IPWatchdog quoted partners Daniel Klein and Josephine Young in three different year-end articles that look at major trends in IP law from 2024 and looking at what’s to come this year.
Dan was quoted at length in an article on the biggest IP stories of 2024 (“All the IP News that Mattered in 2024”). He pointed to the Federal Circuit’s decision to grant en banc review of the damages issues in EcoFactor v. Google, which could affect the “sprawling fact and expert discovery” that takes place under the reasonable-royalty analysis. “If bright lines are drawn (a big if),” Dan said, “litigants could see this sprawl—and perhaps damages themselves—significantly curtailed.”
IPWatchdog quoted Josie in two year-end stories, including one asking leading IP practitioners about the issues on their radar for 2025 (“The Year Ahead.”). Josie noted that she’ll be watching the fate of the proposed PTAB reform legislation known as the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act, as well as “skinny label” cases.
In a second article, IPWatchdog asked Josie about her “Wildest Dreams for 2025.” She said that “[m]y wish for 2025 is that these new technologies create more robust Section 112 support for genus claims . . .” And she noted that new technologies like quantum computing and AI-partnered drug development are expanding the way scientists can “invent, describe, and support broad categories of therapeutics.”