott Will & Emery
27 Jun	Looking Below the Surface for Claim Construction	Foley & Lardner LLP
9 Jun	Drink Up, but Not with Lehman Brand	McDermott Will & Emery
9 Jun	Can’t Hide Behind Minor Clerical Error to Escape Willful Infringement Verdict	McDermott Will & Emery
9 Jun	“Self-Similar” More Objective Than One Might Think	McDermott Will & Emery
2 Jun	Except Where Futile, Litigant Must Preserve Issue at Jury Instruction Phase to Preserve Claim Construction Dispute	McDermott Will & Emery
26 May	There Should Be No Secret about Scope of Trade Secret Injunction	McDermott Will & Emery
26 May	Time Bar Dismissal Saves Patent Found Unpatentable	McDermott Will & Emery
24 May	Federal Circuit Declines to Extend Blue & Gold Waiver Rule in AbilityOne Protest	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
19 May	The Halo Effect Won’t Cure Lack of Final Judgment	McDermott Will & Emery
19 May	Use of Negative Claim Construction is Unsound	McDermott Will & Emery
12 May	Hit the Brakes: Experimental Use, Enhanced Damages Determinations Require Redo	McDermott Will & Emery
7 May	IPR Jeopardy: Estoppel Pitfalls for Multiple Concurrently Filed Petitions	Foley & Lardner LLP
5 May	Golden State of Mind: Witness Convenience Isn’t Based Solely on Travel Distance	McDermott Will & Emery
28 Apr	Notice Letters, Related Communications May Establish Specific Personal Jurisdiction	McDermott Will & Emery
21 Apr	Terms of Degree Not Always Indefinite	McDermott Will & Emery
14 Apr	Acts Supporting Induced Infringement Allegations Must Occur During Damages Period	McDermott Will & Emery
14 Apr	Missed Connection: Avoid Claim Construction Rendering Independent Claim Narrower Than Dependent Claim	McDermott Will & Emery
11 Apr	The Adversarial Nature of AIA Proceedings Isn’t Always Enough	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
8 Apr	Almirall v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals – Negative Limitations II	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
6 Apr	Supreme Court Limits Federal Court’s Ability to Modify, Vacate, and Confirm Arbitration Awards	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
31 Mar	Not a Bullseye: Defendant Must Rebut Presumption That Claims Lacking “Means” Language Don’t Fall Under § 112 ¶ 6	McDermott Will & Emery
31 Mar	Only Under Rare Circumstances Can the Patent Trial & Appeal Board Find Proposed Substitute Claims Unpatentable on Its Own	McDermott Will & Emery
31 Mar	Outlier? Split Federal Circuit Denies En Banc Review of Written Description Requirement	McDermott Will & Emery
30 Mar	Famous for What? Monster Energy Founders at the TTAB	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
30 Mar	PTAB Institutes IPR Following Federal Circuit’s Decision to Transfer Parallel District Court Litigation	Proskauer Rose LLP
24 Mar	Patent Venue Statute Doesn’t Apply to Third-Party Counterclaim Defendant; Acts in Furtherance of Partnership May Be Imputed to Partner for Venue Purposes	McDermott Will & Emery
24 Mar	Apply That Formulation: Presumption of Obviousness Based on Overlapping Ranges	McDermott Will & Emery
24 Mar	Federal Circuit Won’t Rescue Parachute Patent	McDermott Will & Emery
17 Mar	Count On It, Plural Term Means More Than One	McDermott Will & Emery
17 Mar	Hypothetical Device Doesn’t Meet Domestic Industry Requirement	McDermott Will & Emery
17 Mar	Dude, Where’s My Venue? Texas Car Dealerships Aren’t Distributor Agents	McDermott Will & Emery
12 Mar	Avoiding Unforced Tech DI Errors at the ITC	Mintz
10 Mar	Lawyers Scolded but Not Sanctioned for Violating Federal Circuit’s COVID-19 Rules	McDermott Will & Emery
10 Mar	California, I’m Coming Home: Transfer to Venue Where Products Were Designed Is Appropriate	McDermott Will & Emery
10 Mar	“TRUMP TOO SMALL” Trademark Decision Leaves Big Questions	McDermott Will & Emery
10 Mar	Patent Invalidity Doesn’t Demonstrate Good Faith for Consent Order Violation	McDermott Will & Emery
9 Mar	Forum Selection Clause Can Preclude PTO Validity Challenges	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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