Intellectual Property

FTC Commissioner Entertains, Warns Trolls, In Press Club Speech

In a speech last month before the National Press Club, FTC commissioner Julie Brill announced the agency was currently in […]

New Arena For Trade Secret Disputes: Pot

The rapidly evolving commercial marijuana business has begun to see trade secret claims (re: “propagation” and “lighting protocol,” among other […]

Court Dismisses Noriega’s Video Game Lawsuit

Manuel Noriega is the former military general and dictator of Panama, former CIA asset and former U.S. ally, who was […]

A Set Of Worldwide IP “Heat Maps”

From Baker & McKenzie, a set of international IP law maps that provide an overview of the state of the […]

Is Your Client’s Customer Information A Trade Secret? Maybe, If You Plead It Specifically Enough

The Business Court has been tough on plaintiffs making trade secrets claims, including a recent case wherein “customer lists, pricing information, transaction histories, key contacts, and customer leads” were deemed insufficiently detailed to be counted as trade secrets.

Is There Such A Thing As A Lovable Patent Troll?

The truth is that patent trolls have been around since the advent of the patent system in the U.S., says Jason Schwent with Thompson Coburn LLP, and that longevity has much to do with the legitimate purposes they can serve and the positive role they can play.

Intellectual Property And The 3D Print Revolution

Many types of manufacturing and distribution will soon be “democratized” through 3D printing, not unlike the way the music industry […]

Spate Of “Intent” Cases On SCOTUS Docket

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Commil v. Cisco, a case that will consider whether a good faith belief […]

TD Bank Settles For $600K In Long-Unreported Data Breach

Two unencrypted backup tapes went missing from TD Bank in 2012, a data breach that affected 260,000 people, including 90,000 […]

First Post-Alice Method Patent Is Upheld By Federal Circuit

On December 5, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its first post-Alice opinion upholding the validity of computer-implemented business method claims…

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