Intellectual Property

Interval Licensing: Determining Indefiniteness Post-Nautilus

November 13, 2014

The Federal Circuit recently applied the new indefiniteness standard, adopted by the Supreme Court in place of the previously applied “insolubly ambiguous” standard, and “indicated a rebalancing” in favor of accused infringers, says David Mika with Baker Botts.

Noose Is Tightening Around Abstract Business Method Patents

November 13, 2014

Why the Court has been tinkering with a seemingly arcane rule, and what it means for the fate of patents.

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.”

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