Legislation: Restoring the America Invents Act

Legislation: Restoring the America Invents Act

By David Linden*, Dave Cochran, and Zach Sharb On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, Senators Patrick Leahy (D) and John Cornyn (R) introduced the Restoring the America Invents Act, a bill that would modify Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) procedures and facilitate...
Court Awards Domino’s Extra Dough

Court Awards Domino’s Extra Dough

By Andrea Beathard and Dave Cochran – Hot out of the oven!  In a rare move, a district court recently gave Domino’s a two-for-one deal on attorney’s fees.  In Ameranth, Inc., v. Domino’s Pizza Inc., No. 12CV0733 DMS (WVG), 2021 WL 2550057 (S.D. Cal. June 21,...
Focus on Fintiv Factor Four

Focus on Fintiv Factor Four

By Dave Cochran – In its precedential decision in Apple Inc. v. Fintiv, Inc., IPR 2020-00019, paper 11 (PTAB Mar. 20, 2020), the PTAB set forth a six factor “holistic” test for balancing considerations of system efficiency, fairness, and patent quality when a...