• Provisional Patent Scope Strategy

    As I understand it the rigor required of a provisional patenta is less than that of a non provisional patent. A US provisional patent is to be filed this month for a device and I would like to understand if there is a disadvantage / penalty if the claims /... Continue reading

     
  • Former US Patent and Trademark Office Director Michelle K. Lee Re-joins ChIPs Board

    SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2, 2018 — ChIPs, a nonprofit corporation that advances women in technology, law and policy, announced today that the Honorable Michelle K. Lee, has re-joined the board of directors. The board at its last quarterly meeting unanimously voted to approve Lee, a founding member …

     
  • IBM Sues Expedia, Orbitz On Patent Infringement Claims

    IBM Sues Expedia, Orbitz On Patent Infringement Claims … 5:02 PM EST) — IBM on Tuesday sued Expedia and other travel websites in Delaware federal court, saying the sites and their mobile applications infringe several of the tech giant’s patents covering sign-on technology and information storage.

     
  • The Hottest Patent Law Issues Of 2017

    The Hottest Patent Law Issues Of 2017. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[1] that laches could not be asserted for a copyright claim within the three-year statute of limitations period. In 2017, in SCA v. First Quality[2] the court held that the reasoning in Petrella applied to patent cases. SCA accused First Quality of …

     
  • AgJunction Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Raven Industries

    AgJunction Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Raven Industries  PR Newswire (press release) Full coverage

     
  • Cash-strapped public company lays off 40 percent of its staff

    In its most recent quarterly filing, Digital Ally reported revenues of $2.98 million, down 31 percent from 2016. The company attributed the difference to aggressive promotions by its competitors for law enforcement products, challenges to Digital Ally’s patents, and a large contract in the previous year.

     
  • Capital One Seeks To Revive Banking-Tech Monopoly Claims

    Law360, Washington (January 2, 2018, 3:31 PM EST) — Capital One Financial Corp. has given notice that it will ask the Federal Circuit to revive counterclaims nixed in Maryland federal court in late November that accused Intellectual Ventures I LLC of monopolizing the banking technology market with a …

     
  • Maryland fights prescription drug price-gouging; reader’s letter

    The Prohibition Against Price-Gouging for Essential Off-Patent or Generic Drugs law allows the attorney general to challenge drug prices that appear “unconscionable.” In other words, prices that represent a lack of meaningful choice on the part of the consumer whileunreasonably favorable to the drug …

     
  • Shawn Leppo to co-chair McNees’ Intellectual Property Group

    He practices in the Intellectual Property, Patent Division, and International Law Groups in the Harrisburg, PA office. His practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law, with a focus on patent counseling and litigation. Shawn has been named a Rising Star three times by Pennsylvania Super …

     
  • US Sen. Orrin Hatch announces retirement after 7th term

    … Hatch has helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He also played a crucial role establishing the framework for regulations and production of generic drugs with the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act.