It isn’t every day that the literal landscape of patent litigation changes radically with the stroke of a pen. Monday, July 25, 2022 was such a day. That’s when Chief Judge Orlando H. Garcia of the U.S. District Court for the...more
In This Issue -
Transformative Fair Use: Does Andy Warhol Qualify?
On March 28, 2022, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, a case concerning whether Andy Warhol’s use of Lynn...more
8/9/2022
/ Abandonment ,
Appeals ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Fair Use ,
Misappropriation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Expiration ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Transformative Use
Is inter partes review of a patent grant compatible with Article III and the Seventh Amendment? That was the question presented in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group, and the U.S. Supreme Court this week...more
4/27/2018
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
America Invents Act ,
Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Franchises ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Public Rights Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Seventh Amendment ,
USPTO
The upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term promises to be a big one, featuring a patent case that could be a game changer for many clients and a host of other cases that may affect how tech and life sciences companies deal with...more
10/2/2017
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Carpenter v US ,
Chevron Deference ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Energy Sector ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
First Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Internal Reporting ,
LGBTQ ,
Location Data ,
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,
NLRA ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Public Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Lee ,
SCOTUS ,
Search & Seizure ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Technology Sector ,
USPTO ,
Whistleblowers
Despite being short one justice for much of the year, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down multiple significant decisions this past term that can unsettle long-standing legal understandings in multiple technology fields. These...more
8/10/2017
/ Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Disparagement ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Impression Products v Lexmark International ,
Jurisdiction ,
Laches ,
Lanham Act ,
Matal v Tam ,
Microsoft v Baker ,
Music Industry ,
Online Platforms ,
Patent Exhaustion ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Petrella v. MGM ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Networks ,
Star Athletica v Varsity Brands ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
The Slants ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Venue
For the past 27 years, plaintiffs have been able to bring patent-infringement suits against most corporations almost anywhere in the United States. So-called non-practicing entities, also known as patent “trolls,” have taken...more
5/24/2017
/ Food Manufacturers ,
Forum Shopping ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
State of Incorporation ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
Venue
Supreme Court Expands Discretion to Award Enhanced Damages for Patent Infringement and Eliminates the Federal Circuit’s ‘Seagate Test’ -
In Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court...more
8/19/2016
/ 35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
Common Law Claims ,
Copyright ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Dilution ,
DMCA ,
Domain Names ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Halo v Pulse ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Misappropriation ,
Musical Sound Recordings ,
Paris Convention ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Preponderance of the Evidence ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS ,
Seagate ,
Standard of Proof ,
Standard of Review ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
TRIPS Agreement ,
USPTO ,
UTSA ,
Video Recordings ,
Willful Infringement
Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc., No. 12-786, Slip Op. (June 2, 2014) -
The United States Supreme Court has revived “divided infringement” as a defense to claims for inducement of patent...more