USPTO Slams the AAPA Window Shut — Shockwave’s Over Before It Started
If you thought Shockwave Medical was going to be your ticket to slip Applicant-Admitted Prior Art (AAPA) into an inter partes review (IPR) as a way to patch the holes…
How One Supreme Court Decision Sparked an Era of “Efficient Infringement” — and What Might Be Changing
Nearly two decades ago, the Supreme Court’s decision in eBay v. MercExchange quietly reshaped the patent landscape — and not necessarily for the better. The ruling rejected the idea that winning a patent…