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Crowell Talks Tax: IRA and Government Affairs Updates (VIDEO)

Client Alert | 11 min read | 02.22.24

Tax partner Carina Federico is joined by Tyler O’Connor, an energy and government affairs partner, to discuss how the upcoming presidential election will affect the IRA.

Key Takeaways:

  • Particular provisions that might be affected
  • The likelihood of the IRA being repealed
  • Predictions and commentary regarding the timeline of finalized regulations; and
  • How companies can prepare for the possibility that laws might change

 

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Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.26.25

From ‘Second’ to ‘First:’ Federal Circuit Tackles Obvious Claim Errors

Patent claims must be clear and definite, as they set the boundaries of the patentee’s rights. Occasionally, however, claim language contains errors, such as typographical mistakes or incorrect numbering. Courts possess very limited authority to correct such errors. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has emphasized that judicial correction is appropriate only in rare circumstances, where (1) the error is evident from the face of the patent, and (2) the proposed correction is the sole reasonable interpretation in view of the claim language, specification, and prosecution history. See Group One, Ltd. v. Hallmark Cards, Inc., 407 F.3d 1297, 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) and Novo Indus., L.P. v. Micro Molds Corp., 350 F.3d 1348, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2003)....