Defendants in US civil suits have sought to withhold discoverable material because of privacy concerns based on foreign laws, such as the GDPR. Almost all cases on the issue of US discovery and transnational privacy statutes...more
Following its “Brexit” from the EU on January 31, 2020, the UK had until December 31, 2020 to bring its data privacy laws into compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). As of January 1, 2021, the UK is...more
For the past two years, businesses have been scrambling to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)—the first comprehensive data privacy law in the United States with broad extraterritorial reach. This was a...more
10/20/2020
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
General Elections ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information
On September 25, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the California Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”), about which we reported. Governor Newsom expressed his support for protecting the privacy of individuals’ genetic...more
UPDATE: On September 25, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the California Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”).
On August 31, 2020, the California Legislature passed the Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”),...more
Please join Attorney Sheila Swaroop, Baraa Kahf, and Jonathan Bachand for a roundtable discussion going over interplay with Patent Office proceedings, use of the pilot program, updates on domestic industry, and the latest on...more
7/23/2019
/ Enforcement ,
Importers ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Public Interest ,
Trade Policy ,
US Trade Policies ,
Webinars
On Monday, March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision that, under § 411(a) of the Copyright Act, a claimant may not bring suit for copyright infringement until the Copyright Office has either granted...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Prost, Newman, and Lourie. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTAB)
Summary: A limitation that merely claims information by incorporating that information into...more
Patent Judgments & Awards -
On March 22, 2018, a Texas federal court awarded patent infringement damages totaling over $8 million and ongoing royalties in a case involving multiple patents related to voice over IP...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Reyna, Taranto, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Summary: An individual claiming sole inventorship of a patent has...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Moore, Linn, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A party seeking to swear behind prior art using an inventor’s testimony must proffer corroborating...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Moor, Mayer, and Stoll. Appeal from the patent Trial and Appeal Board
Summary: The broadest reasonable interpretation of a claim term cannot be so broad that it is inconsistent with...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Moore, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A party in an inter partes review proceeding may not present new evidence or arguments at oral...more
3/22/2018
/ Appeals ,
Dell ,
Dismissals ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
New Evidence ,
Oral Argument ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Newman, Wallach, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Summary: The Federal Circuit upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s claim construction in an inter partes...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before NEWMAN, CHEN, and HUGHES. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: In inter partes review, the patent challenger bears the burden of proving that proposed amended...more
12/28/2017
/ Anticipation ,
Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Claim Amendments ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motion to Amend ,
Obviousness ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand
Patent Judgments & Awards -
Univ. of Fla. Bd. of Trustees v. Hartmann’s Plant Co., No. 1:16-CV-00027-MW-GRJ (N.D. Fla.) -
The University of Florida obtained patents covering new varieties of blueberry plants that can be...more
8/14/2017
/ Contract Termination ,
Damages ,
IP License ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Plant Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
TRO ,
University of Florida ,
Willful Infringement
Patent Judgments & Awards -
Wisconsin Alumni Research Found. V. Apple, Inc., No. 14-CV-062-WMC (W.D. Wisc.)
On July 25, 2017, a federal court in Wisconsin ordered Apple to pay a whopping $506 million for infringement of...more
8/11/2017
/ Appeals ,
Apple ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Mobile Devices ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Royalties ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Popular ,
Technology ,
Universities