Don’t forget you can visit MyAlerts to manage your alerts at any time.
News and expert analysis on IP developments from the courts to the USPTO.
By Carl W. Hittinger and Tyson Y. Herrold | December 1, 2017
As we discussed in our May 2017 article, the current head of the DOJ's Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, brings considerable intellectual property experience to the division. Delrahim started his legal career at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative as deputy director for intellectual property rights.
1 minute read
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | December 1, 2017
Matthew Yarbrough led the first Cybercrimes and Criminal Intellectual Property Task Force in the Northern District of Texas. He left his own firm to join Squire Patton Boggs in Dallas.
1 minute read
By Lawrence Ashery | December 1, 2017
Restasis is patented, and those patents received significant attention last month when they were sold to a Native American tribe—as a litigation strategy. The sale created a significant backlash both in court and from the U.S. Congress.
1 minute read
By Katheryn Tucker | December 1, 2017
“Don't say Velcro” gets the point across better than any legal brief—while making fun of same. “You call it Velcro, but we're begging you. This is (bleeping) hook and loop."
1 minute read
By Katheryn Tucker | November 29, 2017
The winning legal team from Fish & Richardson said in a news release Wednesday that it was the first patent jury verdict in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia since 2001 and the first in the entire state since 2008.
1 minute read
By Scott Graham | November 27, 2017
There was no clear majority Monday signaling the death of inter partes review—the administrative procedure for reviewing patent validity created by the 2011 America Invents Act.
1 minute read
By Jonathan Ringel | November 27, 2017
Topics include intellectual property, immigration and labor and employment.
1 minute read
By Scott Graham | November 22, 2017
On Monday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider two cases that could upend or significantly reshape inter partes review.
1 minute read
By Scott Graham | November 21, 2017
Welcome to Skilled in the Art. I'm Scott Graham, Law.com's lead IP reporter, and in this newsletter I'll be bursting balloons about the latest IP developments.…
1 minute read
By Robert L. Maier | November 21, 2017
In his Patent and Trademark Law column, Robert L. Maier writes: In recent weeks, the Federal Circuit has continued to affirm district court decisions finding software-related patents invalid for failure to meet the patentable subject matter requirement of 35 U.S.C. §101. At the same time, a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court was filed seeking to challenge the availability of this very defense—a petition that, if heard by the Supreme Court, could have dramatic implications for U.S. patent litigation.
1 minute read
Presented by BigVoodoo
The Legal Intelligencer honors lawyers leaving a mark on the legal community in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Consulting Magazine recognizes leaders in technology across three categories Leadership, Client Service and Innovation.
Celebrate outstanding achievement in law firms, chambers, in-house legal departments and alternative business structures.
Health Law Associate CT Shipman is seeking an associate to join our national longstanding health law practice. Candidates must have t...
Shipman & Goodwin LLP is seeking two associates to expand our national commercial real estate lending practice. Candidates should have ...
Epstein Becker & Green is seeking an associate to joins its Commercial Litigation practice in our Columbus or Cincinnati offices. Ca...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS