Standard-essential patents (“SEPs”) are patents that embody industry-adopted technical standards. While standardization presents many benefits, including interoperability of standardized products and lower manufacturing costs, to

Background

On October 11, 2018 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) adopted a final rule that changed the standard of claim construction in the Patent

Editor’s Note: This post was written by guest contributors David J. Kappos and Miling Y. Harrington. Mr. Kappos is a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Previously,

On September 10, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision in Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc. may