On March 18, 2025 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Stephen Thaler v. Shira Perlmutter et al., confirming that U.S. law requires human authorship. Specifically, the question presented to the Court was “can a...more
3/18/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Authorship ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
SCOTUS ,
Technology Sector ,
The Copyright Act
In an effort to help bring potentially life-saving COVID-19 treatments more quickly to market, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced yesterday that it will accept petitions to advance the initial...more
What do you do when a key employee leaves and you believe he/she has taken your company’s trade secrets to a competitor? Or when a strategic business partner uses your trade secret information to compete against you?...more
1/15/2020
/ Business Assets ,
Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employment Contract ,
Former Employee ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Trade Secrets
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday, December 18, 2019 could significantly affect strategies for patent ownership in the United States. The Inventors Rights Act (H.R. 5478), which is sponsored by...more
12/19/2019
/ Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda
United Cannabis (UCANN) holds U.S. Patent No. 9,730,911 that covers a cannabinoid-based medical product formula invented by Tony Verzura and Earnie Blackmon. The patent issued August 15, 2017. UCANN filed suit against Pure...more
The continuing internal tension between various agencies and offices of the U.S. federal government over how to address the (seemingly) unstoppable growth of the marijuana industry in light of current federal law has been a...more
6/10/2019
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Farm Bill ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Hemp ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Trademark Act ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
In the latest edition of The Fine Print we highlight our Melbourne attorneys in addition to articles covering intellectual property due diligence, protecting your personal information in light of the Starwood/Marriott data...more
1/31/2019
/ Australia ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Due Diligence ,
Hackers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Marriott ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property (IP) assets play an increasingly significant role in corporate transactions — small and large — and the importance of involving IP counsel, particularly on the buyer’s deal team, cannot be overstated....more
A new federal law, the Defense of Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), was signed into law on May 11, 2016 by president Obama becoming Public Law No. 114-153. The new law is authorized by the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution...more