• US patent system now only world’s 12th-best -business group

    US patent system now only world’s 12th-best -business group  Reuters Full coverage

     
  • Fed. Circ. Says Judge Jumped Gun In Giving Alice Win To HP

    Law360 (February 8, 2018, 6:07 PM EST) — The Federal Circuit ruled Thursday that a lower court wrongly found that part of a digital file archiving patent HP is accused of infringing to be invalid as abstract, holding that the case involved factual issues that the judge should not have... Continue reading

     
  • Experts convene to debate intellectual property rights

    Dubbed “Intellectual property rights forum 2018”, experts shared the latest developments regarding IPR law in the kingdom, with a focus on counterfeit products and parallel imports. Blaise Kilian, deputy director at the European Chamber of Commerce, said the event was organised following multiple …

     
  • AbbVie 1L Internship Program 2018

    AbbVie is proud to offer highly-qualified first-year law students with an interest in patent law an exciting opportunity to join our legal department in an immersive internship program in our North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois headquarters for 10 weeks this summer. AbbVie is a global, research-driven …

     
  • struggling against entropy

    ABSTRACT. “Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so it is the basic law of life to be ever more highly structured and to struggle against entropy.”1. Abusive patent litigation is currently one of the biggest topics in patent law. The Federal Trade... Continue reading

     
  • Patent bar gives proposed local rule positive reviews

    The first major overhaul of local patent rules in a decade has members of the bar optimistic that a streamlined litigation process will make the federal court in Massachusetts a more attractive forum for plaintiffs. In December, the U.S. District Court unveiled a proposed rule featuring a two-year timeline for …

     
  • US Drops To 12th In Patent Protection, Report Says

    … such as Alice, which found that abstract ideas implemented using a computer are not patent-eligible, and the “ease” of challenging patents before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board as the reasons for the U.S.’ tumble in the global rankings. “There is considerable uncertainty for innovators and the legal.

     
  • Maia Woodhouse Joins Nashville Office of Adams and Reese

    BUSINESS WIRE)–The law firm of Adams and Reese further enhanced its intellectual property team as IP litigator Maia T. Woodhouse joined the firm’s Nashville office. Woodhouse is a member of the firm’s well-established global intellectual property practice, focusing on trademark, patent, trade dress, …

     
  • 2018 Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law Series I: Sarah Burstein

    The Edward D. Manzo Scholars in Patent Law program supports the Advanced Concepts in Patent Law Seminar. Established by Edward D. Manzo, this program focuses on a series of lectures by invited patent scholars. Students and faculty members read and discuss each scholars work before the …

     
  • Align Technology (ALGN) Reports Advanced Treatment Planning Patent Affirmed by Three-Judge Panel

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