Dilemmas of Joint Patent Ownership
It would behoove the parties to understand the nuances of joint ownership, as well as to explore alternative options in order to meet the best interests of the collaboration.
By Robert J. Paradiso and Elizabeth Pietrowski
Are the New USPTO Rules Patently Wrong?
The new USPTO rules, which were issued in August 2007, change the process for patent applications by introducing limits to the number of continuation applications that a company may file, and the number of claims that can be included in one patent application.
The new USPTO rules, which were issued in August 2007, change the process for patent applications by introducing limits to the number of continuation applications that a company may file, and the number of claims that can be included in one patent application.
By Marc S. Friedman and Michelle C. Gabriel
Discovery in Patent Litigation: The Basics
Discovery should be tailored to meet the objectives of the client and to develop evidence that will aid in the exposition of your theme and theory of the case. Discovery should not become a means unto itself.
Discovery should be tailored to meet the objectives of the client and to develop evidence that will aid in the exposition of your theme and theory of the case. Discovery should not become a means unto itself.
By Joseph M. Manak
Maximizing the Effectiveness of Non-Compete Agreements
States have long recognized that the owner of a business has a protectable interest in trade secrets and just plain confidential business information
States have long recognized that the owner of a business has a protectable interest in trade secrets and just plain confidential business information
By Ira Hammer
Geographic Trademarks
Current cases do not really clarify why the consuming public is not deceived when we buy a Chevrolet Malibu automobile, Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies or London Fog rain gear, but we would be deceived if the trademark office had registered Moskovskaya for vodka. Sometimes the absurdities of the law simply cannot be readily explained.
Current cases do not really clarify why the consuming public is not deceived when we buy a Chevrolet Malibu automobile, Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies or London Fog rain gear, but we would be deceived if the trademark office had registered Moskovskaya for vodka. Sometimes the absurdities of the law simply cannot be readily explained.
By Noel D. Humphreys
Intellectual Property and Antitrust: Competition in Balance
Like the practice of yoga, the key to the proper interface of intellectual property and antitrust that are so essential to the operation of our free market system is balance.
Like the practice of yoga, the key to the proper interface of intellectual property and antitrust that are so essential to the operation of our free market system is balance.
By Cathryn M. Mitchell
Is There a Weak Link in Your Client's Chain of Title?
Like real property, the chain of title to intellectual property needs to reflect the successive ownership changes with each one linked to the next so that an "unbroken chain" is formed.
Like real property, the chain of title to intellectual property needs to reflect the successive ownership changes with each one linked to the next so that an "unbroken chain" is formed.
By Anthony S. Volpe and Melissa D. Doogan
