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Federal Circuit Affirms That Published Patent Applications Are Prior Art in IPRs As Of Their Filing Dates, Not Their Publication Dates
On January 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) issued a precedential opinion affirming a final ...
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Published but not Public? Federal Circuit Confirms Published Patent Applications Count as Prior Art from Filing Date in IPRs.
On January 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Lynk Labs, ...
Federal law banning handgun sales 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
A conservative federal appeals court said Thursday that a federal law banning the sale of handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds is ...
Federal Circuit confirms use of 'secret springing' prior art in inter partes patent challenges
Kristina Caggiano Kelly, David H. Holman and Lestin L. Kenton Jr. of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC discuss a Federal ...
The 5th Circuit Says the Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Young Adults Is Unconstitutional
The federal ban on handgun sales to adults younger than 21 violates the Second Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
Federal court rules ATF age limits on handgun sales violate Second Amendment
A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans found a federal law that prohibits adults aged 18-20 from buying handguns violates the Second Amendment.
Federal appeals court says ban on 18-year-olds buying handguns is unconstitutional
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals said in its ruling that the federal law infringes on the Second Amendment rights of 18- to 20-year-olds.
Appeals court strikes down federal ban on gun sales to under-21 buyers
The Fifth Circuit struck down a federal ban on handgun sales to adults under 21, ruling it unconstitutional under Bruen.
Appeals court rules federal handgun sale ban for 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled that a federal law banning firearms stores from selling handguns to adults between 18 and 20 ...