By Scott Graham | September 8, 2017
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel refused to block Apple from suing Qualcomm overseas or to order the resumption of royalty payments while the litigation plays out.
By C. Ryan Barber | September 7, 2017
Bacardi has taken new legal action in its long-running rum war with Cuba, this time against banking regulators in a hunt for information about how an entity owned by the island nation last year received a U.S. license to renew the disputed "Havana Club" trademark.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | September 6, 2017
The case raises the question of whether or not IPR is constitutional.
By Lynda L. Calderone | August 31, 2017
A patent is a limited monopoly awarded to an innovator for a period of time to exclude others from certain activities. As such, it represents a limited exception to antitrust laws and pro-competitive public policy. The dividing line between what the patent statute and courts convey to a patent owner as an award for innovation and what the law reserves to the public domain is in a constant state of flux.
By Scott Graham | August 30, 2017
The estate of Thelonious Monk is suing a California craft brewery for using the legendary jazz musician's name and likeness on its Brother Thelonious trappist-style ale and associated merchandise.
By Scott Graham | August 29, 2017
Less than three months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Lanham Act's ban on disparaging trademarks, the D.C.-based appellate court was asked to decide whether "Matal v. Tam" extends to marks that use dirty words or graphics.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | August 28, 2017
Daniel McKinnon, the company's senior counsel for IP and global brand protection, has an answer.
By John Del Piero, Discovia;Jennifer Swanton, Medtronic;Tony Cardine, O'Melveny Myers | August 28, 2017
When it comes to departures or transactions, employment agreements and data security can only get you so far without a proactive plan.
By Scott Graham | August 25, 2017
Andrei Iancu, a heavy-hitting patent litigator and managing partner of Irell & Manella has been tapped to replace Michelle Lee as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
By Daniel Ovenezian and Andre Gibbs | August 24, 2017
Software copyrights continue to be an important intellectual property for many companies. Such prominence can be seen by several recent cases pertaining to software copyrights.
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