By Van Lindberg, Dykema | July 26, 2017
As the Supreme Court tackles key patent issues that could relate to autonomous cars, the DMCA and cybersecurity could throw a wrench in the IP engine.
By Todd Cunningham | July 25, 2017
What do Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Beast of "Beauty and the Beast" fame and the raunchiest and richest movie superhero ever have in common? They're all characters in movies that are named in a growing series of recent suits filed by San Mateo visual effects firm Rearden Inc., which is owned by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Perlman.
By Scott Graham | July 25, 2017
Peace broke out last week between rivals Illumina Inc. and Qiagen N.V. as the companies settled a contentious suit in California. But before lawyers could pack up their files, a new patent war was taking shape in Delaware.
By Rebecca Cohen | July 20, 2017
Krevans, the former head of Morrison & Foerster's intellectual property practice who helped lead Apple's ferocious legal battle with Samsung over smartphone technology, died Wednesday of cancer at age 60.
By Betty H. Chen, Martina Tyreus Hufnal and Kelly Allenspach Del Dotto | July 20, 2017
Over the past three years, patent filings in the Eastern District of Texas grew steadily while patent filings in the Northern District of California and the District of Delaware dropped. In fact, in the past year, over 34 percent of the patent suits against companies located in northern California were brought in E.D. Tex. With the U.S. Supreme Court's May decision in "TC Heartland," all signs point to significant change.
By Rebecca Cohen | July 18, 2017
Rimon has reeled in Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe commercial and intellectual property litigation partner Matthew Poppe in Palo Alto, California, and San Francisco. Poppe, who spent nearly 22 years at Orrick, is now a partner at Rimon, a small firm using part of the virtual model.
By Scott Graham | July 12, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit seemed skeptical of arguments from Irell & Manella partner David Schwartz that a crested macaque could be an “author” within the meaning of the Copyright Act.
By therecorder | The Recorder | July 11, 2017
9th Cir.; 15-17418 The court of appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment. The court held that a competitor’s use of an identical…
By Todd Cunningham | July 11, 2017
Disney has prevailed, at least for the moment, in a copyright complaint targeting its animated box-office hit "Zootopia."
By Scott Graham | July 10, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit refused to affirm a decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that sided with IV.
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