Intellectual Property

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

  • Supreme Court trend toward IP optimization continues with <i>Medtronic</i> decision

    By David J. Kappos, Christopher Davis | February 25, 2014

    Medtronic was the first of several cases in the Supreme Courts current term that present occasions to pursue a strategy of optimizing IP via procedural mechanisms.

    1 minute read

  • IP: The effectiveness of trademark survey evidence in administrative proceedings

    By Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme | February 25, 2014

    In light of the persuasiveness of positive survey results in all types of Board proceedings, conducting a consumer survey should be considered by brand owners.

    1 minute read

  • Netflix strikes deal with Comcast to improve speed and quality of its service

    By Chris DiMarco | February 24, 2014

    The deal has been in the works for many months. The deal will be multi-year and will not give Netflix preferential treatment over any other information on its infrastructure.

    1 minute read

  • An inside look at Qcue's patent battle

    By Amanda Ciccatelli | February 24, 2014

    A competitor filed two continuations with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on a patent designed for online music sales, claimed it was important to pricing in the sports, entertainment, and hospitality industries.

    1 minute read

  • 5 notable GCs in the news

    By Zach Warren | February 21, 2014

    General counsel sound off on cross-licensing agreements, career advancement and more

    1 minute read

  • USPTO taps Lex Machina for data on infringement letters

    By Rich Steeves | February 21, 2014

    Lex Machina has announced that its technology will be used to complement the United States Patent and Trademark Offices (USPTO) new online toolkit, which provides free, public information about demand letters to businesses and consumers.

    1 minute read

  • The White House makes moves towards an improved U.S. patent system

    By Amanda Ciccatelli | February 21, 2014

    The White House is officially taking strides towards reducing frivolous patent lawsuits. It will start by attempting to make it easy to identify who owns patents and by updating review processes to ensure that fewer weak patents are granted.

    1 minute read

  • Combatting PAE abuses with the current antitrust arsenal

    By Mark Popofsky, Jane Goldstein | February 21, 2014

    These examples illustrate that the antitrust laws, while not the remedy for all PAE ills, can and do provide constraints on PAE conduct.

    1 minute read

  • Butamax, Gevo patent dispute heats up

    By Juliana Kenny | February 20, 2014

    Butamax -- a maker of technology to produce biobutanol -- has been in a long patent dispute with Gevo -- a producer of renewable isobutanol. Each has claimed that the other violates its biofuel patents.

    1 minute read

  • Typo hits BlackBerry back, claims BlackBerry’s patents are invalid

    By Zach Warren | February 19, 2014

    Typo claims that it cannot infringe BlackBerrys patents because the Canadian smartphone makers claims do not actually comply with the legal requirements for patentability.

    1 minute read

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