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On October 6, 2026, the Federal Circuit Bar Association will present its 2026 Bench & Bar® in Dialogue – Chicago CLE program at the University Club of Chicago, 76 E. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603.  The CLE program aligns with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s Court Week in Chicago.  The program…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has announced that it will sit in Chicago during its October 2026 session. The Court will also convene its regular session in Washington, D.C.

Panels of the court will hear arguments at the federal courthouse and at the following Chicago-area law schools from Monday, October 5…

POET Research, Inc. v. Hydrite Chemical Company, No. 24-cv-01285 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 22, 2025) (Wood, J.).

Judge Wood granted defendant Hydrite’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in this patent infringement case involving methods for remediating toxins in biorefinery processes. The Court held that POET failed to establish minimum contacts with Illinois…

The Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law has announced the 2022 Don Dunner Leadership Award will be presented at its 66th annual IP Conference on Friday, November 11, 2022.  The inaugural 2020 Award was presented to Hon. Pauline Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The 2021 Award was presented to Mr. David…

On November 4th to November 5th, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. CT, the UIC John Marshall Law School Center is hosting its 65th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference.  The virtual conference offers an impressive lineup of Moderators and Panelists covering an expansive list of topics.  Sessions for each day are listed…

My partners Steve Jedlinski and Anthony Fuga recently wrote a valuable article about a new Federal Circuit decision dealing with functionality and exhaustion issues for design patents. It is republished below with permission.

In a relatively rare opinion regarding design patents, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit weighed in recently on the…

The Medicines Co. v. Mylan Inc., No. 11 C 1285, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 30, 2017) (St. Eve, J.).

Judge St. Eve granted in part defendants’ bill of costs awarding $217k in this ANDA patent dispute.

Defendants were the prevailing party because they were determined not to infringe either of plaintiff’s patents. In…