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The Legal Wire
Engineer Turned Funds Partner Turned Founder: Esther Chiang on Building SmartEsq
Esther Chiang has an unusual CV even by the standards of legal tech founders. She read electrical engineering and English literature at Stanford, spent time at Qualcomm, then went to…
IP Finance
Join Online: 14th Intellectual Property and Competition Forum The Global Patent Chess Game: International Patent Strategy in a Fragmented World Order 23–24 June 2026 | Munich & Online
By IP Finance
The 14th IP & Competition Forum offers a series of highly topical online sessions on the changing architecture of global patent litigation, enforcement, licensing and competition policy. Register for ALL…
PTABWatch
The Futility in Appealing PTAB Institution Decisions
Last month, in Federal Express Corp. v. Qualcomm Inc., Appeal No. 2024‑1236 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 29, 2026), the Federal Circuit again addressed the reach of the statutory bar on its…
IP IQ
Federal Circuit Reminds Practitioners: Institution Challenges Remain Outside Appellate Review
By Adam Baker, Jessica L. Zurlo
A recent precedential Federal Circuit decision further clarifies the limited scope of judicial review over PTAB institution-related rulings, holding that refusal by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to resolve…
Joe Raczynski | Technologist
Beyond the Chatbot: AI’s Physical Reckoning
Davos, Switzerland: Session from The Washington Post House For the past few years, the narrative around artificial intelligence has been one of ethereal magic. Models spun text from prompts, conjured…
Intellectual Property Law Blog
Federal Circuit Provides Clarity on Use of Applicant Admitted Prior Art (“AAPA”) in IPRs
By Brandon Buck
Qualcomm Incorporated v. Apple Inc., No. 23-1208 (Fed. Cir. 2025)—On April 23, 2025, the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s finding that claims of Qualcomm’s U.S. Patent…
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Federal Circuit Limits Use of Applicant Admitted Prior Art in Inter Partes Reviews
By Alex Wolcott, Victoria Smith
As provided by statute at 35 U.S.C. § 311(b), a petitioner in an inter partes review (IPR) may challenge the claims of a patent “only on the basis of prior…
The Right Coast
Exclusive | U.S. Chip Toolmakers Move to Cut China From Supply Chains – WSJ
The U.S. semiconductor industry is uprooting Chinese companies from supply chains, spurred by directives from Washington seeking to suppress China s involvement in sensitive next-generation technology.via www.wsj.com
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Intuit Lawsuit as 401(k) Forfeiture Suits Continue to Proliferate
By Anne Hall
A California federal judge recently refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Intuit in which retirement plan participants claim that the company misused forfeited funds from its 401(k) plan. The denial…
PTABWatch
Court Limits Collateral Estoppel Based on PTAB Decisions
In ParkerVision, Inc. v. Qualcomm Inc., No. 2022-1755, -2221 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 6, 2024) (“ParkerVision III”), the Federal Circuit held that, due to the difference in burdens of proof in…