Ex parte reexamination may be requested by either a patent owner or a third party in order to challenge the novelty or nonobviousness of one or more claims in a patent. The scope of prior art ...

In In Re Gesture Technology Partners, LLC, Case No. 2025-1075 (Fed. Cir. December 1, 2025) (“Gesture”), the Federal Circuit reinforced the power of ex parte reexaminations as powerful tools for ...

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Attorneys must make sure that any ex parte contacts and communications with a judge concerning administrative matters in no way venture into the merits of the case. Attorneys must make sure that any ...

CommentaryAttorney Analysis from Westlaw Today, a part of Thomson Reuters. October 27, 2023 - The ex parte seizure order, codified under Section 1836(b)(2) of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ...

“Appeals have been declining in popularity over the last decade, with no apparent explanation. No other trends at the USPTO appear to explain the reduced number of ex parte appeal filings.” Once a ...

So much happened on Good Friday with A.A.R.P. v. Trump that one item has slipped through the cracks. The ACLU made a request for an injunction after hours on the voicemail of Judge Hendrix's chambers.

The Madras High Court Chief Justice’s Bench has cautioned all the courts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry against passing ex-parte interim orders in a casual manner and without due consideration to the ...