CommentaryAttorney Analysis from Westlaw Today, a part of Thomson Reuters. October 27, 2023 - The ex parte seizure order, codified under Section 1836(b)(2) of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ...

Ex parte reexamination may be requested by either a patent owner or a third party in order to challenge the novelty or nonobviousness of one or more claims in a patent. The scope of prior art ...

Getting a notice for an ex parte hearing can feel overwhelming, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the process. But don’t ...

Section 1071 of the Lanham Act provides parties two options for appealing adverse ex parte decisions from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). The dissatisfied party may either appeal to the ...

“Netlist added that the requestor’s anonymity… weighed further in favor of denial because it foreclosed any application of estoppel.” Although U.S. Patent Application No. 20080256282 (“Guo”) was not ...