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Using Global Patent Trends in Smart Manufacturing to Develop an Informed and Effective IP Strategy 

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In today’s global economy, product research and development (R&D) has historically been concentrated in the U.S. and China. However, these efforts are beginning to decentralize and spread into new regions, such as Japan and...more

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Three Strategies to Prevent Departing Employees from Absconding with Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Business Information

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One of the biggest threats to modern corporations involves departing employees who take confidential business information (CBI) and/or trade secrets with them prior to or upon their departure. Indeed, the misappropriation of...more

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Beyond The Binary: Legal Considerations in the Quantum Computing Era

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With significant progress on hardware and optimism about future applications, interest in quantum computing is growing steadily. As the technology promises solutions to complex problems that are currently daunting (or even...more

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[Webinar] SaaS and Cloud: At the Intersection of IP and Data Protection - April 2nd, 10:00 am PT

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In today's business landscape, businesses are increasingly relying on third-parties to manage their information, especially those hosting their information in the cloud. This reliance on third parties and the nature of cloud...more

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Challenges to IP Protections in Fast-Paced Cloud Environments

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In recent years, cloud computing has gained popularity as a technology that gives both organizations and consumers access to scalable computer resources and services on demand. As cloud computing becomes more ubiquitous,...more

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Anatomy of an Agreement: Unique SaaS Contract Structures and Key Terms to Address in the Cloud

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Companies procuring or providing Software-as-a Service (SaaS) technology need some form of contract to govern the relationship between the SaaS provider and customer. As with many intellectual property (IP) and technology...more

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How Intellectual Property Fits in Cloud Computing and SaaS Business Models

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Various types of intellectual property (IP) can provide companies protection of innovations and maintain or expand competitive advantages. For companies that operate using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technologies and/or...more

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Cloud computing: A brief overview of intellectual property issues "in the cloud"

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Cloud computing has increasingly become a dominant model for computer and information technology service, with the majority of businesses worldwide using computing resources and storing data “in the cloud.” However, despite...more

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Uniloc: Targeting Cloud Computing with Volume, Repetition, and Resolve

Prolific Patent Assertion Entity (PAE) Uniloc filed its largest volume of cases in 2018. We previously reported a noticeable increase in filings during 2016-2017. The following year, Uniloc filed 186 cases. However, the...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.14.2020 | Top Story: Amazon Wins Injunction of JEDI Cloud-Computing Contract

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In a massive win for Amazon (because, again, Jeff NEEDS it), Court of Federal Claims Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith has granted the company’s motion for an injunction halting Microsoft’s work on the $10 billion cloud-computing...more

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Audio Giant Silencing the Competition: Sonos Continues its Competitor-Centric Patent Offensive, this time against Bluesound and...

Fresh off the heels of a major patent infringement win against competitor Denon Electronics and their HEOS line of wireless multi-room audio systems, Sonos is now taking aim at Canada-based Lenbrook Industries Limited, the...more

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New Dogs, Old Tricks: Pet Insurance Company Looks to Guard its Tech Turf with Patent Lawsuit

In late June 2019, first-time patent plaintiff Trupanion sued first-time patent defendant Embrace Pet Insurance – two competitors in the fast-growing pet insurance industry – in the Northern District of Ohio over patents...more

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IoT Lighting Industry Giants Hit with Patent Infringement Suit

TriDiNetworks, an Israel based cloud management platform for M2M (machine-to-machine) and IoT networks, recently filed three lawsuits against industry leaders in IoT technology for alleged willful patent infringement. Two of...more

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Cloud Infrastructure Provider Densify Attempts to Ward Off Partner/Competitor VMware with IP Infringement Suit

Cirba, Inc., d/b/a Densify, a quintessential start-up success story and provider of cloud services to automate virtual infrastructure optimization, recently filed a Patent Infringement and Unfair Competition Complaint against...more

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Right Tool, Right Job: Smart Manufacturing Requires Focus on Intellectual Property

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The transition from traditional manufacturing techniques and technologies to techniques leveraging automation and data exchange technologies, cyber-physical systems, the Internet of things, cloud computing and cognitive...more

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Patent Troll Akoloutheo Sues Oracle in Latest Chapter of its Cloud Software and IoT Patent Litigation Campaign

In its latest filing in February 2019, non-practicing entity Akoloutheo, LLC has expanded its Eastern District of Texas patent litigation campaign to include Oracle. Akoloutheo accuses the Oracle Analytics Cloud, Oracle...more

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Not Every Open Source Cloud Has A Silver Lining

The use of open source software and cloud-based computing individually are growing at a rapid pace. The use of open source in cloud deployments is also growing. Until recently, the OSS license issues with cloud deployments...more

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Data Scape Launches Patent Ligation Campaign in United States and Europe against Leading Technology Companies on Cloud-based Data...

Data Scape Limited, a non-practicing entity based in Ireland, has recently filed a wave of patent infringement lawsuits in the United States and Germany against leading technology companies including...more

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NICE Files Patent Lawsuit against CallMiner over Cloud-Based Speech Analytics, Call Monitoring, and Data Security Technology...

In yet another example of cloud-related competitor patent litigation, NICE Ltd., an Israeli telecommunications company, along with both its U.S. affiliate NICE Systems, Inc. and newly-acquired U.S. subsidiary Mattersight,...more

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Luminati Networks Files Patent And Trade Secret Lawsuit Against BI Science Over Proxy Network Cloud Service

Luminati Networks Ltd., a provider of a cloud service that connects devices over the Internet though a proxy-based network, recently filed a patent infringement complaint against BI Science Inc., both Israeli companies. ...more

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Tax Compliance Giant Not In Compliance? PTP OneClick Asserts Patent Infringement And Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims Against...

Avalara, best known for its comprehensive suite of SaaS-based tax compliance solutions, found itself on the defensive after competitor PTP OneClick filed a lawsuit in October in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Intellectual Property - Trademark - The World in U.S. Courts: Summer - Fall 2018

Claimed Use of US Trademark in Croatia Cannot Support Lanham Act Claim Where No Effect on US Commerce Shown - Adria MM Productions, Ltd. v. Worldwide Entertainment Group, Inc., US District Court for the Southern District...more

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Personal Jurisdiction/Forum Non Conveniens - The World in U.S. Courts: Summer-Fall 2018

Associaçio Brasileira de Medicina de Grupo, DBA Abramge v. Stryker Corp., US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, May 31, 2018 - An association of Brazilian health insurance providers sued Stryker, a Michigan...more

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Who Will Secure Cloud Networks? Ensuing Fight between Two Industry Giants

Harris Corporation, best known for its aerospace and defense communications and electronic systems, filed a patent lawsuit against information and communications technology giant, Huawei in the U.S. District Court of Eastern...more

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WARNING – All Activities Are Being Monitored: I-View Now Asserts Its Centrally-Monitored Cloud Architecture Security Technology In...

I-View Now, recognized as a leader in the security industry for its cloud-based centrally managed security monitoring solutions, filed a patent infringement complaint in October 2017 against competitor Police Priority. ...more

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