Ex parte reexamination (EPRx) is a powerful tool that allows any party — including the patent owner — to request that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reassess the validity of an ...

In In Re Gesture Technology Partners, LLC, Case No. 2025-1075 (Fed. Cir. December 1, 2025) (“Gesture”), the Federal Circuit reinforced the power of ex parte reexaminations as powerful tools for ...

So much happened on Good Friday with A.A.R.P. v. Trump that one item has slipped through the cracks. The ACLU made a request for an injunction after hours on the voicemail of Judge Hendrix's chambers.

Review of Ex Parte Orders by the Appellate Division This article discusses ex parte orders by the Appellate Divison. "An ex parte motion is 'made' when the proposed order to show cause or proposed ...

“Arguing the most clearly-wrong rejections first places the Board in the proper mental disposition for later arguments. They’re naturally going to be more open to you and more skeptical of other ...

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 ...