Intellectual Property

“Know It When I See It” Opinion From The Federal Circuit

A practitioner takes a close look at CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation and computer-process patent law.

Gene Patent Case Has The Industry’s Attention

An IP practitioner maintains it could overturn 30 years of patent policy.

A Case For The Patent Prosecution Highway In Canada

Average: Months instead of years.

Inside the Mind of the Non-Practicing Entity

As the U.S. economy has become more patent-intensive, non-practicing entities (NPEs), business entities that do…

When is a Freedom to Operate Opinion Cost-Effective?

Most companies understand the value of applying for patents on inventions before launching a product. But…

When A Cease And Desist Order Backfires

In Canada, parody and satire were given statutory protection in 2012 by way of amendment to the Copyright Act. But […]

Theft of Critical Information by Insiders

Theft of trade secrets and other business critical information by employees and other insiders is increasing at alarming rates and […]

A Few Kind Words For The Patent Troll

The problems are real, but maybe they are problems with the patent system itself.

A Federal Judge in Washington State Widens an IP Bottleneck

An opinion by Judge James Robart in Washington state constitutes a long overdue clarification…

When Targeting Counterfeiters Go For The Package, Not The Product

Strike at the root, this article says. The product counterfeiting game has changed…

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