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Fact or fiction? Debunking patent myths for business and technology leaders.

Smart & Biggar on 8/27/2021

There are many misconceptions or ‘myths’ about patents that have found their way into popular discourse, ranging from what type of innovations are patentable, to how important it is to own and protect your intellectual...more

Patenting Software in AI, VR, and 3D Printing

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/5/2021

With rapid changes, pressure to innovate, and acceleration of implementation of advanced technology across all stages of the supply chain over the past year, there are important intellectual property (IP) considerations that...more

Five Tips For Life Sciences Companies To Protect Their AI Technologies

Goodwin on 2/26/2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many technology areas. As a few examples, it has already been instrumental in improving and enabling voice recognition algorithms, digital assistants, advertisement...more

On the Patent Eligibility of Graphical User Interfaces: Part I

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 11/9/2020

The evolution of graphical user interfaces parallels the evolution of computing technology itself. As computers grow more powerful and sophisticated, so does their ability to display cutting-edge representations of...more

[Webinar] CLE Institute - Can They Own That? A Summary of the Biggest Patent and Trademark Cases and Trends of 2020. - October...

Williams Mullen on 10/8/2020

This program will cover important patent and trademark trends and cases in 2020, including: - The Trademark Modernization (TM) Act of 2020 - Counterfeiting: Tiffany v. Costco - Transformation from Generic to Protectable:...more

Inventorship, Patenting and AI: The Public Comments on Patenting Artificial Intelligence Inventions

Fenwick & West LLP on 8/6/2020

Use of artificial intelligence has grown enormously in recent years. A decade ago, machine learning was a new and exotic technology—at least, for mainstream commercial applications—with few companies patenting ML-based...more

Silicon Valley’s Home Court: Patent Trends in the Northern District of California

White & Case LLP on 3/21/2020

White & Case Technology Newsflash - This update briefly summarizes 2019 trends in patent litigation from the Northern District of California, which remains an important and frequent venue for technology litigation....more

Jury Awards Patentee Nine-Figure Patent Damages Award

Knobbe Martens on 10/2/2019

A New Jersey jury has awarded Eagle View Technology $125 million in patent damages. Eagle View originally sued its competitor Verisk and its subsidiary corporation Xactware, for infringing nine patents related to software for...more

Patenting Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Biotech and Synthetic Biology

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 9/30/2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) inventions have aided development in nearly every industry, but perhaps none more so than synthetic biology. For synthetic biology researchers, AI has developed into a vital tool to create cutting...more

Patent Troll Akoloutheo Sues Oracle in Latest Chapter of its Cloud Software and IoT Patent Litigation Campaign

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 4/1/2019

In its latest filing in February 2019, non-practicing entity Akoloutheo, LLC has expanded its Eastern District of Texas patent litigation campaign to include Oracle. Akoloutheo accuses the Oracle Analytics Cloud, Oracle...more

10 Things to Know About The Intersection of Blockchain Technology, Open Source Software, and Patents

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/31/2018

On their own, blockchain technology, open source software, and patents each present legal issues that are often complex and frequently misunderstood. When combined, the complexity and misunderstandings of these three topics...more

Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - October 2018: The State of Patentable Subject Matter Internationally

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 10/16/2018

As evidenced recently in the United States, it may be difficult to tell what categories of inventions are eligible for patent protection in foreign jurisdictions. To further complicate issues, standards of eligible subject...more

Internet of Things Part 3: How Your Smart Toothbrush Is An Idea Worth Protecting

Jackson Walker on 9/21/2018

Let’s set the scene: My new company develops a smart toothbrush from the ground up. It brushes your teeth, provides you with real-time information about your dental health while you brush, and even provides targeted...more

Your Number’s Been Blocked: UCaaS Incumbent RingCentral Asserts its Communications Solutions in Patent Assault against Competitor...

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 9/14/2018

In a recent development set against the backdrop of ever-increasing cloud competitor lawsuits, longtime provider of Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) and cloud-based Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions RingCentral filed...more

The Blockchain Revolution: Time to Ramp Up Your Software Patenting Effort?

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 8/27/2018

As you read this article, hundreds of startups and other organizations are working on blockchain applications in such areas as energy trading, data storage trading, peer-to-peer lending, and verifying professional or other...more

Cloud Computing Patent Litigation Trends – Competitor Cases, Open Source Targets, Cloud Customers

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 5/16/2018

Since launching Cloud IPQ last year, we have focused on the intersection of cloud computing and intellectual property with a particular emphasis on the increasing number of patent lawsuits filed against cloud computing...more

Centripetal Takes On Networking Giant Cisco In Patent Fight

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 3/30/2018

In a new twist in competitor-based lawsuits involving cloud computing, Centripetal Networks, a relative newcomer, filed a patent lawsuit against industry incumbent and Fortune 100 Company Cisco in the U.S. District Court for...more

Protecting Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Innovations Through Patents: Subject Matter Eligibility

Jones Day on 3/15/2018

The Situation: Artificial intelligence ("AI") and big data ("BD") innovations are a driving force of the current technological revolution, dramatically changing the way we search for information, communicate, operate devices,...more

The Tricky Art of Assessing Damages for Infringement of Software-Related Patents

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 3/15/2018

What is it worth to be able to block employees from using social media while on the job? And how should one determine that value, exactly? While it might be easy to determine the value of a stand-alone invention, it is much...more

Cybersecurity Patent Strategies Vs. The Growing Barriers To Software Patents

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/1/2018

More and more companies who offer blockchain and other next generation cybersecurity technologies are seeking patents to help protect their competitive position. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Technology...more

Protecting Artificial Intelligence IP: Patents, Trade Secrets, or Copyrights?

Jones Day on 1/12/2018

The Situation: Artificial intelligence ("AI") technology is exploding across virtually all industries. Technology companies are innovating at warp speed, and even companies that do not principally identify as "technology...more

Cloud Computing: A New Target for Uniloc

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 10/4/2017

As Cloud IPQ will continue to demonstrate, a growing but often overlooked trend of NPE patent litigations against cloud computing providers and users has emerged in recent years. While many NPEs target big technology...more

Improving Patent Eligibility for Your Software Despite the Prohibition of Patent Protection for "Abstract Ideas"

Burr & Forman on 12/14/2016

As technologies advance, the Patent Office (as well as the Nation’s courts) must utilize Section 101 of the Patent Act to place reasonable limitations on patent eligibility to ensure that our patent system balances the...more

Evolving Post-Alice Law on Patent Eligibility

McDermott Will & Emery on 11/22/2016

In two recent cases addressing patent eligibility of software patent claims, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found the challenged claims patent ineligible. In both cases, the Federal Circuit cited its Enfish...more

Federal Circuit Split On Specification's Role In Determining Patent Eligibility

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/22/2016

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently reversed a district court ruling that four related software patents are patent ineligible under 35 U.S.C. §101, by considering the specification to determine that the...more

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