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Morrison & Foerster LLP - Federal Circuitry

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (August 31-September 4): Same-Party Joinder Still Not Thryv-ing

Last week was September Court week, marking the unofficial end of summer for Federal Circuit practitioners. The Court issued a total of 25 decisions, including 8 Rule 36 summary affirmances in cases argued last week, as well...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

BlackBerry Ltd. v. Facebook, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2018)

Claims for Displaying Message Timing Data Found Patent Ineligible - Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that claims related to providing time data for messages communicated...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The US government’s determination that Broadcom’s hostile takeover bid of Qualcomm “could pose a national security risk” is complicating an already high-stakes (and unwelcomed) overture by Broadcom. The Committee on Foreign...more

Carlton Fields

If Your Employment Agreements Use This One Word, Ownership of Your Patents May Be in Jeopardy

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What is the difference between an employment agreement that says “I hereby assign inventions I create during my employment to my employer,” and one that says “I will assign inventions I create during my employment to my...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Don’t Just Agree to Transfer Patent Rights—Do It!

Patent owners and employers: Pay attention to the words in assignment and employment agreements that transfer patent ownership to you. A recent Federal Circuit case once again emphasizes the need to use particular language to...more

Ladas & Parry LLP

An Overview of the BlackBerry v. Typo Products Case

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Many consumers today, plagued by embarrassing typographical errors when using their touch-screen smartphones, own a second smartphone with a keyboard, such as a BlackBerry phone, for their professional correspondence. To...more

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