Election & Politics Law, Intellectual Property

Senators Back 12-Year Data Exclusivity Period for Biosimilars and President Obama (Once Again) Does Not

by Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/10/2013

On March 22, Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Committee on Finance, sent a letter to Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, the Acting United States Trade...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Lehman Test Case on Judicial Nullification [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/7/2013

May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Although Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is out of bankruptcy a year, the case continues to make law. As Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg News bankruptcy columnist Bill Rochelle discuss on their...more

Patently Lincoln

by M. Kelly Tillery | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 4/16/2013

Some may know that Abraham Lincoln is the only president to apply for and be granted a U.S. Patent (No. 6,469 – “A Device for Buoying Vessels Over Shoals”), but few are aware that he was also an active patent litigator and a...more

Can You Patent Human Genes? ACLU Says No [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/12/2013

April 12 (Bloomberg Law) -- On April 15, 2013, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. The case centers on whether patents may be granted on...more

Levick Weekly - March 29, 2013: 6 Ways To Survive The U.S. Congress

by Peter LaMotte, Richard S. Levick, John Lovallo, Kathleen Wailes | LEVICK on 4/1/2013

In This Issue: - Financial Regulators Compete; JPMorgan Loses - Six Ways to Survive the U.S. Congress - How to Protect Your Brand from a Twitter Hacking - Blogs Worth Following - LEVICK In the News -...more

Steven Getman: Legal links of interest for the week ending March 22, 2013

by Steven Getman on 3/22/2013

Steven Getman: Legal links of interest for the week ending March 22, 2013 by Steven J. Getman, Esq. Friday, March 22, 2013 Attorney Steven Getman reports on some of the stories about courts, the law and lawyers in the...more

Obama Administration Solicits Public Help in Preventing Foreign Trade Secret Theft

by Joshua Rich | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 3/22/2013

On Tuesday, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, published a notice in the Federal Register "requesting any recommendations for legislative changes that would enhance enforcement against,...more

Minnesota to Own “Trademark Bullies”

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/18/2013

Minnesota is positioned once again to take legislative ownership of the ”trademark bullying” debate. Putting aside the serious questions of whether new laws are needed and whether a state as opposed to a federal solution can...more

U.S. Responding To Cyber-Espionage: White House Acknowledges Increasing Threat

by Odia Kagan, Sharon Klein, Jeffrey Vagle | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/15/2013

No longer cut from the cloth of 007’s expensive suits, fast cars or well-mixed drinks, present-day espionage is carried out, to a great extent, through computer screens, proxy servers and spoofed e-mail addresses. Dubbed...more

Will FTC Chairman Leibowitz’s Departure Change The Enforcement Landscape?

by Barak Bassman, Daniel Boland, Deirdre McInerney, Barbara Sicalides | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/7/2013

After three years at the helm of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Chairman Jon Leibowitz stepped down. Without a doubt Chairman Leibowitz has been a visible and relentless advocate for restricting pay-for-day or reverse...more

Congress to Consider New 'Patent Troll' Legislation

by Monte Cooper, Siddhartha Venkatasen | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/5/2013

On February 27, Congressional Representatives Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, and Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, introduced a proposed bill intended to curb litigation initiated by Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs), or “patent trolls.” NPE...more

Weekly Brief: Rakoff Orders Gupta To Pay Goldman Sachs' Legal Fees [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/28/2013

Feb. 28 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff ordered former Goldman Sachs' director Rajat Gupta to reimburse the investment bank for fees...more

White House Issues Strategy Warning Of Dangers To U.S. Companies From Hackers

by Pedro Pavon | Carlton Fields on 2/22/2013

The White House warned yesterday that hackers and “hacktivist” groups have the intent and capability to target U.S. companies and steal confidential data. A new executive strategy explains that the threat of corporate...more

IP Alert: White House Launches Effort to Curb Trade Secret Misappropriation

by Michael Spillner, Sonia Elizabeth Valdez | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/22/2013

On February 20, 2013, the White House issued a report outlining a new plan to combat trade secret theft from U.S. businesses. Faced with the escalating theft of U.S. trade secrets and noting “the crucial role of trade...more

Pending Bill Would Expand FTC Powers Over Drug Patent Settlements and Alter the Legal Test

by Irene Ayzenberg-Lyman, MIke Cowie, George Gordan | Dechert LLP on 2/14/2013

Key Points: - This month several U.S. Senators introduced the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act. There is no similar bill pending in the U.S. House. - The Act revives legislative efforts to wipe out the...more

Weekly Brief: Patent Jury Awards, Law Firm Hiring, Scalia's Hat [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/24/2013

Jan. 24 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. Last year we saw large jury awards in patent cases, but also a steep drop off in securities class action lawsuits. Also, law...more

Congress Approves Patent "Corrections and Improvements" Act, President's Signature Expected Shortly

by Andrew S. Baluch | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/7/2013

On January 1, 2013, a bill (H.R. 6621) cleared both houses of Congress to “correct and improve certain provisions” in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (AIA) and in other parts the Patent Act....more

Stripped of Controversial Provisions, Lame-Duck Patent Reform Heads to Obama's Desk

by Jonathon K. Hance, Constance Gall Rhebergen, Michael R. Samardzija, Ph.D., Jeffrey S. Whittle | Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 1/4/2013

On January 1, 2013 — immediately after passing the fiscal crisis bill — the House of Representatives agreed by voice vote (at 11:13 PM) to approve the Senate's Amendments to H.R. 6621. A controversial provision that would...more

The Fiscal Cliff, Not a Trademark-Worthy Catchphrase?

