IPWatchdog

Squires Issues Precedential Decision Holding Parallel Petitions on Same Patent Claims Should Be Rare

The USPTO designated another Director Review decision precedential on Monday, January 12, following Friday’s designation of ...
IPWatchdog

PTAB Precedential Designations Highlight Discretionary Considerations on PGR Petitions, Joinder Requests

On Friday, the USPTO designated a series of decisions on discretionary denial requests as either precedential or informative, ...
JD Supra

Precedential Opinion Provides Factors For Deciding Whether To Allow Live Testimony

Generally, the PTAB does not allow live testimony at oral argument, but recently it designated one of its 2014 decisions as precedential to give guidance as to when the Board will allow live testimony ...
JD Supra

Third Circuit’s Precedential Ruling Holds That Employers Are Not Obligated to Apply FMLA Entitlements Retroactively

On Oct. 11, 2024, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals filed a unanimous, precedential opinion affirming judgment as a matter of law in favor of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA ...
The National Law Review

Trademark Insights: What the First Precedential TTAB Expungement Decision Means for You

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The National Law Review

Types of Tax Court Opinions and Their Precedential Effect (Updated)

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