Intellectual Property

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

  • The ‘paper-light’ IP office: A myth or reality?

    By Kurt Wedel | March 18, 2014

    While there are still those who would argue that paper-light is a myth, there are many attorneys and other IP professionals who have made, or are making, it a profitable and enjoyable reality.

    1 minute read

  • The never-ending debate over appellate review of patent claim construction

    By Sandip H. Patel | March 18, 2014

    The Courts review of the Cybor standard may well be inevitable in view of the Federal Circuits recently articulated division over the propriety of that standard.

    1 minute read

  • Hollywood battles torrent services

    By Rich Steeves | March 17, 2014

    But, like those pesky kernels at the bottom of the bucket that wont go away, Popcorn Time may still linger. Developers from movie torrent site YTS have indicated that they might take on the Popcorn Time project.

    1 minute read

  • With no end in sight for patent trolls, SMBs find a new weapon to help them fight back

    By Stefanie Mosca | March 17, 2014

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is small but powerful authority that allows a facing a lawsuit to challenge whether the patent should have been issued in the first place.

    1 minute read

  • Should the government review Internet economy copyright law abuse?

    By Amanda Ciccatelli | March 14, 2014

    As of late, the DMCA has been referred to as "the third rail of IP politics," due to the controversy it attracts. But, the balance that Congress struck in 1998 places compliance burdens on service providers and provides both with benefits.

    1 minute read

  • The best approach to patent valuation

    By Rich Steeves | March 13, 2014

    Last week at the Best Practices in Patent Monetization conference, Dr. Ryan Sullivan, president of Quant Economics, Inc., gave a lecture on the best approaches to patent valuation.

    1 minute read

  • Sonos plans to ‘forward-publish’ patent applications

    By Rich Steeves | March 12, 2014

    According to a blog post by the company, it plans to publish some of its patent applications before the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office does.

    1 minute read

  • 5 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

    By Zach Warren | March 12, 2014

    A harmful shoe purchase, Devo's silly hats, and three more strange suits in the news

    1 minute read

  • IP: Should the Supreme Court address claim construction in patent cases?

    By Scott McBride, Troy Groetken | March 12, 2014

    It is time to revisit the substantive rules for claim construction, rather than mask shortcomings by changing procedural rules. It's time to revisit Phillips, not Cybor.

    1 minute read

  • Recent developments in patent damages cases

    By Rich Steeves | March 11, 2014

    Recent cases have highlighted reasonable royalties and have focused on the concept of the smallest saleable unit, or the smallest piece of technology that contains the patented tech.

    1 minute read

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