In Kaneka Corporation v. Zhejiang Medicine, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California held that expert testimony alone was sufficient to avoid summary judgment of indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 2,...more
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US Taxation of IP After Tax Reform -
U.S. taxation of intellectual property has become astoundingly more complex after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new rules are so complex that the IRS and Treasury...more
7/11/2018
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Artists ,
Claim Construction ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Disgorgement ,
Evidence ,
Expert Testimony ,
Fair Use ,
Film Industry ,
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) ,
Franchises ,
Income Taxes ,
Indefiniteness ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IRS ,
Misappropriation ,
New Rules ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Phillips Standard ,
Popular ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Transfer Taxes ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts ,
USPTO
Who enforces a patent? When can a district court patent case be filed? What does the patent holder have to prove to win an infringement suit? Fenwick patent litigators Charlene Morrow and Dargaye Churnet cover these and other...more
7/25/2016
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Contributory Infringement ,
Damages ,
Direct Infringement ,
Equitable Defenses ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Markman Hearing ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Royalties ,
Standard of Review ,
USPTO
1. Who enforces a patent?
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office grants a patent. Contrary to popular belief, a patent does not give its holder the right to practice the invention, but the right to preclude others from...more