Intellectual Property

How to Confront an NPE

In the vocabulary of intellectual property practice, a non-practicing entity (NPE) is a company whose business model consists of acquiring […]

Copyright Issues Proliferate on the Net

As companies realize the extent of their own copyrighted works, they also find they are prolific users of the copyrighted […]

What Not to Say to Competitors, Post-Medimmune

Prior to the Supreme Court’s decision in MedImmune v. Genentech, courts used a “reasonable apprehension of suit” test developed by the […]

Third Party Submissions in Pending Patents

A significant provision of the America Invents Act defines a procedure by which a third party can submit publications, as […]

Tax-Advantaged Transfer Pricing for Intellectual Property

The IRS has 160 pages of transfer pricing regulations. They can appear intimidating, but they can also offer a powerful […]

How to Look at Patent Case Juries

The number of words in the description section of a patent has increased exponentially over the past 20 years. Patent […]

Burgeoning Intellectual Property Theft Often an Inside Job

Figures released by the Department of Justice and various private sector institutions show an increase in computer security incidents. Many […]

A Fast Track for Your Patent Portfolio

New programs have emerged recently that permit companies to accelerate patent prosecution worldwide. As part of the America Invents Act, […]

Online Copyright Protections after Viacom v. YouTube

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act gives service providers a safe harbor against copyright infringement claims unless they have notice of, […]

Reconsider the Way You Protect New Ideas

Most corporate legal departments have established processes to translate new ideas into patents. In many companies this approach is automatic, […]

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