In the case of Helsinn Healthcare S.A., v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that changes to Section 102 of the America Invents Act did […]
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January 2019: USPTO Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
The USPTO has issued modified subject-matter eligibility (“Section 101”) guidance. The new guidance recognizes the need for increased clarity and consistency in how Section 101 is applied. Under current […]
January 2019: Firm News
Weide & Miller issued 88 patents in 2018, leading Nevada based firms.
November 2018: Inventor Challenges to Assigned Patents
In the case of Arista Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Sys., Inc. (Federal Circuit, November 9, 2018), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed the issue of whether assignee […]
July 2018: Firm News
Weide & Miller issued 34 patents in the first half of 2018.
June 2018: Foreign Lost Profits for Infringement of US Patents
In the case of WesternGeco Ltd. v. Ion Geophysical Corp., the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit’s rule against extraterritorial lost profits for infringement of U.S. Patents. The Supreme […]
April 2018: PTAB Partial Decisions in AIA Reviews
In a close 5-4 decision in SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, the Supreme Court found that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s previous practice of agreeing to review some challenged […]
April 2018: Constitutionality of IPRs
The America Invents Act created a new vehicle for challengers to attach patents: the Inter-Parties Reexamination or “IPR”. In the case of Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene’s Energy […]
February 2018: Firm News
Weide & Miller is listed among the best law firms in the United States by U.S. News. Weide & Miller is ranked Tier 1 for Patent Law and Patent Litigation […]
January 2018: Firm News
Weide & Miller issued 87 patents in 2017, leading Nevada-based firms.