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No Protectable Code: No Literal or Nonliteral Copying

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling that a plaintiff failed to establish copyright protection for its software platforms, drawing a distinction between “literal” copying (direct...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Federal Circuit Affirms Contractors’ Ownership Rights in Technical Data and Trade Secrets

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When trade secrets and other intellectual property disputes arise involving federal government contractors, defendants often assert that the alleged trade secret or intellectual property belongs to the government as part of...more

Knobbe Martens

Intellectual Property Cases Dominate 2016 Verdict Awards

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According to the annual Top 100 Verdicts report by ALM’s VerdictSearch, five jury verdicts for Intellectual Property cases cracked the top 10 with a sixth breaking into the top 25 verdicts of 2016. While the amounts do not...more

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Ultramercial v. WildTangent -- Petition for Writ of Certiorari

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The Ultramercial story is not over. In the latest step of a controversial case involving 35 U.S.C. § 101 that has been ongoing since 2009, patentee Ultramercial has petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari. The...more

Nossaman LLP

Good Faith Belief In Patent Invalidity Is No Defense To Claim Of Inducing Infringement

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Commil, USA, LLC sued Cisco Systems, Inc. for patent infringement and inducing patent infringement with regard to Commil’s patented method of implementing short-range wireless networks. Today, in Commil, USA, LLC v. Cisco...more

Stinson LLP

Supreme Court Decision Eliminates Defense to Claim of Inducing Infringement

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, May 26 that a good-faith belief that a patent is invalid is not a defense to a claim of inducing infringement. Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Sys., Inc., No. 13-1986 (May 26, 2015). The Supreme...more

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