Intellectual Property

News and expert analysis on IP developments from the courts to the USPTO.

  • Apple and Samsung head back to court again

    By Amanda Ciccatelli | April 1, 2014

    In the fiercest smartphone and tablet rivalry in the world, Apple and Samsung resume their battle in court, accusing each other of ripping off designs and features

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  • Would you know an inventor when you see one?

    By Eric M. Brusca | April 1, 2014

    A thorough inventorship inquiry before the patent application is filed can save time and money down the road, and also help ensure that any patent that that issues from the patent application is enforceable.

    1 minute read

  • Go ask Alice: Supreme Court to hear arguments on software patents

    By Rich Steeves | March 31, 2014

    On March 31, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, a case that will, at the very least, clear up case law from the federal circuit and could conceivably upend the software industry as we know it.

    1 minute read

  • Spoiler alert: Myanmar is about to adopt IPR laws

    By Eric Rose, U Naing Lin Zaw | March 31, 2014

    Once enacted, implementing regulations should follow shortly, and the entire subject should be clarified for foreign copyright owners under the countrys 2012 Foreign Investment Law.

    1 minute read

  • NYIPLA hosts 92nd annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary

    By Rich Steeves | March 28, 2014

    The event, the Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary, is put on by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA), and is in its 92nd year.

    1 minute read

  • Everything you want to know about Apple vs. Samsung patent trial

    By Amanda Ciccatelli | March 28, 2014

    Almost two years after a patent dispute, rivals Apple and Samsung will return to the courtroom in a similar trial about smartphone and tablet patents only this time, with brand new devices , including the Galaxy S3 and iPhone 4S.

    1 minute read

  • The Internet of Things and the issue of IP rights (Part 1)

    By John F. O'Rourke, Patrick Soon | March 28, 2014

    The issue of intellectual property rights, particularly the desire of industry leaders to protect their patents and trade secrets, may impede the progress toward the goal of a seamless, interoperable digital system.

    1 minute read

  • Surface indicia, trademarks, and design patents — Oh my!

    By Nicole Bashor | March 27, 2014

    Businesses of all sizes may be able to leverage some of these forward-thinking strategies to protect surface indicia using design patents.

    1 minute read

  • 5 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

    By Zach Warren | March 27, 2014

    Tellers greatest trick, a too-popular firing range, and three more strange suits in the news

    1 minute read

  • Spider-Man, Spider-Man, fighting IP litigation like a spider can

    By Zach Warren | March 26, 2014

    Disney filed a counterclaim asking the judge to dismiss the case and bar Stan Lee Media from further trying to assert IP rights over Marvel characters.

    1 minute read

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