The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated patent claims directed to a method of exchanging financial obligations…
Darren Spielman
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Vernor v. Autodesk Inc., Case No. No. 09-35969 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, 2010)(available…
Joint patent infringement was the focus of the Federal Circuit (the patent appeals court) in Centillion Data Systems, LLC. v….
Judge Chin, of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, rejected a proposed settlement between The Authors Guild,…
The U.S. Senate has passed a sweeping revision of the U.S. Patent Statute, 35 U.S.C. §1, as S.23. The bill…
The recent Federal Circuit Court of Appeals case, Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., Case No. 2010-1035, Jan. 4, 2011…
In a ruling that reshapes how to calculate patent infringement damages based on a reasonable royalty, the Federal Circuit Court…
The Comprehensive General Liability (“CGL”) insurance policy typically used by many businesses oftentimes includes insurance coverage for misusing another’s “advertising…
The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”) enables a trademark owner to sue and retrieve an Internet domain from a defendant…
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which hears all patent appeals from the U.S. District Courts (the trial…