In an effort to help accelerate the progress of cancer research, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced today an initiative entitled "Patents 4 Patients," which will provide "fast-track" examination of patent applications directed to cancer therapy. The...

, one of the region's leading intellectual property (IP) law firms, announced that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a jury verdict in favor of its client Great Plains Manufacturing, Salina, KS, in a patent...

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important decision regarding the standards for establishing invalidity in inter partes reviews. These reviews, carried out in the Patent Office, allow a challenger to seek to cancel a patent's claims. The Supreme Court...

The Copyright Act permits the prevailing party of a copyright lawsuit to be awarded reasonable attorney fees, but is silent as to when such an award is appropriate. More than 20 years ago, the Supreme Court set forth "several non-exclusive factors" to consider when...