Intellectual Property

U.S. Set To Give Up Internet Domain Control

The Commerce Department announced that it intends to give up control of Internet administration, including the coordination of the domain […]

This Just In: Data Theft A Problem

In a client alert, the Paul Hastings firm discusses the NIST’s “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security,” a paper issued […]

Aereo GC Reflects, As Her Company Heads To Supreme Court

Aereo, an Internet TV streaming company, was launched in February of 2012 and immediately ran into a storm of infringement […]

Trio of Final Written Decisions Go Against Patent Owner

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s thinking on secondary considerations may be worth a look for patent owners, as the board found patent owner Columbia University lacked a persuasive case.

PersonalWeb v. Google: Duty to Preserve Emails Began When Patent Was Acquired

Though PersonalWeb discussed litigation prior to buying a patent and subsequently suing Google, the company’s duty to preserve emails that could be pertinent to the case started when it acquired the patent, a court ruled.

Intellectual Property Licenses in Bankruptcy

There are quirks to what exactly constitutes IP under the bankruptcy code, and courts are divided on some of the finer points.

New From The PTO: Guidance On “Laws Of Nature” And A Smoother Patent Highway

Earlier this month the U.S. Patent and Trademark office released detailed guidance to aid examiners in deciding whether or not […]

“.sucks” Sparking Domain Name Controversy

The worst fears of those who opposed the massive expansion of available generic top level domain (gTLD) names seem to […]

Court Finds Method-of-Use Patent Invalid for Pfizer’s Bestselling Painkiller

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia struck down Pfizer’s method-of-use patent on its blockbuster painkiller, Celebrex. […]

Gawker Seeks Dismissal In Tarantino Leaked Script Copyright Case

Gawker Media says that facilitating access to filmmaker Quentin Tarantino’s leaked script should not be considered a violation of copyright, […]

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