Intellectual Property

How To Inadvertently Lose Privilege

A recent patent case in federal district court in Minnesota serves as a practical reminder about how to ensure privileged […]

SCOTUS Considers Increasing Infringement Damages

The Supreme Court this week agreed to consider whether to make it easier for patent holders to win increased damages […]

Google Can Scan Authors’ Work Rules Appeals Court

A unanimous three-judge panel of the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled On Oct. 16 that scanning copyrighted books, […]

Apple Patent Fight Could Cost $400M

The tech giant Apple may owe the University of Wisconsin upwards of $400 million for infringing a processor patent. Those […]

Superman Fights To Keep “Kryptonite” Off Vapor Smokes

The mark for kryptonite, the mythical element that weakens Superman, goes back to 1943, a few years after Superman himself came on the scene.

‘Downward Dog’ Can’t Be Copyrighted

A self-styled “Yogi to the stars,” lost a legal battle to copyright the series of yoga poses he popularized in […]

Don’t Count On U.S.-China Cyber Deal

“It’s a start” is the best that can be said for the U.S.- China agreement to curtail cyber-theft of intellectual property.

Make Your Opponent Pay Your Attorney Fees

In 2014 the Supreme Court handed down one of several critical patent decisions that have given defendants leverage against infringement […]

Changes Coming To Post-Grant Amendment Practice

There are three new proceedings to challenge patents: inter partes review (IPR), covered business method proceeding (CBM) and post-grant review […]

Most Law Firms Have Been Hit By Data Breach

At least 80 percent of the nation’s 100 largest law firms have been impacted in some way by data breaches, […]

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