Intellectual Property

Three Ways to Challenge a Patent: Pros and Cons

When a party challenging a patent decides to litigate, it enters a process that allows extensive discovery, for better or […]

Employer Held Liable For Accessing Data In The Cloud

An employer who copied an employee’s personal client list, stored in the cloud, and then fired the employee and used […]

Slick Legal Move Keeps Beatles Bootlegs Secret

A bootleg recording containing 59 unheard outtakes from The Beatles’ 1963 recording session was set to have copyright expire this […]

Supreme Court to Consider Legal Standard for Patent Indefiniteness

The Supreme Court will review the legal standard for holding a patent claim invalid as indefinite.

The High Price of Challenging a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Decision in District Court

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held, for the first time, that any applicant who appeals a USPTO decision must pay all of the PTO’s expenses for the proceeding.

The Year Ahead in Patent Law

Patent reform initiatives currently proposed would represent dramatic and significant changes to the patent landscape in 2014.

IP Rights Are Wildcard In Cross-Border Transactions

Despite efforts at global harmonization, decentralized global IP laws necessitate a familiarity with local laws that often can only be […]

Comcast Sues For Rights To TV Monitoring Software Developed By Employee

Comcast has filed a lawsuit against a former employee, claiming that the company has rights to TV tracking software the […]

Trendy Snack Cronut Gets Trademark

The croissant-donut hybrid that took New York snack enthusiasts by storm in 2013 – the Cronut – is now a […]

Court Date For Woman Driving With Google Glass

A woman who was pulled over for speeding in October was one of thousands of tech developers testing Google Glass, […]

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