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When I started practicing law over 30 years ago — as hard as it is for many people to believe now — patent litigation was not “the thing” it is today. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which is the court that hears all appeals in patent cases, was then only four years old. Patent “trolls,” as such, did not yet exist, although “submarine” patents did (Lemelson’s being the most well known). Some of the most famous patent owner friendly courts (e.g., the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas) had yet to emerge, and there were virtually no local patent rules. On the business side of the law, most firms in “Big Law” did not have a single patent attorney in the firm (and if they did, they had just one or two), and even those that did often did not handle patent cases. Thirty years later, this seems unthinkable.
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Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
By John McElwaine
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
AI Can Facilitate Innovation, But It Can Also Become a Potent Patent Killer
By Michael K. Friedland
When is an inventor not an inventor? It’s when the inventor isn’t human. So, if a non-human inventor can’t, in the eyes of patent law, be an inventor, what role can the non-human inventor have in the patent system? The answer is straightforward. Even though it can’t create, it can destroy.
Patent Your Trade Secrets In Wake of Noncompete Ban
By Daniel E. Rose
While it may be growing more difficult to protect business information with the FTC’s noncompete ban, patents can provide strong protection over technical innovations, regardless of whether the inventor stays with the company or leaves.
Key Takeaways from the Latest USPTO Guidance on AI
By James DeCarlo
The April Guidance, which supplements prior guidance issued in February, seeks to remind practitioners of existing rules and to educate them on potential risks associated with artificial intelligence tool use, allowing practitioners to mitigate these risks.