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USPTO Implements New Rules Governing Continuing Applications and Claim Quantities
EDITOR'S NOTE: After this month's issue of Patent Strategy & Management went to press, U.S. District Judge James Cacheris granted a motion by GlaxoSmithKline for a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from implementing the rules set to go into effect on Nov. 1. For up-to-date information, see http://www.lawjournalnewsletters.com/issues/ljn_patent/8_6/news/149619-1.html
Part Two of a Two-Part Series
As we reported last month in the first installment of this series, on Aug. 21, 2007, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ('USPTO' or the 'Office') published a final rule revising patent practice with respect to continued examination filings, patent applications with patentably-indistinct claims, and examination of claims in patent applications. 72 Fed. Reg. 46716 (Aug. 21, 2007) (to be codified at 37 C.F.R. pt. 1). Barring any significant developments to the contrary following this writing (noting that as of the time of this writing at least one lawsuit has been filed challenging the final rule), the final rule recently became effective on Nov. 1, 2007.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.