Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property And The 3D Print Revolution

December 17, 2014

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

December 15, 2014

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

December 12, 2014

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

December 10, 2014

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…

Preventing Trade Secrets Leaks Via Smartphone

December 10, 2014

The first step may just be to give the employee a company phone, suggest Fredrikson & Byron attorneys, writing on […]

Trademark Misperceptions Revealed By Reaction to Redskins Decision

December 3, 2014

The USPTO’s decision to revoke trademark registrations for the NFL’s Washington Redskins has led to a rash of misinformed reporting in the media. Deborah Peckham of Burns & Levinson LLP seeks to set the record straight.

Judge Derides the “Pencil-and-Paper Analysis” for Software Patents, Finds Error-Correction Claims Valid

December 3, 2014

Just because a patent claim fails the “pen and paper” test, Judge Mariana Pfaelzer said courts should ask “whether the formula in [the claim] constitutes an inventive concept” that may lead to a novel solution.

Third Time Around, Federal Circuit Toes The Line On Abstract Patents

December 3, 2014

The Federal Circuit finally acceded to what now appears to be the prevailing Supreme Court position and accepted the idea that an “abstract” patent is…

Shrinking Territory: Patent Eligibility of Biotechological Inventions

December 3, 2014

Two recent Supreme Court decisions have changed how the Patent Office will determine patentability of biological inventions. Mayo v. Prometheus […]

Protecting Trade Secrets with a Solid Nondisclosure Agreement

December 3, 2014

Trade secret protection of company information has become more popular as patent protection has become less certain and more expensive. […]

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