Intellectual Property

Nestle Seeks To Patent Derivative From An Old Remedy

December 18, 2013

Nestle’s patent filing relating to the allergy-relief properties of the fennel flower have drawn fire from groups who say the […]

Obama, Tech Leaders Discuss Rebuilding Public Trust

December 18, 2013

Government surveillance and the resultant waning of public trust was the main issue discussed by President Obama, Vice President Biden, […]

Senators Urged To Slow Down On Troll Legislation

December 18, 2013

The Innovation Act, said by its supporters to be targeting abusive litigation by patent trolls,  overwhelmingly passed the House, but […]

What Patent Litigation Will Look Like If The Innovation Act Passes

December 18, 2013

It would be a new landscape, and one said to be far more difficult for patent trolls to negotiate. Fee-shifting […]

U.S. Patent Firm Execs In China, Fearing Arrest, Duck Meeting With Officials

December 17, 2013

Executives from the patent holding firm InterDigital will not attend a Wednesday meeting with Chinese antitrust authorities because the company […]

Supreme Court Takes Up Software Patent Case

December 11, 2013

The Supreme Court will weigh in on whether and how it is possible to patent software. The Court agreed to […]

Fiction, Artificial Intelligence and Real Copyrights

December 11, 2013

Programs are generating music, painting and “news,” and it’s only a matter of time before there are programs that will […]

Ferrari Patent Reveals Plans For Hybrid

December 10, 2013

Luxury automaker Ferrari has filed a series of patents over the last year with the European Patent Register that hint […]

Flashlight App Used By Millions Was Giving Away Secrets

December 10, 2013

The creator of an Android flashlight app that did not properly inform users it was sending their location and unique […]

Look Past The Standard Forms for Non-Disclosure Agreements

December 10, 2013

Practitioners should avoid slavish use of the standard forms for Non-Disclosure Agreements, says attorney Raymond Millien of the PCT Law […]

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