Latest News in Intellectual Property Law

What Technical Skill Does an Expert Witness Need to be Permitted to Give Expert Testimony?

October 3, 2024

By Masahito Yokoyama and Scott Daniels An “expert witness,” unlike the more common “fact witness,” may testify about opinions on issues on which he or […]

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USPTO To End AFCP 2.0

October 2, 2024

By Noah Flaks On October 1, 2024, the USPTO announced an official end of the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 (AFCP 2.0). The last […]

Publications

Federal Circuit Holds Sports Camera Claims to be Patent-Eligible

September 27, 2024

By Masahito Yokoyama & Scott Daniels Last week the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a lower court judgment that patent claims for […]

Events

“Smart Prosecution – Updating your US patent law practice” (Smart Prosecution ～米国特許実務のアップデート：誤った実務から脱却し、他社に脅威となる米国特許ポートフォリオを構築する方法～)

September 25, 2024

Join three of our founding partners, Masa Yokoyama, Andy Harry and Brad Lytle, as they start a new seminar series at JIPA (Japan Intellectual Property […]

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Xsensus Welcomes New Attorney John Maksymonko

August 12, 2024

We are delighted to welcome John Maksymonko to the Xsensus family! John Maksymonko has an extensive technical background in chemistry and polymer science and worked […]

Publications

Reexamination: An Alternative to IPRS & PGRS

July 9, 2024

By Masa Yokoyama & Scott Daniels With the enactment of the AIA in 2011, ex parte reexamination was overtaken by the newly created inter partes […]

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Xsensus Welcomes Matt Cichocki as New COO

July 8, 2024

We are excited to welcome Matt Cichocki to the Xsensus family! Matt has over two decades of IP / legal experience, leading operations and teams […]

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Xsensus Firm and Attorneys Recognized in IAM Patent 1000 for 6th Year Running

June 6, 2024

Congratulations to the entire Xsensus team for being recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for the 6th year in a row! And another congratulations to Brad […]

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IP Stars 2024: Brad Lytle, Andy Harry, Jim Kulbaski, and Masa Yokoyama

June 3, 2024

Four Xsensus attorneys named in Managing IP’s list of IP Stars 2024! Brad Lytle, Andy Harry, Jim Kulbaski, and Masa Yokoyama have been recognized yet […]

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