Patent Licensing and Transactions

The Future of Big Data and Intellectual Property

By Amanda Ciccatelli | June 13, 2017

 IP data is uniquely suited for big data tools and techniques because of its high volume, high variety, and high velocity of changes.The intellectual…

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ACC Joins Amicus Brief on Case That May 'Undermine' In-House Counsel's Ability to Function

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | June 12, 2017

For close to a decade, the Federal Trade Commission has been trying to get its hands on documents from drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.,…

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Inside Counsel

Who Has the Keys to Self-Driving Cars?

By Amanda Ciccatelli | April 19, 2017

The Waymo vs. Uber case is one of the first major battles over driverless car technology, and it will be a real food fight.

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IP: Patent reform—a big swing and miss

By Jeffrey Dean | August 2, 2011

The America Invents Act leaves much to be desired.

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IP: Should you mediate your patent dispute?

By Jeffrey Dean | July 8, 2011

Five practical considerations to keep in mind when mediating disputes

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Patent system overhaul in the works

By Cathleen Flahardy | June 27, 2011

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the America Invents Act, which may serve to help overhaul the patent system.

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IP: This won’t be the year for patent reform

By Mark C. Scarsi | June 21, 2011

For a while, it looked like this might finally be the year that congressional cooperation would hold together long enough to pass patent reform. In March, following up on last year’s bipartisan push, the Senate passed its version of the patent reform bill by an overwhelming majority of 95-5. The...

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