Dismissed petitions are common and can be avoided. Filing petitions in a Reexamination or Reissue adds delay to “special dispatch.” This month we take a deeper dive into petitions practice for cases ...

Over the years, the meaning of “substantial new question” of patentability has evolved and broadened. While SNQ and Section 325(d) are different, their differences are still being developed in the ...

More companies sued for patent infringement are turning the tables by asking the USPTO to reexamine the validity of their accuser's patent. The dramatic increase in litigation-related reexamination ...

The Moline grandmother fighting to recover her vehicle lost to civil asset forfeiture despite never having been charged with a crime, has her ride back thanks to the intervention of a Geneseo lawyer.