Crowd Pleaser

The American Lawyer
By Andrew Goldberg

Cheryl Milone and her company see a business opportunity in using the wisdom of crowds to help big companies bust bad patents.

Tough to Tame

The American Lawyer
By Susan Hansen

TiVo may have wound up on the winning end of its long-running patent litigation battle with EchoStar, but the case remains a prime example of how difficult it can be for legitimate inventors to enforce their patent rights.

OPENING STATEMENTS

Heads in the Cloud

The American Lawyer
By Jan Wolfe

Music fans may like the sound of storing their digital libraries on remote Web servers that allow access from any device, but the recording industry says there are still licensing issues to be worked out.

A New Peer Group

The American Lawyer
By Philippa Maister

The United Kingdom joins the handful of countries that have decided to seek the public's help in improving the quality of issued patents.

A Social Media Test Case?

The American Lawyer
By Nate Raymond

When a disaster ravaged his homeland, photographer Daniel Morel took to Twitter to share the devastation with the world. Media outlets, he claims, took liberties with his intellectual property.

Considering a Diagnosis of Infringement

The American Lawyer
By Dan Kaplan

Do tests that help doctors determine how to treat patients deserve patent protection? The Supreme Court is set to decide a case that could shape the future of personalized medicine.

Switching Sides

The American Lawyer
By Ed Shanahan

Star patent litigator Matthew Powers, who has made a career out of representing tech-industry titans, departs Weil, Gotshal & Manges to open a plaintiffs-side firm.

Designed to Protect

The American Lawyer
By Dana Olsen

Top fashion houses have lobbied Congress for years to enact a copyright law that would crack down on knockoffs. Are they are about to reap what they've sewn?

FIRST PERSON

Gadget Guy Dials Up a Big Deal

The American Lawyer
As told to Dimitra Kessenides

Sullivan & Cromwell IP partner Nader Mousavi describes his somewhat winding path from law school to telecom start-up to big-firm dealmaking.

INSIDE IP

A Copyright Calling

The American Lawyer
By Joseph Rosenbloom

New U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante discusses how orphan works should be treated, the kind of her online infringement that concerns her the most, and why she believes online streaming of unlicensed content should be a felony.

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