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 1/2/2013

With the constant stream of news reporting about the impending “fiscal cliff,” how can there be no U.S. federal trademark filings containing those two terms, at the moment anyway?...more

The Status Quo Reigns in Senate's Version of H.R. 6621

by Kevin E. Noonan | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 12/31/2012

The Senate on Saturday passed an amended version (S. Amendment 3344) of H.R. 6621, Rep. Lamar Smith's bill "To correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code." ...more

Congressional Misunderstandings (Apparently) Motivate H.R. 6621

by Kevin E. Noonan | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 12/20/2012

The House passed H.R. 6621 last night, on a vote of 308-89 (the roll call being demanded by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher over a request for a voice vote from the bill's sponsor, Rep. Lamar Smith). The substance of the substantive...more

The Plot Thickens around H.R. 6621 -- Updated

by Kevin E. Noonan | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 12/19/2012

Rep. Lamar Smith's H.R. 6621 came up for a vote today on the House floor under a suspension of the rules permitting the House to consider and vote upon the measure without debate. In contrast with Rep. Smith's (at right)...more

Jackson Walker's VIA Media Postcard - November/December 2012

by Robert (Bob) P. Latham, Amanda Thompson, Paul C. Watler | Jackson Walker on 12/10/2012

In This Issue: - Paul Watler's Perspective: One of the few places of refuge from the political campaign advertising onslaught was public television and radio. That may change depending on a little-noticed First Amendment...more

Lame-Duck Patent Reform Goes Almost Entirely Unnoticed

by Jonathon K. Hance, Constance Gall Rhebergen, Michael R. Samardzija, Ph.D., Jeffrey S. Whittle | Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 12/8/2012

With most lawmakers focused on the so called "fiscal cliff" during the current lame duck session of Congress, Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) has quietly once again proposed legislation to reform the United States patent...more

Business News Digest – December 2012

by Victoria R. Danta, William H. Devaney, Audra J. Heagney, Ronald M. Jacobs, Alexandra Megaris, Lawrence H. Norton, Jonathan L. Pompan, Margaret C. Rohlfing, Janice M. Ryan, more +Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 12/5/2012

In this issue: - CFPB Issues Affinity Credit Card Report to Congress: How Nonprofits Can Minimize Their Legal and Tax Risk - FCPA Guidance: Déjà Vu All Over Again - Federal Ban on Government Contractor...more

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Election & Politics Law › Intellectual Property

Senators Back 12-Year Data Exclusivity Period for Biosimilars and President Obama (Once Again) Does Not

Bill on Bankruptcy: Lehman Test Case on Judicial Nullification [Video]

Patently Lincoln

Can You Patent Human Genes? ACLU Says No [Video]

Levick Weekly - March 29, 2013: 6 Ways To Survive The U.S. Congress

Steven Getman: Legal links of interest for the week ending March 22, 2013

Obama Administration Solicits Public Help in Preventing Foreign Trade Secret Theft

Minnesota to Own “Trademark Bullies”

U.S. Responding To Cyber-Espionage: White House Acknowledges Increasing Threat

Will FTC Chairman Leibowitz’s Departure Change The Enforcement Landscape?

Congress to Consider New 'Patent Troll' Legislation

Weekly Brief: Rakoff Orders Gupta To Pay Goldman Sachs' Legal Fees [Video]

White House Issues Strategy Warning Of Dangers To U.S. Companies From Hackers

IP Alert: White House Launches Effort to Curb Trade Secret Misappropriation

Pending Bill Would Expand FTC Powers Over Drug Patent Settlements and Alter the Legal Test

Weekly Brief: Patent Jury Awards, Law Firm Hiring, Scalia's Hat [Video]

Congress Approves Patent "Corrections and Improvements" Act, President's Signature Expected Shortly

Stripped of Controversial Provisions, Lame-Duck Patent Reform Heads to Obama's Desk

The Fiscal Cliff, Not a Trademark-Worthy Catchphrase?

The Status Quo Reigns in Senate's Version of H.R. 6621

Congressional Misunderstandings (Apparently) Motivate H.R. 6621

The Plot Thickens around H.R. 6621 -- Updated

Jackson Walker's VIA Media Postcard - November/December 2012

Lame-Duck Patent Reform Goes Almost Entirely Unnoticed

Business News Digest – December 2012

Bill on Bankruptcy: Lehman Test Case on Judicial Nullification [Video]

Can You Patent Human Genes? ACLU Says No [Video]

Weekly Brief: Rakoff Orders Gupta To Pay Goldman Sachs' Legal Fees [Video]

Weekly Brief: Patent Jury Awards, Law Firm Hiring, Scalia's Hat [Video]

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