• UM Carey IP clinic partners with area law firms

    Five area law firms are joining forces with the intellectual property clinic at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, the school announced Monday. The school’s Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic expanded its services this year to help businesses form their companies …

     
  • Patents and protecting public health

    A new chapter on the access to medication debate in India began when Shamnad Basheer filed a public interest litigation before the Delhi High Court. The petition pointed out the importance of “working requirements” in the Patents Act, 1970; the need to amend Form 27; and the lapses by patentees... Continue reading

     
  • Argument preview: Justices to grapple again with patent infringement overseas

    On the first morning of the Supreme Court’s April session next week, the justices will return to problems of extraterritorial patent infringement, hearing argument in WesternGeco v Ion Geophysical Corp. For the third time in recent years, the court will consider Section 271 of the Patent Act. The statute was …

     
  • Baker & Hostetler Lands 5-Lawyer L&E Team From Morris Manning

    The McKenna group transformed Baker’s Atlanta location from a small intellectual property law outpost to a sizable presence in the Atlanta legal market. “Brian, Mark and Jason’s team will expand the capabilities of our thriving national employment practice while also strengthening our local presence in …

     
  • Tejulaw Intellectual Property Law in Tanzania

    Its clear that one of the most important aspects of running a company is protecting your intangible assets, referred to as intellectual property. We work to secure your intellectual property law in Tanzania. A.A. Tejuoso & Co. is a boutique firm of legal practitioners specializing in Intellectual Property Law …

     
  • Protecting Your Data in Enterprise Cloud Computing Agreements

    But in most cases, no form of IP—no data “ownership”—will empower you to keep other companies from using the bulk of your data. So once you’ve confirmed ownership, focus on control—addressed in questions 2 and 3 below. 2. What rights does the contract give us to access and manage our... Continue reading

     
  • The Smell of Money

    Recent interpretation and amendments to US and EU Trademark law have allowed for the trademarking of scents. As commercial businesses seek to capitalize on nostalgia and sensory marketing to boost sales, the filings for such marks can only be expected to rise. The human nose can distinguish …

     
  • Amgen v. Adello: A Blind Biosimilar Infringement Lawsuit

    Last month, Amgen sued Adello Biologics, a US-based biosimilar maker, for patent infringement under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA) in connection with Adello’s proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s Neupogen (filgrastim). Adello elected to bypass the pre-suit procedures …

     
  • A few Eighth Circuit Cases

    The 8th Circuit court of appeals holds court at Mizzou law school about once each year. Although no IP cases this year, all three slated for tomorrow’s oral arguments are interesting: Is the right to counsel enforceable in court?: The first case involves the class action Church v. State of... Continue reading

     
  • Polaris And The Return Of The Utility Requirement

    Law360 (April 9, 2018, 1:18 PM EDT) — For the vast majority of the 1952 Patent Act’s history, the requirement that an invention possess “utility” has been such a low bar as to effectively be nonexistent. “Utility” is generally satisfied if the invention actually can function — an inquiry co-opted... Continue reading