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Fed Circuit Watch: Litigation Misconduct and Inequitable Conduct

duty of disclosure ethics inequitable conduct patent patent agent August 1, 2017 by Yonaxis

By Brent T. Yonehara On July 27, 2017, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Merus B.V. In Regeneron, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s finding that Regeneron’s patent 8,502,018 was unenforceable due to inequitable conduct.[1] This case brings up the Therasense New Order of Inequitable Conduct in …

Patent Practitioner Ethics Rule Changes in USPTO

duty of disclosure ethics May 19, 2017 by Yonaxis

Ethics rules are changing for patent practitioners registered to practice before the USPTO