The Federal Circuit explained that “[f]or genus claims using functional language, like the binding function of the [single chain antibodies]

“Any request for an extension of time . . . will be looked upon with disfavor.” U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Local Rule 7(I) Have you or has your company just been sued or threatened with a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Virginia Rocket Docket? Regardless of what you have heard, it is true that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is a unique and special forum. Attorneys who regularly appear in courts throughou

“A patent owner cannot show written description support by picking and choosing claim elements from different embodiments that are never...

“‘Petitioner’s argument on rehearing amounts to a contention that we overlooked Petitioner’s invitation to formulate arguments on their...

The court ruled that “regardless of the forum, prior art patents and publications enjoy a presumption of enablement, and the patentee . ....

This case provides a sobering and cautionary example of the strictness with which the Board and Federal Circuit interpret the procedural...

. . . Some aspects of the safe harbor, however, are not so well charted, especially where the U.S.-based drug and device development...

In Wastow Enterprises, LLC v. Truckmovers.com, Inc. et al., No. 2020-2349 (Fed. Cir. May 14, 2021), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

日本へようこそ！ Japan’s economic influence is pervasive. It is nearly impossible to engage in any form of business without encountering the...

In Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. v. Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Inc., No. 20-2155 (Fed. Cir. May 11, 2021), the Federal...

. . . the largest market potential for complex Japanese legal services is not in Asia but instead in North America and Europe. M&A,...

. . . even for the same timekeeper, billable hours are not all created equally and do not contribute equally to profits. . . . Stated...

... Although some of the spinoffs may have targeted underperforming business units, the vast majority of the spinoffs focused on “rising...

... Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is rapidly changing the way lawyers work. Just as AI is overtaking the control of vehicles and the...

Japanese patent law is largely similar to the substantive law in the United States. Procedurally, however, patent litigation in Japanese...

Patent Term & Statute of Limitations. Article 67 of the Patent Act establishes a twenty (20) year patent term, beginning from the date...

Pre-Suit Investigation & Diligence. A patentee or exclusive licensee who wishes to enforce a patent in Japanese courts invests heavily in...

An accused infringer in Japanese courts, depending on the circumstances, may assert a variety of defenses to allegations of patent...

A patentee, depending on the circumstances, may seek a variety of remedies in Japanese courts against an accused infringer. This page...

Historically, Japan has had a bifurcated system for adjudicating patent rights—issues of patent infringement were resolved in the...