Intellectual Property

In A First, FTC Targets A “Troll”

November 12, 2014

For the first time in its history, the Federal Trade Commission has brought an enforcement action against a patent assertion […]

Wikipedia As Evidence In Post-Grant Patent Proceedings

November 6, 2014

The conclusion was less than a carte blanche, but in a case where the patent owner was attempting to marshal […]

In The UK, A New Weapon Against The On-Line Counterfeit Trade

November 4, 2014

Website blocking orders are not a magic cure, but they have the potential to make a big dent in the counterfeit products trade.

NFL Washington Redskins Can Sue Native Americans, Judge Rules

November 2, 2014

A federal judge has given the Washington Redskins organization the green light to sue the group of Native Americans who […]

EU Copyright Official Wants Google To Pay

November 2, 2014

The European Union’s new digital economy and society commissioner, Günter Oettinger, wants to create an EU-wide copyright law to replace […]

Software Firm To Pay $14M For Collecting, Selling Customer Data Without Permission

October 31, 2014

Software company comScore will pay $14 million to settle a class action alleging the company collected online data from consumers […]

.bank and Other Domain Names to Open for Financial Institutions… And Others

October 30, 2014

ICANN is set to begin offering new gTLDs .bank, .investments and .money, which some expect to become a designated space for legitimate banks and financial service institutions to establish themselves as trusted members of the banking community.

The Narrow Scope of Supplemental Discovery in an Inter Partes Review

October 30, 2014

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board struck down REM Holdings’ supplemental discovery request in Square, Inc. v. REM Holdings 3, LLC because it was “unduly broad and burdensome.”

Fujitsu v. Tellabs: The District Court Orders Additional Sanctions for Fujitsu’s Continued “Contemptuous Conduct”

October 30, 2014

A district court doubled civil fines against Fujitsu Entities’ for “continuing contemptuous recalcitrance” in a patent infringement case against Tellabs.

Use As A Verb Not Always The Kiss Of Death For Trademarks: Elliot v. Google

October 29, 2014

Genericide need not be the death knell of a trademark, after Google mounted a convincing argument in a recent case that when people say to “google” something, the word retains its principle significance.

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