Alexander P. OttAssociateMcDermott Will & Emery Websitewww.mwe.comBlogwww.mwe.com/insightsConnectEmail202-756-8496 Professional Biography Alexander P. Ott is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Alex focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation. More Legal and Business Bylines From Alexander P. Ott Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Is Not Broadest Possible Interpretation: In re Smith Int’l, Inc. - (Posted On Monday, October 30, 2017) Facebook, et al. v. Skky: Patent Holders Can Evade Covered Business Methods Review by Disclaiming CBM Claims - (Posted On Thursday, June 01, 2017) Remand to District Court to Attempt to Identify “Article of Manufacture” for Design Patent Damages - (Posted On Wednesday, March 01, 2017) Third Time’s Not Charm for IPR Petitioner Adding Known References to Previously Rejected Prior Art Combination - (Posted On Thursday, December 29, 2016) Smartphone Patent War: En Banc Federal Circuit Rebukes Earlier Panel Decision, Reinstates Jury Verdicts for Apple - (Posted On Wednesday, October 26, 2016) Smartphone Patent War: En Banc Federal Circuit Rebukes Earlier Panel Decision and Reinstates Jury Verdicts for Apple against Samsung - (Posted On Wednesday, October 12, 2016) Generalized Common Sense Allegations Cannot Be Used to Supply Important Missing Claim Limitation - (Posted On Wednesday, September 28, 2016) BASCOM Global Internet v. ATT Mobility: Specific, Discrete Implementation of Abstract Idea Is Patent Eligible - (Posted On Monday, August 29, 2016) Federal Circuit Rubberstamps 50-Year-Old Practice to Save 10,000 Continuation Patents - (Posted On Wednesday, July 27, 2016) Look to Specification to Interpret Facially Unclear Patent Claims: Howmedica Osteonics v. Zimmer - (Posted On Thursday, June 30, 2016) Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 4 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis A RECIPE FOR A LAWSUIT?: Crumbl Hit With TCPA Lawsuit by: Tori Guidry NOT SO STYLISH?: Michael Kors Faces TCPA Class Action by: Tori Guidry The Shifting Nature of the PFAS Regulatory Landscape by: Logan M. Glasenapp BURGER BUST: Wendy’s Sued in TCPA Class Action in Louisiana Over Promotional Texts to Consumer on DNC List by: Eric J. Troutman Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report June 2025 by: Thomas B. Shepherd III , Christopher S. Pace Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Unripe Challenges to and Upholds Enforcement of Advance Notice Bylaws by: Alexandra Clark Layfield , Alexander N. Breckinridge, V NIL Rules Apply to High School Athletes! Well, Almost by: Robert J. Romano, JD, LL.M Washington State Scales Up Paid Family and Medical Leave Law by: Sherry L. Talton , Zachary V. Zagger HUGE FCC MOVE: “Protecting our Communications Networks by Promoting Transparency Regarding Foreign Adversary Control” Likely to Be Published Tomorrow by: Eric J. Troutman House Appropriations Committee Releases FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman HIGH STAKES: Attorney May Face Discipline–Even Disbarment– For Shoddy Work Defending TCPA Suit by: Eric J. Troutman USDA Approves SNAP Waivers in Additional States by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman FDA Commissioner Outlines Priorities in JAMA Article by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Understanding the Federal Reconciliation Bill’s Implications for MCO Tax Structure by: Adam Herbst California District Court Partially Enjoins Application of DEI and “Gender Ideology” Executive Orders Against Coalition of LGBTQIA+ Nonprofit Organizations by: Maria A. Gomez Upcoming Events Jun 23 2025 The First 100 Days and Beyond Under the New Administration | Session 7: Changing Landscape of Federal and State Financial Services Regulation Jun 24 2025 2025 Special Assets Summer School Webinar: Agricultural Borrowers and Problem Loans Jun 24 2025 Proposition 65 Short-Form Warning Requirements and Compliance Strategies Jun 25 2025 TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later Print
