Intellectual Property

Vermont Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Vermont And Against Alleged Patent Troll In Preliminary Decision

Vermont’s attorney general won a major victory in its groundbreaking effort to use the state’s consumer protection law to crack down on “patent trolls.”

Considering The Section 337 Option To Enforce Your IP Rights

There are two primary venues for U.S. patent holders to pursue infringement claims: federal district court or a Section 337 […]

Devices Planted In NY Are Recording, Live-Tweeting Public Conversations

An art project meant to stir debate over privacy and security, two adjunct professors have debuted ‘Conversnitch,’ a device that […]

Congress Urges Ad Networks To Keep Ads Off On-Line Pirating Sites

Ad networks should do more to keep advertising off piracy sites, the House International Anti-Piracy Caucus said in a letter […]

Why Patent Examiner Interviews Should Be Recorded

Many critics have said the current patent process often fails to perform one of its basic functions, as defined by […]

Taxation Of Copyright Sales: Ordinary Income Or Capital Gain?

How copyrights are taxed – capital gains or ordinary income – has a colorful history, involving half-done paintings of FDR and a talking mule.

U.S. v. Yeh Illustrates The Challenges In International Trade Secrets Cases

Ellen Chen Yeh admitted downloading Texas Instruments proprietary information before leaving the company for a China-based semiconductor manufacturer, but was recently acquitted on all counts. What companies can take away about the trickiness of proving intent beyond a reasonable doubt.

As Apps Rise, Are Domain Names the Next AM Radio?

Protecting domain names under the expanded gTLD landscape may be costly and, in the end, ineffective. But Fenwick & West LLP attorneys say that companies taking the longer view can count on mobile eclipsing web domains in the not-so-distant future anyway.

Will Patent Trend Favoring Corporate-Owned IP Stifle Innovation?

U.S. firms are making ever more expansive claims to their employees’ intellectual work – in some cases demanding employees pre-assign […]

A “Troll” By Any Other Name

The term “troll” has never been defined as it relates to patent litigation, yet it is routinely employed by courts […]

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