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Intellectual Property

Dec. 31, 2018

Sweeping changes mark turbulent year in patent law

The new director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Andrei Iancu, made sweeping changes to an industry still adjusting to a major U.S.Supreme Court ruling.

In another turbulent year for patent litigation, 2018 saw the new director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Andrei Iancu, make sweeping changes to an industry still adjusting to a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

As case filings dropped in places like the Eastern District of Texas, expected beneficiaries to the ruling -- places like Delaware and Northern California -- saw a rise in filings but did not make up for the overal...

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