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Intellectual Property
What Impact Will Medimmune Decision Have on Patent Licensing?
The Supreme Court’s recent Medimmune v. Genentech decision has changed the patent-licensing landscape.
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A Strategy for Monetizing Intellectual Property
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The recent economic downturn has forced businesses to take a close look at all aspects of their operations, with a critical eye toward maximizing the return on every dollar spent.
Juries May End Up With Less Say on Patentability
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
If you are a proponent of patents and the patent system and you think patents have gotten a rough ride from the Supreme Court in the last few years, brace yourself for another jolt.
IP Rights a Factor in Blockbusters' Merchandising Campaigns
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The "Star Wars" franchise has earned about two-thirds of its estimated $20 billion on merchandising. George Lucas' franchise, now the gold standard in terms of movie merchandising, has come a long way from the days when the rights to a "Star Wars" Halloween costume were sold for $500, just days before the release of the film. For summer blockbusters, the success of the movie's merchandising campaign can be more financially significant than critical acclaim.
Fourth And Forever — Just Another Fantasy?
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Keeper rules, waiver wire, unauthorized trades and salary cap are all terms that were once limited to the front offices of sports teams and their general managers.
Talking Up a Storm: E-Books and Text-to-Speech Technology
Monday, June 29, 2009
Amazon's recent foray into the electronic book business can be described in no other way than as a resounding success. In a short period of time, Amazon's Kindle has done for the electronic book what Apple's iPod did for electronic music: that is, make it easily accessible, downloadable and, most importantly, cool.
What Is Happening to the Strength of U.S. Patents?
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The strength of U.S. patents has been called into question recently. In the 1980s and 1990s, the value of patents was considered to be very high, due in large part to the establishment in 1982 of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has exclusive jurisdiction over patent appeals from all of the U.S. district courts.
Patent Re-Examination: What, When and Why It's Used in Litigation
Friday, June 19, 2009
Over the last few years, re-examination proceedings have increasingly been favored as a tactic for responding to threats of patent infringement litigation.
Is There a Weak Link in Your Client's Chain?
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Although intellectual property is generally not thought about as being physical property, it is good to think of intellectual property in the same sense as real property.
Searching for Sales
Thursday, May 28, 2009
We've all done it: Looking for a particular product or company on the Internet, we type a phrase, word or trademark into a search engine. With luck, we find what we are looking for in the first few results. But is it what we are looking for, or is it something else?
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