Before Stoll, Stark, and Goldberg (sitting by designation). Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The Federal Circuit affirmed the Board’s rejection of a derivation challenge, ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the court) issued its first precedential opinion to an appeal from a derivation proceeding at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) under the ...

“[T]he required elements of a derivation claim have not changed other than to the extent necessary to reflect the transition from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file system of patent administration.” ...

Strategic acquisition strengthens EPAM's financial services delivery capabilities in North America, Europe and APAC, enhancing end-to-end services First Derivative has one of the largest, fully ...