Published works by Erik Milch

Published works

• Back to District Court? PTAB Strategic Recalibration in Patent Litigation

  The Patent Playbook · February 18, 2026

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• Federal Circuit Eases Expert Admissibility Threshold

  The Patent Playbook · January 28, 2026

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• Federal Circuit Clarifies Limits of Issue Preclusion Between IPRs and District Courts

  The Patent Playbook · October 27, 2025

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• Federal Circuit Lifts § 101 Barrier on Smart Dumbbells

  The Patent Playbook · August 25, 2025

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• Federal Circuit Reverses $4.7M Verdict in <em>Labcorp v. QIAGEN</em>: Claim Scope and Doctrine of Equivalents in the Crosshairs

  The Patent Playbook · August 20, 2025

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• PTO Defends its Recent Policy Changes Regarding Discretionary Denials

  The Patent Playbook · July 24, 2025

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• PTO Creates New Expectations Regarding Discretionary Denials

  The Patent Playbook · July 18, 2025

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• Discretionary Denials in Action: <em>iRhythm Technologies Inc. v. Welch Allyn Inc.</em>

  The Patent Playbook · June 17, 2025

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• A New Dawn for Patent Owners? Breaking Down the PERA and PREVAIL Acts of 2025

  The Patent Playbook · May 16, 2025

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• <em>Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC</em>: Federal Circuit Resolves the IPR Estoppel Split

  The Patent Playbook · May 8, 2025

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• Amazon Patent Evaluation Express (APEX): Personal Jurisdiction Considerations

  The Patent Playbook · April 30, 2025

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• Federal Circuit Affirms Stem Cell Product-by-Process Claims: Lessons in Claim Construction and Inherency from <em>Restem LLV v. Jadi Cell LLC</em>

  The Patent Playbook · April 24, 2025

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• Litigating Patents in the ITC: When and Why Companies Take the Section 337 Route

  The Patent Playbook · April 15, 2025

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• The Uncertain Future of Section 101: Patent Eligibility in the Wake of Recent Supreme Court (In)Action

  The Patent Playbook · April 8, 2025

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• Further Shifts in Patent Office Guidance for Discretionary Denials Signal Uphill Battles for Patent Challengers

  The Patent Playbook · April 3, 2025

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• A Looming <em>En Banc</em> Decision with Potentially Damaging Consequences – <em>EcoFactor v. Google </em>

  The Patent Playbook · March 26, 2025

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• Focus on <em>Fintiv</em>: Shift in Patent Office Guidance for Discretionary Denials of Patent Challenges

  The Patent Playbook · March 19, 2025

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• The Role of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Patent Litigation: A New Frontier for Inventorship, Infringement and Validity

  The Patent Playbook · March 12, 2025

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• The Broad Impact of <em>Edwards v. Meril</em> on the Safe Harbor Provision

  The Patent Playbook · August 27, 2024

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• The Broad Impact of <em>Edwards v. Meril</em> on the Safe Harbor Provision

  Minding Your Business · August 27, 2024

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