Rick Evans
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Double trouble: Proposed IPR institution changes would limit duplicative proceedings
By Rick Evans on Oct 23, 2025
Posted In America Invents Act, Patents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposed changes to the rules governing inter partes reviews (IPRs) before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board, including setting limits on use of IPR proceedings for patent claims that have already been challenged in a prior proceeding. According to the USPTO, the proposal is aimed at preventing...
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To kill a derivative: Licensee has no post-termination copyright control
By Rick Evans on Aug 7, 2025
Posted In Copyrights
Addressing a dispute concerning two derivative stage adaptations of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of declaratory relief, finding that the plaintiff did not infringe any copyright interest in derivative works following the termination of the defendant’s exclusive licensing grant. Atticus...
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