On December 11, 2019, the Supreme Court issued Laura Peter, Deputy Director, Patent and Trademark Office v. Nantkwest, Inc. Nantkwest addresses whether the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) may recover its attorney and paralegal fees in certain proceedings. Before …

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On June 22, 2018, the Supreme Court issued WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. WesternGeco holds that a patent owner can recover lost foreign profits arising out of infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(2). As such, WesternGeco is pro-patent. In …

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