April 28, 2021: Patently-O published a post titled “The Public Private Nature of Patents” that discusses the case Kannuu Pty Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics, Co., which is pending before the Federal Circuit. The article highlights the involvement of law professors in the appeal and highlights the amicus brief filed by Dowd Scheffel on behalf of five leading patent law professors. The article can be read here.

April 9, 2021: Dowd Scheffel filed an Amicus Curiae brief on behalf of Senator Thom Tillis, the Honorable Judge Paul Michel (ret.), and former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu, in the closely watched case of Ericsson, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics, Co. before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The brief argues that the Wuhan court’s unilateral interference is an improper intrusion on U.S. sovereignty and the right of U.S. courts to decide U