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July 26th, 2023Context MattersThe Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently decided Axonics, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., 2022-1451, 2022-1452, (July 10, 2023)…Read More

July 6th, 2023Amgen v. Sanofi: Implications for the Enablement StandardIn 2014, Amgen Inc. sued Sanofi and others for infringement of multiple patents covering technology related to monoclonal antibody therapies…Read More

June 26th, 2023Patent Your AI, Don’t AI Your PatentsThe release of ChatGPT in late 2022 created a tsunami of interest. That tsunami has spawned countless articles about the…Read More

June 7th, 2023New Upcoming Supreme Court Trademark CaseOn June 5th, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Vidal v. Elster, No. 22-704, to address the constitutionality of a…Read More

March 30th, 2023Patenting Chemical Compositions Containing Natural ProductsThe Supreme Court has identified the patenting of natural products as a judicial exception to patentability. Claims directed to nothing…Read More

March 23rd, 2023Artificial Intelligence: Technical Primer & Patenting TipsArtificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as an important area of innovation and development for a variety of clients, whether they…Read More

March 1st, 2023Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act – Sephora’s SettlementThe California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) is changing the landscape for data privacy and protection in the United States. Not…Read More

February 10th, 2023Copyright Lessons from Taylor SwiftIn 2017, Sean Hall and Nathan Butler filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Taylor Swift, alleging that Swift’s 2014 song…Read More

February 1st, 2023Considerations for Legal Arguments in Patent ProsecutionPatent prosecution is often performed by addressing the technical merits of the art cited by the Examiner in the response. …Read More

November 14th, 2022The Written Description Requirement for Negative Claim LimitationsA “negative claim limitation” is language recited in a patent claim that speaks to the absence of a feature, as…Read More

November 2nd, 2022Paris Convention Pitfalls When Filing Follow-on Patent ApplicationsThe United States and most countries around the world are party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial…Read More

July 6th, 2022Blockchains: A Brief PrimerSince publication of the Bitcoin blockchain in 2009, blockchains and cryptocurrencies have garnered much public attention. A blockchain contains a…Read More

May 16th, 2022Workman Nydegger Welcomes 2022 Summer AssociatesWorkman Nydegger is pleased to welcome Spencer Fennemore (2L), Camille Baird (2L), Justin Taylor (1L), Sarah Terry (2L), Jamie Bjazevich…Read More

May 3rd, 2022§101 Applied to Mechanical ClaimsThe 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance (PEG) provided by the United States Patent Office (USPTO) has helped, to some degree, calm…Read More

April 7th, 2022Primer for Patenting Methods of TreatmentUnder ideal circumstances an applicant generally tries to obtain a patent that claims the underlying invention as a substantive and…Read More