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Rose Esfandiari
Freelance Reporter
Rose Esfandiari is an aspiring J.D. candidate with a strong interest in intellectual property, technology, and commercial litigation. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Business Law from the University of Southern California. Rose plans to begin law school in the fall of 2026 and is passionate about the intersection of emerging innovation and law, aiming to foster technological advancement and safeguard recently developed innovations. She previously served as an Intern at the White House, gaining experience coordinating high-profile events and managing fast-paced environments. In addition, Rose worked as a paralegal at a law firm, developing strong case management and legal research skills.
Recent Articles by Rose Esfandiari
Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB Obviousness Finding Against Nielsen Audience Measurement Patent
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision on Friday, August 14, in The Nielsen Company (US), LLC v. TVision Insights, Inc., affirming a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) final written decision that invalidated challenged claims of a Nielsen audience measurement patent as obvious. The court rejected arguments that the Board improperly relied on a scientific publication as analogous prior art and that the publication failed to disclose the claimed resolution reducing and facial recognition steps.
In Win for Gilead, Fourth Circuit Affirms Injunction Blocking Drug Importation Scheme
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction in a decision on August 13 barring Meritain Health, Inc., ProAct, Inc., Rx Valet, LLC, Advanced Pharmacy, LLC, Aqua Enterprise Inc., and Gregory Santulli from importing, advertising, or facilitating the importation of foreign-market Gilead Sciences, Inc. medications into the United States. Judge Agee wrote the opinion on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, joined by Judge Harris and Senior Judge Keenan.
New ‘Patent Friction Index’ Ranks USPTO Last Among Five Peer Offices
Red Tape Index (RTI), a project of the regulatory intelligence platform Labrynth, published a patent index today placing the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) below every peer office measured on the price, speed, and openness of the patent system. The Patent Friction Index assigned the United States a composite score of -42.62, a figure that stayed negative under every alternative scoring rule tested.
USPTO Expands Category A Patent Bar Admission Criteria to Include Biomedical Science Degree
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Federal Register Notice Tuesday announcing administrative updates to the General Requirements Bulletin (GRB). The GRB outlines the scientific and technical qualifications required for admission to the registration examination to practice in patent matters before the Office. The update moves one Category B degree, Biomedical Science, into Category A, broadening the pool of degrees that automatically qualify an applicant to sit for the patent bar exam.
CAFC Affirms PTAB Win for Netflix
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a decision today in VL Collective IP, LLC v. Netflix, Inc., affirming a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) final written decision that found all challenged claims of a content delivery patent owned by VL Collective IP, LLC (VideoLabs) unpatentable. The court rejected VideoLabs’ argument that the Board misconstrued a key claim term, and found that neither the claim language nor the patent specification supported the narrower reading VideoLabs proposed.