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Intellectual Property

  • Converse v. ITC

    December 01, 2018Christine E. Weller
  • Beginning on Nov. 13, 2018, the USPTO will cease to apply the broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) standard for newly-filed IPR, PGR, and CBM trials under the America Invents Act (AIA). Instead, the USPTO will begin "using the same claim construction standard that would be used to construe the claim in a civil action …."

    November 01, 2018Justin Oliver
  • The Detail Dilemma

    How much detail does it take to allege a trade secret under federal pleadings standards? Can the alleged trade secret be described generally in the complaint or must it be described in detail? This article analyzes the various considerations that inform a court's viewpoint on the issue. Lawyers who litigate trade secret cases should be well-aware of these considerations.

    November 01, 2018Daniel R. Saeedi
  • Friday the 13th Screenplay Author's Copyright Termination Notice Found Valid
    Infringement Suit over Justin Timberlake's “Damn Girl” Allowed to Proceed

    November 01, 2018Stan Soocher
  • Obviousness Determination Can Be Different for Apparatus and Method Claims
    Petitioner “Bears the Burden” On Demonstrating Real Parties in Interest

    November 01, 2018Jeff Ginsberg and George Soussou
  • Following the “Brexit” vote by the United Kingdom signaling its intent to leave the European Union, there was a rush of speculation and guesswork about how EU trademark and design rights would be treated. What progress has been made and what obstacles remain to a smooth transition?

    October 01, 2018William Stroever