Science, Computers & Technology, Intellectual Property, Finance & Banking

Mobile banking and the Federal Circuit's "divided infringement" decisions

by Robert Becker, Neil Swartzberg | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/21/2013

The rapid growth of the mobile banking industry, the raft of litigation that has followed such growth, and why the Federal Circuit's much-anticipated "divided infringement" decisions in Akamai v. Limelight and McKesson v....more

Business News Digest – February 2013

In this issue: - What You Need to Know About the Proposed Maryland Investment Tax Credit for Cybersecurity - Trade Secret Legislation May Increase Infringement Claims and Lead to a Private Right of Action -...more

Universities Urge Supreme Court to Affirm in Bowman v. Monsanto

by Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/19/2013

A group of universities, entities affiliated with universities, higher education associations, and entities involved in university technology management, in an amici brief filed in Bowman v. Monsanto, argue that reversal of...more

Maintaining Our Focus - Winter 2013

by David Rosenblatt, Mark Schonfeld, Matthew Tuttle | Burns & Levinson LLP on 2/15/2013

In This Issue: - Message from the Managing Partner - Amazing Clients®: ACell: Medical Miracles - The Age of Bionic Reconstruction Arrives - Rethinking Today’s “Fixed Income” Investments - Can Gray...more

Annual Venture Funding Drops for First Time in Three Years

by Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/5/2013

Last month, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), a trade association representing the U.S. venture capital industry, released the results of its MoneyTree Report on venture funding for 2012. The report, which is...more

Around the Virtual World - January 21, 2013

by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 1/21/2013

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - USPTO Dives Into Software Patent Debate With New Group - The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's...more

Patents are Innovation Currency

by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 11/27/2012

The Director of the USPTO recently explained why patents are "innovation currency," how they create jobs and how they add significantly to the economy. He also explained why this is driving the multi-billion dollar...more

Ownership of Inventions Funded with Federal Research Grants

by David Clement | Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell &... on 11/7/2012

The FY-2012 National Defense Authorization Act reauthorized the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through 2017. Administered by the U.S. Small Business...more

Groups Petition for NIH Exercise of March-in Rights over Abbott Laboratories' Norvir®

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 11/1/2012

Since 1980, the Bayh-Dole Act has encouraged, facilitated, and required universities and other recipients of Federal grant money to license inventions resulting from funded research for commercialization. While this has been...more

The Life Sciences Report - Fall 2012

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/27/2012

In this issue: - First-Mover Advantage: The Case for Investing in Life Science - Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2012: A Fact Sheet - Life Science Venture Financings for WSGR Clients - Eight...more

Federal Stem Cell Funding Approved by Appellate Court

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/28/2012

Good news for patients and stem cell researchers alike. On August 24th, the United States Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the District of Columbia court decision granting the government’s...more

M&A and Corporate Finance Update, Finland and Nordic Countries

by Jan Lindberg on 7/30/2012

The markets have hardly settled after our last market update and while this is not the place to revise the questions caused by the U.S. economic slowdown or the European debt crisis on the Finnish M&A and corporate finance...more

IP Provisions and ROI for State-Funded Stem Cell-Based Products and Technologies in California

by Fenwick & West LLP on 6/1/2012

The California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) reaches the end of its initial charter in 2017 and recently published its Transition Plan. The plan is a roadmap to sustained development of stem cell-based...more

Angel Investors: Secondary Liability for DCI Copyright Infringement

by Keker & Van Nest on 4/12/2012

Digital content intermediaries (DCIs) such as YouTube, Facebook, Ebay and others handle vast quantities of digital content uploaded by users, raising questions about their potential secondary liability for copyright...more

The Life Sciences Report - Spring 2012

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/28/2012

In this issue: - New Procedures for Challenging Patent Validity - Aggressive Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Likely to Continue in 2012 - Life Sciences: The Rodney Dangerfield of Venture Capital -...more

Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance - Market Update January 2012

by Jan Lindberg on 1/1/2012

We examine in this update the current market situation of M&A and acquisition finance in Finland; talk about some ways to overcome the difficulties for getting the deal done; and give our views how the restructuring scenarios...more

Intellectual Property News -- IP Rights with Penn State Take a Left Turn

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 12/22/2011

According to several recent publications, beginning in the fall of 2012, Penn State University will no longer mandate Penn State's ownership of intellectual property associated with industry-funded research. This change in...more

White Paper: Monetizing Intellectual Property To Improve Financial Performance

by Venable LLP on 11/26/2011

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Companies can improve their financial performance by monetizing patents and other intellectual property (IP). The goal is to increase the assets and revenues that derive from technology and innovation,...more

Quinn Emanuel Business Litigation Report

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 1/15/2011

In This Issue: Firm News: QE Mannheim’s Transatlantic Patent Litigation Practice Quinn Emanuel Elects Eight New Partners Quinn Emanuel Recognized as One of the Most Innovative Law Firms by The Financial Times Main...more

Supreme Court to Address University’s Patent Ownership Rights Under Bayh-Dole Act

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/5/2010

This week the Supreme Court agreed to address important issues regarding the ownership of inventions arising out of federal grants to universities, non-profit organizations, and small businesses. For the first time, the...more

Are You Sure Your Company Owns That Copyright? The Work for Hire Doctrine

by Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 11/4/2010

As merger and acquisition activity begins to pick up, following the worst recession in decades, our clients have begun positioning themselves to take full advantage of the opportunities a recovery will bring. When examining...more

Patent Misuse After Princo Corp. v. Int’l Trade Commission

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 11/1/2010

On August 30, 2010, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an en banc decision in Princo Corporation v. International Trade Commission affirming the International Trade Commission’s (“ITC”) ruling that the U.S....more

Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Universities’ Ownership Rights in Federally Funded Inventions Can Be Terminated...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 11/1/2010

The Supreme Court today agreed to decide a question of patent law with profound effects on the national economy – the disposition of patent rights under the Bayh-Dole Act in inventions arising from federally funded research...more

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Imminent Funding Opportunities for Clean Tech Companies But Funding Comes with Conditions

by Fenwick & West LLP on 4/3/2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 represents the largest government stimulus package in U.S. history. As has been widely reported, President Obama has made the development and adoption of clean technologies a...more

TiE Institute: Starting a Company Now? Founder and Formation Issues in a Turbulent Market

by Fenwick & West LLP on 3/18/2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS: *Presentation: Key Founder and Formation Issues - In a Turbulent Economy..1 *Formation and Founder Fact Pattern..2 *VC Terms Survey (Q4 2008) and Explanation of Terms..3 *Venture Capital for High...more

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