By Thomas F. Zuber and Sarah S. Brooks of Zuber & Taillieu
The Federal Circuit recently clarified several aspects of § 1920’s allowances for a prevailing party to charge its costs against the losing party. In In re Ricoh Co., Ltd., 661 F.3d 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2011), the Federal Circuit upheld the use of cost-sharing agreements over default statutory rules, allowed the… More...
The U.S. Senate Thursday passed historic legislation making the first comprehensive reforms to the nation’s patent system in nearly 60 years. More...
The House of Representatives has passed a bill sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) that updates the country’s patent system to “encourage innovation, job creation and economic growth.” More...
The House Judiciary Committee has approved the America Invents Act (H.R. 1249), a bill to modernize and reform the patent system. The bill was reported favorably to the House floor by a vote of 32-3. More...
The European Commission has unveiled a package of legislative proposals that seeks to radically reduce the cost of patents in Europe by up to 80%. More...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has introduced a proposal to modernize and reform the patent system. More...
The Patent Reform Act, now named the America Invents Act, is now in the hands of the House of Representatives after the Senate passed the proposed legislation by a vote of 95 to 5 on March 8, 2011. More...
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) David Kappos has announced details of President Obama’s $2.71 billion fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget request for the USPTO. More...
The U.S. Senate continued on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 its debate on S. 23, the America Invents Act, previously known as the Patent Reform Act of 2011. More...
A unanimous vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee has sent comprehensive patent reform legislation to the full Senate for the third time since 2008. More...
Rep. Bob Latta (R- Bowling Green, Ohio) has introduced H.R. 6352, the Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2010. More...
