In Bloomberg Law, Scott McKeown Examines Collateral Agreements Under Patent Law
In Bloomberg Law, IP litigation partner and PTAB chair Scott McKeown (Washington, D.C.) discussed a recent precedential decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, in which companies settling patent tribunal disputes must file certain collateral agreements even if they are not between the parties. Scott notes that this is a subject of much debate and that parties have previously tried to sidestep the issue.