By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | December 11, 2019
A Houston inventor alleged he lost control of a patent through a business deal, and is seeking up to $1 million in damages from the law firm and several other defendants.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Rob Maier | November 26, 2019
Declaratory judgment actions, commonly referred to as "DJ actions," have historically provided a mechanism for companies threatened with a patent infringement claim to preemptively file a lawsuit seeking a court ruling declaring the patent invalid or not infringed. These DJ actions for years had been a popular tool for accused infringers, but as Rob Maier discusses in this edition of his Patent and Trademark Law column, recent changes in the patent litigation landscape have resulted in a shift away from these DJ actions, and a corresponding shift in the way patent holders approach infringers.
By Angela Morris | November 18, 2019
Blitzsafe Texas, based in Marshall, has filed 15 lawsuits in four years against the world's largest automakers for allegedly infringing its two patents for a device that integrates a mobile device with a car's stereo system. The company sued General Motors Co., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Maserati North America.
By Angela Morris | November 12, 2019
Tyler Technologies Inc., the company that operates e-filing systems in Texas, Georgia, California, Florida and 17 other states, was sued for patent infringement by a company that's hit 17 other companies with lawsuits since 2018.
By Scott Graham | August 29, 2019
The agency is anticipating the need to adjust some policies as more inventions are created (or at least assisted) by artificial intelligence. Here are two savvy practitioners' takes on four potential flash points.
By Phillip Bantz | July 23, 2019
Reflecting on the case, CNEX GC Matthew Gloss said, “We were incredibly naive for trying to work this out with Futurewei and Huawei.”
By Angela Morris | June 25, 2019
“We're not going to let this stop what we all need to do. I don't know that was ever spoken, but the feeling was, 'We have a job to do, and we are going to do it. We're not going to let what happened interfere,'" attorney Mark Strachan said.
By Angela Morris | May 29, 2019
"The technology allows you to build circuitry up like skyscrapers, instead of horizontally," said plaintiffs counsel Brian Melton, who added that the patented method enables a chip to run more powerfully, while also saving battery power.
By Angela Morris | May 15, 2019
A new federal complaint alleges that autonomous driving features, such as lane assist and collision avoidance in Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles, are infringing on patents owned by American GNC Corp., a California-based technology company.
By Angela Morris | May 8, 2019
Locke Lord argued that New Life Ventures did not raise plausible allegations that the firm and its three attorneys acted maliciously, without probable cause, or recklessly.
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