The Patent Pilot Program Sets Sail

Law Technology News

If patent litigants in the Patent Pilot Program can manage discovery efficiently without vast expense, Judge Randall R. Rader believes that this will be "the tip of the spear" in improving civil litigation.

Digital Sharing Gets More Protection from Copyright Suits

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The Risks of Failing to Preserve Patent Prosecution Files

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HP Replacing Its Top Lawyer

The Recorder

After almost five years at the company, GC Michael Holston is leaving. The company tapped a Fenwick partner to be interim counsel.

$630 Million Arbitration Award Disputed as Sanction in Trade Secrets Battle

The American Lawyer

Is a $630 million arbitration award in a case against Western Digital the largest sanction ever imposed by a U.S. tribunal? That's what lawyers for Western Digital argued in an attempt to vacate the eye-popping award.

Judge Rips Google Lawyers for Missing Deadline in Oracle Patent Suit

The Recorder

Google's lawyers fending off Oracle's Java-related patent infringement claims found themselves in Judge William Alsup's crosshairs this week. Alsup took after Google's team, led by Keker & Van Nest, for breaking its own agreed-upon rules aimed at streamlining patent-marking issues at trial.

Motorola and Lemko Settle Suits Over Theft of Trade Secrets

The American Lawyer

A jury will never hear claims that Motorola engaged in racial profiling of its Asian American employees in order to find trade secrets thieves, or that Lemko Corporation helped an accused Chinese spy smuggle Motorola documents out of the country.

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Motorola and Lemko Settle Suits over Theft of Trade Secrets

The American Lawyer

A jury will never hear claims that Motorola engaged in racial profiling of its Asian American employees in order to find trade secrets thieves. Nor will jurors hear allegations that Lemko Corporation, a rival wireless technology developer, helped an accused Chinese spy smuggle Motorola documents out of the country.

Ford Wins Reversal of $56 Million Patent Infringement

The American Lawyer

Ford Motor Company and its attorneys at Sidley Austin and Winston & Strawn scored a huge victory as a unanimous three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit threw out a $56 million patent infringement verdict against the car giant over lighted side-view mirrors.

Full Federal Circuit to Reconsider Intervening Rights Patent Doctrine

Corporate Counsel

Patent owners may breathe a sigh of relief because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has agreed to review a ruling from last year in a case about an alleged infringer's right to sell a product based on a patent claim subsequently changed in a patent office action.

Cloudy Copyright Forecast for New Amazon Music Service

Amazon's push to beat Google and Apple to the punch in unveiling its new "music locker" service this week could cause the company to face a combination of new copyright challenges.

Patent Litigation Survey 2010: An Unexpected Turn

Our survey shows that work was steady for top firms and patent litigators last year, but judges started to rein in damages.

Who Protects Innovation in America 2010: IP Is Different

Which law firms do the country’s biggest corporations turn to when they need help obtaining, asserting, and defending their valuable intellectual property?