Intellectual Property – May 23, 2012

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/17/2012

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently issued a so-called en banc (all judges of the court) decision with great importance to Federal Government contractors. In Zoltek Corp. v. United...more

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 3/6/2012

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP announced today that it has completed its merger with California-based Luce Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP (Luce Forward). The combined firm will continue to be known as McKenna Long & Aldridge...more

by SEO | Law Firm on 7/27/2011

California based IronKey is being slapped with two lawsuits in federal court. One is for patent infringement, the other copyright infringement. Most companies that do business in the technology area are global in reach,...more

by White & Case LLP on 6/20/2011

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the “basic principle” of patent law that patent rights vest initially in the inventor and not the inventor’s employer. In Bd. Of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior Univ. v. Roche Molecular...more

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 6/9/2011

This week, the Supreme Court rendered its decision in Stanford v. Roche, addressing the issue of patent ownership in the context of federally funded inventions under the Bayh-Dole Act. Affirming the basic tenet of patent law...more

by Venable LLP on 3/4/2011

Venable attorneys produce periodic alerts and newsletters covering a variety of topics and practice areas. For your convenience, we have assembled below a collection of the latest alerts and newsletters from February 2011....more

by Lenden F. Webb on 1/7/2011

10th Circuit Court of Appeals Reversed and Remanded, agreeing with our appeal that tribal sovereign immunity is not waived by a casino employee's action in an intellectual property matter...more

by Venable LLP on 10/7/2010

In This Issue: Corporate Finance and Securities; Credit Counseling and Debt Services; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Government Contracts; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; and Maryland...more