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Much of this ethos is in stark contrast with international patent law. Where FOSS is fundamentally about free distribution, patents grant individuals or companies exclusive property rights or ownership of an invention. Through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), the patent holder holds those same rights …
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Welcome to Skilled in the Art. I’m Law.com IP reporter Scott Graham, and I regularly forecast doom for fair use protections. This week it’s a Second Circuit ruling that blows up “the search engine for broadcast.” I’ve also got news of some IP litigator moves and upcoming arguments at the... Continue reading
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Law360 (March 2, 2018, 4:49 PM EST) — This week in intellectual property attorney moves, DLA Piper brought back two of its former attorneys who left to found Feinberg Day and added a pair of sports marketing partners to its practice, King & Spalding hired the former head of Cooley’s... Continue reading
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He’s the eighth lawyer for the business law boutique, which handles corporate and intellectual property law. Wardell joined Dentons’ predecessor firm, McKenna Long & Aldridge, in 1994, where he went on to chair McKenna’s corporate department. “Trusted Counsel is the niche firm that every company …
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By remaining silent on the issue, she said, the majority perpetuated the “incorrect position” that collateral estoppel did not apply, which she said negated the America Invents Act’s “statutory purposes of efficiency, cost savings, and finality.” (1 to 4 stars rate impact of opinion on patent & trademark law) …
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Instead, the judge found, “the effect of [Tempnology’s] rejection on Mission’s trademark license should be guided by the terms of the Agreement, and non-bankruptcy law, to determine the appropriate equitable remedy of the functional breach of contract.” Exclusive Distribution Rights Also Do Not Survive …
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Guest post by Matteo Dragoni, Stanford TTLF Fellow Recent posts by both Michael Risch and Lisa Ouellette discussed the recent article The Impact of International Patent Systems: Evidence from Accession to the European Patent Convention, by economists Bronwyn Hall and Christian Helmers.
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Piovesan said it’s issues like this that are challenging the first principles of IP law, and works created by machines are putting a strain on the current policy framework. She proposed that from a legal perspective, AI can be considered in three ways: the nature of the system, its purpose... Continue reading
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In Germany, a decision is expected this year about the constitutional complaint against the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA), a case that could potentially delay or even kill the Unitary Patent system. Kluwer IP Law interviewed Luke McDonagh, senior lecturer in IP and constitutional law at City, …
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Once the patent owner Krausz sued, Smith-Blair obtained different counsel as trial counsel. However, Smith-Blair continued to seek opinion counsel’s advice after suit, and allowed opinion counsel to provide legal advice to trial counsel. On these facts, the court found the waiver extended to post-suit …
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