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Written by Rose M. Pilpa, Ph.D. and Jason J. Jardine Edited by Catherine Holland In 2011, Apple sued Samsung alleging among other things that various portions of Samsung smartphone products infringed claims of certain design patents owned by Apple (Apple…
Written by Nicole R. Townes and Robert Roby What is a design patent? Although trademarks and copyrights most frequently come to mind when considering the types of intellectual property protection available for fashion items, design patents can also offer…
Written by Daniel A. Kamkar and Eric Furman, Ph.D. After the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, dubbed “Brexit” by the press, many have called into question whether the UK would ratify the Unitary Patent System. The Unitary…
Inventions directed to “pure software” have arguably had the most difficult time surviving Alice challenges. Software is often characterized as an “abstract idea” without more, and the inventive step requirement in Alice seems…
Before turning to 2017 news, we’ll first briefly catch up on a few stories from December. In early December, the Brazilian green patent priority examination program (see my original post here and a subsequent critique of the program here ) became a…
High-tech startups, highly leveraged businesses, companies anticipating growth, a turnaround, or that are otherwise in need of capital, may not always find a willing investor or acquirer that is able to finance what can be an expensive investment or M&A.…
Written by Eric S. Furman, Ph.D. and Caleb A. Bates, Ph.D. On November 21, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld a 2014 jury verdict for AstraZeneca (AZ) and Ranbaxy regarding a 2012 payment of $700 million from AstraZeneca for…
Written by Robb Roby and Samantha Markley Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. asked the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) to reconsider its rejection of an application for the mark GEORGE in connection with watches, clocks, jewelry, and imitation jewelry in Class…
In Apple, Inc., v. Ameranth, Inc. , [2015-1703, 2015-1704] (November 29, 2016), the Federal Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the PTAB’s subject matter eligibility determination of claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,384,850, 6,871,325, and…
If you have obtained a patent for your invention, congratulations! A patent, however, is only the “raw material” used to generate revenue from an invention. The amount of money you can actually generate from the patent depends in large measure…
Before returning to private practice, I practiced patent law in-house at two companies: first at a battery company, and then at an oil company. I’ve sat through my share of invention disclosure committee meetings. This article is intended to help…
Written by Agnes Juang, Ph.D. and Scott Siera, Ph.D. Once a European patent application has been granted, all patentees must then choose to validate the granted application in one or more European countries. Such a decision may have long-term business and…
