October 2009
Reversal of Fortune?
New FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz has long opposed pharmaceutical industry "pay-for-delay" settlements. Now he may finally be able to do something about them.(From the October/November issue.)
June 2009
In Sweden, Pirate Bay Verdict Feeds Populist Movement
How the stiff fines and jail terms handed to the founders of the infamous file-sharing site helped The Pirate Party pick up a seat in the recent European Parliament elections. (From the June/July issue of IP Law & Business.)
May 2009
The Fight of His Life
Call him Dr. No. Locked in a bitter dispute over how he can use the fruits of his research, Bob Shafer is asking the same question the courts are now grappling with: Just what can be patented, anyway? (From the April/May issue of IP Law & Business)
March 2009
TOP 10 Litigation Wins of 2008
These verdicts will determine the direction and pace of scientific research, help launch new products, or perhaps even sound the death knell for a corporation.
January 2009
The Inventor's Tale
Patent infringement suits rarely make the claim that the defendant actually copied the invention. But copying is always on the minds of jurors.
December 2008
An Eye on the GREATER GOOD
Nowadays there's plenty of demand for pro bono IP workfrom licensing the words of Mother Teresa to teaching patent drafting in Africa.
November 2008
Green IP: A Thorny Challenge
Finding ways to stop global warming is a political and business priority. But protecting innovation in greentech can be anything but clean and neat.
October 2008
Raising the Temperature in Canada
Ottawa law professor Michael Geist is leading the opposition to the government's proposed copyright reform.
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September 2008
Hollywood Talent Takes a Stake in the Internet
Will Ferrell's FunnyOrDie.com is the first and most successful of a new wave.
July 2008
A GreenLight for Celebrity Licensing
Corbis, Bill Gates's warehouse of 100 million images, moves aggressively into the business of rights representation.
April 2008
CC+ Aims for Both Love and Money
San Francisco nonprofit Creative Commons introduces an easy way for content creators to get paid.
March 2008
Taking Secrets Back to Asia?
High tech start-ups in China are the new focus of trade secret cases.
February 2008
Digital activist
Digital activist Carl Malamud wants to pry U.S. case law from the copyright grip of Thomson West.
January 2008
Burst still has some ammunition left
The lawyer for the pioneering tech company says it is preparing to sue using its DVR patents.
December 2007
The Art of Patience and Payoff
Landing Asian clients requires tremendous amounts of time and money. But how else to participate in the boom if Asian plaintiffs
January 2010
Who Protects: Law Firms on the Cutting Edge
Our tally shows who does the most U.S. IP work for the world's most inventive companies.
October 2007
Too Big to Ignore
More U.S. law firms are ramping up IP practices in China. The bounty? Extra billings from their U.S. clients and the opportunity to score work from emerging Chinese giants.
September 2007
Ammunition for Defendants
A technology company sued for patent infringement winds up with $2.2 million from the plaintiffs.
July 2007
No Olympic Breakthrough in China
The central government just doesn't have the resources to police IP beyond Beijing.
May 2007
Will the Supreme Court Rule on Markman?
The patent bar eagerly awaits a new standard for claims construction.
April 2007
Lighting the way
Trial Tips - A courtroom mock-up of a hospital room helped plaintiffscounsel win a crucial patent fight.
February 2007
GROWING PAINS
In the race to develop a new drug for juvenile growth disorder, did Insmed rely on Genentech's patents? - Trial Tips
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