Don GeigerAssociateSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPWebsitewww.sheppardmullin.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail858-876-3534 Professional Biography Don Geiger is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office. More Legal and Business Bylines From Don Geiger Federal Circuit Touches on Appellate Standing and Prior Art Determinations in the Context of Post-Grant Review Proceedings - (Posted On Tuesday, March 18, 2025) Federal Circuit Clarifies Test for Exception to Increasingly Rare Interference Proceedings - (Posted On Monday, September 16, 2024) Federal Circuit Clarifies Requisite Analysis for Unclean Hands, Inequitable Conduct, Summary Judgement Determinations of Obviousness, and Awards of Fees and Costs - (Posted On Wednesday, August 14, 2024) Federal Circuit Weighs in on Temporal Rigidity of the Bayh-Dole Act’s Licensing Provisions - (Posted On Tuesday, May 14, 2024) Federal Circuit Weighs in on Temporal Rigidity of the Baye-Dole Act’s Licensing Provisions - (Posted On Wednesday, February 28, 2024) Federal Circuit Rules on Inventor-as-Lexicographer Definitions and the Proper Scope of Reply and Sur-Reply Briefing Following Patent Owner Responses to IPR Institution Decisions - (Posted On Wednesday, February 14, 2024) Federal Circuit Rules on Written Description Requirement and Prior Art Statements Supporting a Motivation to Combine - (Posted On Tuesday, February 13, 2024) Federal Circuit Weighs in on Relevance of Primary Reference’s Intended Purpose to a POSITA’s Motivation to Combine - (Posted On Thursday, December 14, 2023) Cyntec Company, Ltd. v. Chilisin Electronics Corp., Chilisin America Ltd. Nos. 2022-1873, (Fed. Cir. October 16, 2023) - (Posted On Sunday, December 10, 2023) Axonics, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc. Nos. 2022-1532, 2022-1533, (Fed. Cir. August 7, 2023) - (Posted On Sunday, December 10, 2023) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Trending in Telehealth: March 2025 by: Amanda Enyeart California Pay Reports Are Due on May 14—Are You Ready? by: James A. Patton , Christopher W. Olmsted State Privacy Regulators Announce Formation of Privacy ‘Supergroup’ by: Lauren N. Watson Enhancing Efficiency in Foreign Defense Sales: Key Takeaways from Recent Executive Order by: Daniel H. Petkoff , Erin L. Felix Digital Dollars, Not Investments: SEC Staff Weighs in on Stablecoins by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Federal Judge Order Suspends Termination of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) Parole Program by: Amanda M. Mullane Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank Explores Regulatory Risks in Gaming Ecosystems by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia New York AG Sues Earned Wage Access Companies for Allegedly Unlawful Payday Lending Practices by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia In Welcome News for Tax Whistleblowers, IRS Whistleblower Office Releases Operating Plan by: Mary Jane Wilmoth CFPB Announces It Will Not Prioritize Oversight of Repeat Offender Registry by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Competition Currents | April 2025 by: Tonya M. Esposito , Justin P. Hedge FISHING FOR INFO?: Not Enough To Reel In A CIPA Claim! by: Blake Landis Supreme Court Ends Circuit Split with Ruling That Plaintiffs Can Seek RICO Damages for Certain Personal Injury Claims by: Jared H. Pliner , James W. Matthews Private Market Talks: Navigating Turbulence with Adams Street Partners’ Bill Sacher [Podcast] by: Michael Saliba CLEAR, UNMISTAKABLE, COMPELLING: Court Compels Arbitration Based On Inclusion Of AAA Rules by: Kayla Kershen Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 Apr 23 2025 Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) Essentials: Compliance Strategies and Litigation Insights Apr 23 2025 Rooftop Reception at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025 Apr 24 2025 Latest Developments in Intellectual Property Enforcement and Procurement Print