• Lawyer Andrei Iancu confirmed to lead US patent office

    (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed lawyer Andrei Iancu as the next head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, clearing the way for him … Iancu comes to the patent office from Irell & Manella, a Los Angeles-based law firm, where his clients have included digital video... Continue reading

     
  • Fed. Circ. Tosses Enhanced Damages In Drain Patent Case

    Law360 (February 5, 2018, 6:39 PM EST) — The Federal Circuit on Monday set aside more than $2.7 million the plumbing supply company WCM Industries Inc. won in a lawsuit against IPS Corp. over patents for bathtub drain assemblies, finding flaws with the analysis the lower court used to enhance …

     
  • Andrei Iancu Confirmed as Patent Office Director

    “He understands all sides of patent law because he’s litigated all sides. In an area fraught with allegiances to particular industries or groups, Andrei can bring a neutral, unbiased perspective because he’s already had to approach issues from so many different angles.” Iancu’s primary order of business is …

     
  • Greenberg Traurig Sponsors Clinical Innovation Conference in Washington, DC

    Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is a sponsor of the Clinical Innovation conference “Fair and Effective Incentives for New Uses of Established … Greenberg Traurig was named a “National Tier 1” Law Firm for IP Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark and Information Technology Law by U.S. News and …

     
  • Ford Fends Off Patent Atty’s ‘No Poaching’ Suit

    Law360 (February 5, 2018, 6:03 PM EST) — A suit from a Michigan lawyer casting herself as the victim of a conspiracy led by a Ford Motor Company lawyer to keep her from getting hundreds of potential jobs should be thrown out, a federal magistrate said Monday. Kristy J. Downing,... Continue reading

     
  • BREAKING: Senate OKs Irell & Manella’s Iancu For USPTO Head

    Iancu, who was confirmed in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote Monday, is a longtime patent litigator and former engineer at Hughes Aircraft Co. As head of the USPTO, he’s promised to preserve balance between patent owners and the public. Iancu, who was nominated in August, said he would work to …

     
  • BREAKING: Senate OKs Irell & Manella’s Iancu For USPTO Head

    Iancu, who was confirmed in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 94-0 vote Monday, is a longtime patent litigator and former engineer at Hughes Aircraft Co. As head of the USPTO, he’s promised to preserve balance between patent owners and the public. Iancu, who was nominated in August, said he would …

     
  • Samsung Seeks US Block Of Huawei’s China Patent Injunction

    Law360 (February 5, 2018, 5:34 PM EST) — Samsung asked a California federal judge Thursday to block Chinese smartphone maker Huawei from enforcing an injunction it won in China last month ordering Samsung to stop making or selling devices that infringe two Huawei patents found to be …

     
  • Morgan Lewis Partner Thomas Hixson Selected for San Francisco Magistrate Position

    According to Monday’s statement, the court selected Hixson due to his ”broad knowledge of federal law and practice, together with his strong foundation in intellectual property and antitrust law.” Hixson was not immediately available for comment. His selection is contingent on completing an FBI …

     
  • Adobe Atty Fees Wrongly Denied In IP Row, Fed. Circ. Hears

    Law360 (February 5, 2018, 5:00 PM EST) — A California federal judge glossed over the “most important issue” in a patent suit brought by Blue Spike LLC by failing to properly address the merits of the claims when she declined to award Adobe System Inc. attorneys’ fees for the three-year... Continue reading