• California Court Weighs In On Patent Venue In Multi-District States

    As reported in our prior blog post, the Federal Circuit appears poised to decide whether a corporation can be sued for patent infringement in any federal district in its state of incorporation. In a recent order in the Central District of California case of Realtime Data LLC v. Nexenta Systems,... Continue reading

     
  • Drugmakers Allege New Patent Infringement in Bid to Protect GI Treatment

    Three pharmaceutical companies on Tuesday added another patent to an infringement suit against Sandoz Inc., as it tries to prevent a contingent of drugmakers from bringing generic versions of the gastrointestinal drug Linzess to market. In an eight-page complaint, Allergan USA, Forest Laboratories …

     
  • Nixon Peabody Adds Patent Partners In Los Angeles

    Law360, Los Angeles (January 30, 2018, 6:23 PM EST) — Nixon Peabody LLP has added two patent litigation partners from litigation and trials boutique LTL Attorneys LLP in Los Angeles, bolstering the firm’s growing West Coast intellectual property reach for technology clients in the United States and …

     
  • The Law And The Luxury Brand Experience — 2018 Style

    The Law And The Luxury Brand Experience — 2018 Style. Jess Collen , Contributor I write on trademarks, branding, copyright, advertising and patent law Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. … The Legal Institute For Forward Thinking: Legal Trends, Observations And Predictions.

     
  • Alston & Bird Lands M&A Partner From Dentons—and Other ‘On the Move’ News

    “It’s pretty rare that I work on a deal with an Atlanta firm on the other side,” he said, adding that the law firms are often in Chicago or New York. … Acharya’s patent prosecution work focuses on clean tech, including recycling, material separations and water technologies, and he advises... Continue reading

     
  • The Benefits Of IP Vision

    With the benefit of IP Vision, however, I was able to explain to my kids why the screens were actually an essential part of the product they were so gleefully wearing around the water park. By a coincidence, I used to work at the law firm that prosecuted Disney’s FastPass... Continue reading

     
  • IP Group Of The Year: Finnegan

    … LG in a case accusing numerous companies of selling counterfeit wireless headphones and secured a game-changing ruling from the Federal Circuit that makes it easier to amend patents in America Invents Act reviews, earning the firm a spot among Law360’s Intellectual Property Groups of the Year.

     
  • USPTO Job Prospects and Involvement with the Patent Clinic

    The Intellectual Property Association invites you to join us for lunch with USPTO Staff Attorney Timothy Rooney to discuss his experiences with the USPTO’s Office of Enrollment and Discipline and the Patent Clinic. Additionally, Mr. Rooney will discuss current job opportunities and ethical considerations …

     
  • Chief Wahoo Yanked From Game, But Not From Merch

    Prior to that he was an editor with BNA’s Electronic Commerce & Law Report. He writes about all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets and is the host of “Do You Copy?,” Bloomberg BNA’s intellectual property law podcast. He has journalistic …

     
  • Patent of the Week: Brewing Beer and Ale

    On January 28, 1873 Louis Pasteur was granted the patent for BREWING BEER AND ALE, U.S. Patent No. 135245. Louis Pasteur born in … Suiter Swantz IP is a full-service intellectual property law firm, based in Omaha, NE, serving all of Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota. If you have any... Continue reading