This annual article provides an empirical review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decisions in patent cases during calendar year 2023.

With travel restrictions in place, most of the country subject to stay-at-home orders, courthouses closed and some cases stayed or delayed, in-house intellectual property lawyers may find their existing projects relating to ongoing litigation and licensing stalled.

Five Perkins Coie Intellectual Property partners were recently invited to present at the 2022 Guangdong Overseas IP Protection Training Program. The program is a series of courses that is designed for IP professionals in Guangdong.

Perkins Coie’s patent team was invited to provide a patent training at the Shanghai University.