Navigation The landscape for discretionary denials at PTAB is evolving quickly; both patent challengers and owners must adapt their strategies to ensure they are not left behind by the USPTO’s new approach. Click Here To Read The Full Article
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'Vindictive Prosecution?' Comey's Defense Attorneys File Motions to Dismiss Indictment
President Donald Trump ordered the prosecution of James Comey in retaliation for the former FBI director’s criticisms, his lawyers said in a motion asking a federal judge to dismiss the indictment for alleged vindictive prosecution from an interim U.S. attorney that in another motion, they said is serving in the role unlawfully. Click Here […]
Comey Expands Criminal Defense Team as DOJ Raises Specter of Fitzgerald Disqualification
“[T]here is no good faith basis to claim a ‘conflict’ between Mr. Comey and his counsel, much less a basis to move to disqualify lead defense counsel,” former FBI Director James Comey’s expanded defense team wrote in a brief responding to allegations federal prosecutors raised in court documents alleging Comey used his lead attorney to […]
Pennsylvania Attorney Accused of Crypto Fraud Strikes Last-Minute Plea Deal
The defense attorney said in a statement that his client was hesitant to take the case to trial because “the subject of cryptocurrency is unfamiliar to most—including a jury—and often thought to be wrought with fraud and wrongdoing. Click Here To Read The Full Article
'We Colored Inside the Lines Here': 3rd Circuit Hears Arguments on Habba's Appointment
If the Third Circuit upholds the ruling by Brann, that would set up a conflict with a 2022 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States v. Arthrex, giving the case a straight path to the U.S. Supreme Court. Click Here To Read The Full Article