by Siena Mangi | Aug 11, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed a Delaware District Court’s patent invalidity determination – effectively erasing a $100 million-plus infringement award. See Wyeth LLC v. AstraZeneca Pharms. LP, 180 F.4th 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2026). This...
by Siena Mangi | Aug 5, 2026
DOJ Press Release on Second Requests. On July 23, 2026, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced that it has returned to implementing targeted Second Request investigations to expedite merger review. [1] This return “will allow for quicker and more...
by Siena Mangi | Aug 3, 2026
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has proposed a significant change to ex parte reexamination (EPR) practice: third-party requesters would no longer be able to remain anonymous to the Office. In a notice of proposed rulemaking published July 22, 2026, the USPTO...
by Gabrielle Giammattei | Jul 29, 2026
Why Household Employment Deserves a Formal Approach Hiring a nanny, housekeeper, caregiver, driver, private nurse, chef, or other household worker can feel informal because the work happens in a private home. But in many cases, the family or individual doing the...
by Siena Mangi | Jul 16, 2026
A small drafting mistake can have major consequences in patent law. That was the lesson from Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Pfizer Inc., where the Federal Circuit held in a precedential opinion that Enanta’s patent could not rely on the filing date of its earlier...
