Presidential administrations have affected intellectual property (IP) policy since the very beginning of United States history. In his first State of the Union address in 1790, President George Washington addressed patents....more
6/10/2021
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America Invents Act ,
Barack Obama ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Donald Trump ,
Enforcement ,
FBI ,
Foreign Entities ,
Joe Biden ,
Outsourcing ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
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USPTO ,
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Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court tightened the reins on where patent infringement lawsuits may be filed.
In a closely watched case, the Court reversed the decades-old Federal Circuit interpretation that permitted patent...more
5/23/2017
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Forum Shopping ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Principal Place of Business ,
SCOTUS ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
Venue
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated, combined decision in Halo v. Pulse Electronics and Stryker v. Zimmer, relaxing the standard for awarding enhanced damages in patent litigation under 35 U.S.C. §...more
6/15/2016
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Abuse of Discretion ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Halo v Pulse ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Preponderance of the Evidence ,
SCOTUS ,
Seagate ,
Standard of Proof ,
Standard of Review ,
Willful Infringement
Effective December 1, 2015, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 84 and its Appendix of Forms were repealed, including Form 18, which provided a generic complaint for patent infringement. Previously, a direct infringement claim...more
Many assignments of intellectual property are ineffective for failing to actually convey title as the parties intended.
U.S. law is clear that only individuals may be inventors, who then may assign their inventions to...more