Intellectual Property

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, […]

“Laches” Circuit Decision A Jab At Trolls

The case had to do with the doctrine of laches, which penalizes a rightsholder that takes too long to assert its rights against a potential infringer.

EU Court Strikes Down Info-Sharing Deal With U.S.

The EU’s highest court this week found that the 15-year-old trans-Atlantic “Safe Harbor” pact, used by thousands of companies to […]

Copyright-Wielding Agencies Stymie Cybersecurity Research

Regulatory agencies, including the Department of Transportation, are trying to use copyright law to crack down on tampering with automobile […]

Slants Argue Ethnic Slurs Are Protected Speech

Arguing before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a lawyer for the Asian-American band called The […]

Troll Chooses UK Venue For Infringement Litigation

Unwired Planet, a non-practicing entity that holds more than 2,000 patents, is about to begin a series of court trials […]

‘Yosemite’ Subject Of Trademark Suit

After Aramark won the 15-year contract to run the lodges, restaurants, and visitor attractions at Yosemite National Park, former contract […]

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