Patent Licensing and Transactions

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    IP Protection and the Cannabis Industry: Strategies and Trends

    By Gretchen L. Temeles, Christiane Campbell, Vicki G. Norton and Amanda Abelmann | April 2, 2018

    Protection of intellectual property is a key element in any company's efforts to secure a competitive advantage.

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  • The Legal Intelligencer

    The Arc and Art of Protecting Fictional Characters

    By Nicole J. O'Hara | April 2, 2018

    Intellectual property law protecting fictional—or literary—characters has evolved to recognize that it is often the protagonist or antagonist within a creative work that leave the longest-lasting impression on the audience.

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    The Growing Trend of Fake Reviews and How to Stop Them

    By M. Kelly Tillery and Adam B. Fischer | April 1, 2018

    Imagine this scenario: Your client creates the next big thing, 2018's “it” product. With your assistance, that client takes the traditional steps to protect and promote the product: signs nondisclosure agreements with suppliers; obtains trademarks to protect the brand; applies for patents to safeguard the concept; and receives required agency approvals. The client exhausts countless resources, and overcomes repeated challenges, to finally bring the product to market.

    1 minute read

  • Texas Lawyer

    Intelligently Managing Company Patent Spend

    By Carey Jordan and D. Jeremy Harrison | April 1, 2018

    In the midst of remarkable technological advances, we are simultaneously enduring one of the most tumultuous global economies seen in several decades.

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Why Cashing In on #Trending Trademarks Always Ends in Failure

    By Jenna Loadman and Tyler Marandola | March 30, 2018

    In the heyday of the video-sharing service Vine, Kayla Newman, a Chicago-area teen, birthed a new catchphrase for the millennial generation with two words—“on fleek.”

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Managing IP Ownership Issues With Employment Agreements

    By Michael F. Snyder and Anthony S. Volpe | March 30, 2018

    This article advocates for having in-house or retained counsel make periodic reviews of corporate employment agreements and for having counsel involved in any new hire where there is strong likelihood that the position will lead to the creation of IP.

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Crucial Tips for Using IP Watching and Enforcement to Protect Your Business

    By W. Drew Kastner, Stephenie Wingyuen Yeung, Andrew Chou and Sekou Lewis | March 30, 2018

    Intellectual property rights in trademarks, copyrights, domain names and website content are among a company's most significant assets and account for key elements of a business' core operations and consumer brand recognition.

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Patentability of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology

    By Richard A. Catalina Jr. | March 29, 2018

    Decentralized data structure management technology (DDSM), such as blockchain and distributed ledger technology, is grabbing ever-increasing attention as a result of its potential to revolutionize the way we conduct business, run our governments and go about daily life.

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Coast-to-Coast Effects of a 'Heartland' Case

    By Scott C. Oberlander | March 29, 2018

    May 22, 2017, was a game-changing day for patent litigators across the United States, albeit a day that many experts assumed was coming.

    1 minute read

  • Daily Business Review

    Have We Seen the Limits of Fair Use?

    By Samuel Lewis | March 28, 2018

    After years of protracted litigation, including two jury trials and two appeals, Google and Oracle are now destined for yet another trial arising from Google's alleged unauthorized use of 37 of Oracle's Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in the Android smartphone operating system.

    1 minute read

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