Intellectual Property
This article summarizes some major developments in patent law and their implications for IP practice and business strategy. The 2011 […]
The effort to curb non-practicing entities takes place within a statutory framework that grants inventors the right to transfer a […]
Weeks of negotiation over a bipartisan patent bill meant to curb the negative impacts of “patent assertion firms,” or trolls, […]
The process described in the patent, Justice Breyer seemed to suggest, was more or less the same one his mother used when she rode herd on his checkbook.
Defensive disclosure, an IP strategy to preempt other parties from getting a patent in the future, is growing in competitive fields, though it can be something of a double-edged sword.
Since inter partes reviews were introduced for patent challenges in 2012, they’ve taken off in popularity, breaking the 1000th-filing barrier in early April.
“I want to respect your copyright but I also want some music on my cat video,” is how Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) summed up discussion of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s infringement notice and takedown procedures in a House Judiciary Committee hearing late last month.
It was the second largest trade secrets award ever, writes Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe attorney Scott Lindlaw. The allegation was […]
Amendments to China’s trademark law become effective on May 1. The new law “aims to modernize and streamline the trademark […]
CafePress allows customers to upload images and designs and create custom T-shirts, mugs, or other items. But if a user uploads a copyrighted image, is CafePress liable?
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