• Herzog Crebs law firm dissolving

    In March, Sandberg acquired the intellectual property law firm Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi. Last summer it added The Katz Law Firm of Kansas City and its two real estate lawyers. Herzog Crebs launched 30 years ago and was named for two of its founders, the late Peter Herzog and... Continue reading

     
  • Fourth Circuit Overturns Maryland Drug Pricing Law

    … prescription drugs, holding the regulation violates the Commerce Clause. The law, which went into effect in October 2017 without Governor Larry Hogan’s signature, specifically barred drug makers and wholesales from “engaging in ‘price gouging’ in the sale of an ‘essential off-patent or generic drug.’”.

     
  • Monsanto loses right to patent seeds

    Opponents of genetically modified crops received a boost when the Delhi High Court upheld the Indian Patent Act, which states that seeds and life forms cannot be patented, and the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 (PPV&FR Act), which biotechnology multinationals have tried …

     
  • CNN wins trademark battle with Indian media firm

    CNN wins trademark battle with Indian media firm  Times of India Full coverage

     
  • Creatives: Learn Copyright Basics For World Intellectual Property Day

    April 26 marks World Intellectual Property Day, an important date for creatives looking to learn about how to protect their rights as they pertain to things like patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyright. As such, the Ella Project and Copyright Alliance are presenting a workshop to help members …

     
  • Enforcing IP Rights In China: A Road Map For US Companies

    Law360 (April 16, 2018, 1:13 PM EDT) — The United States loses between $225 and $600 billion each year due to misappropriation of intellectual property — an estimated 50-80 percent of which has been attributed to China. While Chinese officials have taken steps to better protect IP owners, many …

     
  • FICCI seeks amendment in Form 27 amp patent law to facilitate

    FICCI seeks amendment in Form 27 amp patent law to facilitate.

     
  • by Alan R. Palmer of Walsh Trading

    I know, I’m out there a little bit but then again, the conspiracy theorists have been right for a while now. … Then your with the right broker now. …. IP GCI rights? Intellectual Property rights. Things like absurd patent law where patents never expire and flow down to society?... Continue reading

     
  • Schlumberger fights to boost patent damages at US Supreme Court

    Schlumberger said federal patent law protects against infringement that occurs when components of a patented invention are supplied from the United States for assembly abroad, and so it should be fully compensated for its lost foreign sales. Gorsuch and Breyer expressed skepticism about imposing …

     
  • Judge Rules Maryland’s Drug Pricing Law Unconstitutional

    The bill targeted “price gouging” in the sale of off-patent or generic drugs by requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to notify the state’s attorney general of an increase in the prices of such medicines. In addition, it authorized the attorney general to require a drug manufacturer to turn over... Continue reading