Compliance Advice on SEC’s Market Access Rule from Julie Dixon of Titan Regulation
The European Commission (the "Commission") is considering revisions to the rules governing the assessment of technology transfer agreements such as patent licences in advance of the expiry of the existing rules on 30 April...more
Make sure you’re protected before diving into academic collaboration - Today, many universities operate business incubators, and some are seeing significant success. Since 2006, for example, the University of...more
In This Issue: Life Technologies Corp. et al. v. Kappos et al.; Abbvie Biotechnology, Ltd. v. Kappos; Human Genome Sciences, Inc. v. Kappos; and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. v. Sandoz Inc. ...more
On January 3, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ended its highly publicized and wide-ranging investigation into Google Inc.’s business practices with an enforcement action that has been described by some as a “slap on...more
After looking at the most popular posts from 2012 in our last edition, today we look at what are likely going to be the big trends for 2013 in internet and marketing law. ...more
On March 16, 2013, the America Invents Act (AIA) changes U.S. patent law from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system, which moves U.S. patent law into closer harmony with most industrialized nations...more
The term pioneer patent is often misapplied with hyperbole and exaggeration. When it comes to the shrimp peeling machine invented by Fernand and James Lapeyre, however, that blockbuster label is spot-on. Their automated...more
In This Issue: • Doctrine of Equivalents: What Constitutes a Disclosed but not Claimed Equivalent? • When “Each” Means “Every”: Apple Loses a Round in Its Ongoing Battle with Samsung • Capturing Advances in...more
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
Let’s say you (or your company) have developed some technology with significant commercial value. To protect your exclusive ownership of this technology, your first impulse may be to file a patent application. However,...more
The justices of the Supreme Court, in their questioning of Microsoft Corp. and i4i Limited Partnership attorneys, revealed frustration with the proliferation of bad patents and uncertainty over what to do about the problem....more
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