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Balancing The Competing Functions Of Patent Post-Grant Proceedings, Michael Xun Liu
Balancing The Competing Functions Of Patent Post-Grant Proceedings, Michael Xun Liu
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
Since the 1980s, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has amended or revoked patents through post-grant proceedings. These are quasi-judicial proceedings that are often used to resolve patent disputes. But aside from adjudicating private disputes, post-grant proceedings also aim to protect the public against invalid patents, create more certainty in patent rights, and bolster confidence in the patent system. These functions are often described as “examinational” because they rely on the PTO’s ability to reexamine the validity of issued patents.
This Article explores the extent to which post-grant proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA) perform examinational functions. Although …
The Myth Of Uniformity In Ip Laws, Sharon K. Sandeen
The Myth Of Uniformity In Ip Laws, Sharon K. Sandeen
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
When Congress enacts federal laws, it is often because of the asserted benefits of a “uniform” law and the, often unspoken, assumption that federal laws are somehow more uniform than uniform state laws. Infact, the uniformity argument was a primary justification for theenactment of both the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 and the EU Trade Secret Directive.
The quest for uniformity, particularly with respect to laws that relate to intellectual property rights, is an old story in the United States. During the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, the existence of inconsistent state laws was a central reason for the …