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By Erin Wiggins | February 20, 2018
What can automotive industry legal leaders do to protect their organizations from patent trolls that want only to profit from broad ranging suits that are about payouts and payoffs—a “cost of business” that has given other industries nothing but grief and expense? Adapt and prepare.
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By Karen L. Dunn and Meredith R. Dearborn | February 15, 2018
Waymo v. Uber—the recent battle royale over the future of self-driving car technology—ended in a settlement between the parties, but an important legal question remains decidedly unsettled. In the words of Judge William H. Alsup, who presided over the case: “Is an engineer really supposed to get a frontal lobotomy before they go to the next job?”
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By Nimalka Wickramasekera and Jason Hamilton | February 13, 2018
While Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group, challenging the constitutionality of “inter partes review” (IPR) proceedings, has received the lion's share of coverage, the U.S. Supreme Court's other IPR case—SAS Institute v. Matal—warrants attention.
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By Michael P. Shepherd | February 8, 2018
The raw statistics of affirmed Section 101 rejections may make appealing a Section 101 rejection seem like somewhat of a hopeless endeavor. But in reality, the chances of successful a Section 101 appeal can be significantly increased with the right preparation
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By Scott Graham | February 6, 2018
Andrei Iancu, the new unanimously confirmed director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has drawn a warm welcome from groups representing patent owners and accused infringers. Plus, updates on WesternGeco, the Uber-Waymo trial and Merck's $200 million Federal Circuit appeal.
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By Barbara Melby and Eric J. Pennesi | February 6, 2018
With technology being the ultimate enabler across the majority of industries, commercially available “off the shelf” software products have become the lifeline of many businesses.
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By Scott Graham | February 5, 2018
"He understands all sides of patent law because he's litigated all sides," Sen. Orrin Hatch said of Iancu, a longtime Irell & Manella partner.
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By Tom McParland | January 30, 2018
Three pharmaceutical companies on Tuesday added another patent to an infringement suit against Sandoz Inc., as it tries to prevent a contingent of drugmakers from bringing generic versions of the gastrointestinal drug Linzess to market.
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By Brett J. Rosen | January 30, 2018
Apple will soon return to court to continue its legal battle with Samsung over Samsung's infringement of Apple's iPhone design. The latest chapter of this saga concerns the proper methodology for calculating damages that Samsung must pay to Apple for infringing Apple's design patents.
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By Scott Graham | January 30, 2018
Mark Perry, a go-to lawyer for Apple in IP appeals, would lead the Federal Circuit fight over allegations of improper ex parte contact with Patent Trial and Appeal Board officials.
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