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Judge Parker Finds GE’s Privileged Documents Show No Signs of Fraud in Medical Imaging Devices Misappropriation Case

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On August 8, 2023, Judge Katharine H. Parker (S.D.N.Y.) denied Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited’s (“Spectrum”) motion to compel the production of documents that it argued fell under the crime-fraud exception to the...more

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Best Practices to Protect Your Intellectual Property When an Employee Leaves the Company

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The current employment market is placing incredible stress on businesses, many of which are struggling to find enough employees to simply cover shifts. Pay increases and higher recruiting costs, consequently, continue to...more

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Regulating AI: An Overview of Federal Efforts

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This first part of a two-part series on U.S. regulation of artificial intelligence systems provides an overview and modern context for the existing regulatory, legal and risk management landscape for AI systems in the U.S.,...more

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Avoiding Pitfalls: IP “Dos and Don’ts” for High-Tech Start Ups

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Starting a high-tech company is a difficult, exhausting, and thrilling endeavor – one in which founders will face seemingly endless challenges, deadlines, and make or break decisions. From a venture’s inception, founders face...more

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Two Federal Circuit Decisions Show Why Forum-Selection Clauses Require Clarity

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Two recent Federal Circuit decisions involved the interpretation of forum-selection clauses in non-disclosure agreements. In particular, the question was whether the forum selected by the parties prevented a party from...more

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Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions

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[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more

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Forum Selection Clauses in Nondisclosure Agreements Can Forfeit the Right to File an IPR Petition

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On February 8, the Federal Circuit held that a forum selection clause in a nondisclosure agreement (“NDA”) forfeited the parties’ right to file petitions for inter partes review (“IPR”) to challenge the validity of patents at...more

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Trade Secret or Patent?

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Business owners often ask whether they should protect their intellectual property with a trade secret or a patent. The answer is: It depends. What Can Be Protected? The first thing to consider is what it is that...more

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Issue 36: PTAB Trial Tracker

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FORUM SELECTION CLAUSES MAY OR MAY NOT PRECLUDE PTAB REVIEW - In Kannuu Pty Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. & Samsung Electronics America, Inc., No. 21-1638 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 7, 2021), the Federal Circuit considered...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms Inequitable Conduct Without Direct Evidence of Deceptive Intent

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On September 1, in Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC v. Hospira, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed the unenforceability of a patent on grounds the patentee engaged in inequitable conduct during prosecution before the USPTO, based...more

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Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Part I

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Recently, high level policy changes with intellectual property (IP) have been taking place on a wide scale. When considering intellectual property protection, it is important to understand the different types of intellectual...more

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Court Decision Means that Antibody Patenting Is Not Getting Easier

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Patenting antibodies has long been challenging. Although most inventions can be patented based on their functionality, assuming the functionality is new and non-obvious, for antibodies and other biomolecules there is a higher...more

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Internet of Things Part 3: How Your Smart Toothbrush Is An Idea Worth Protecting

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Let’s set the scene: My new company develops a smart toothbrush from the ground up. It brushes your teeth, provides you with real-time information about your dental health while you brush, and even provides targeted...more

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WPI State of the States: Employer Liability, Harassment, and Salary History Bans Continue to Occupy State Legislatures

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As the summer months heat up, state legislative activity has noticeably cooled. Only two states (New Jersey and Massachusetts) are in active session, and Rhode Island, which had been in recess, is scheduled to adjourn at the...more

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