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By Catherine Nyarady and Crystal Parker | July 11, 2023
Many inventions build on or combine previously known elements, requiring the Patent Office and courts to determine which combinations of, or improvement on, previously known elements are entitled to protection. In doing so, whether or not the claimed invention is patentable often involves asking whether the invention provides unexpected results.
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By Colleen Murphy | July 10, 2023
The malpractice suit, "Zirvi v. Illumina," was filed April 8 by Lorium Law and Soliman & Associates on behalf of physician/scientist Monib Zirvi. Zirvi alleges that Latham & Watkins and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld failed to properly advise him in connection with an underlying patent infringement lawsuit against Illumina and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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By ALM Staff | July 3, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By Mason Lawlor | June 30, 2023
"It really is an issue that needs more attention and feels like it's been in backwater long enough," intellectual property attorney Grant Peters said.
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By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | June 29, 2023
Lawyers from Pipes Miles Beckman are representing USAA in a lawsuit over a claim arising from Hurricane Ida; lawyers from Baird Holm have entered appearances for Jason's Deli in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit; Jennifer M. Przybylski of Desmarais LLP has entered an appearance for Amy Schorr and Brian Schorr, clients of interior design firm E. Lawrence Design LLC, in a pending patent infringement lawsuit.
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By Dan Roe | June 28, 2023
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner went to Dentons for IP talent again this week with the hiring of Dentons' post-grant group leader Scott Cummings.
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By Amanda O'Brien | June 26, 2023
Montgomery McCracken's former chief diversity and inclusion officer Alfred Zaher leads the group. Its mix of hourly billing and alternative fee arrangements will provide a new line of revenue for Berger Montague.
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By Gerald B. Halt Jr. | June 26, 2023
The court explained that "if a patent claims an entire class of processes, machines, manufactures, or compositions of matter, the patent's specification must enable a person skilled in the art to make and use the entire class." "In other words, the specification must enable the full scope of the invention. The more one claims, the more one must enable."
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By James W. Soong | June 26, 2023
A patent strategy informed by the unique considerations raised by generative AI will optimize protections for innovations in the field. Patent strategies should reflect the current legal landscape as well as anticipate potential future legal developments.
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By ALM Staff | June 23, 2023
The court case, filed by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Better Browsing LLC, asserts two patents related to internet browser zoom and bookmarking functions.
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