Patent Reform in 2016, Maybe Not as Dead as you Think
As interesting as the Senate may become when patent reform resurfaces, the dynamic in the House will be fascinating for many reasons. Since patent reform stalled there is a new Speaker of the House,...
View ArticlePatent Reform in 2016, Maybe Not as Dead as you Think
As interesting as the Senate may become when patent reform resurfaces, the dynamic in the House will be fascinating for many reasons. Since patent reform stalled there is a new Speaker of the House,...
View ArticleJuniper drops NSA-developed code following new backdoor revelations
(credit: Juniper) Juniper Networks, which last month made the startling announcement its NetScreen line of firewalls contained unauthorized code that can surreptitiously decrypt traffic sent through...
View Article2H 2015 Quick Links, Part 5 (Section 230, Pornography)
Photo credit: 3D Quick Link Crossword // ShutterStockSection 230 * Backpage.com, LLC v. Dart, 2015 WL 7717221 (7th Cir. Nov. 30, 2015) In his public capacity as a sheriff of a major county (Cook County...
View ArticleFederal Circuit Demonstrates an Alice No-Brainer
In a one-word per curiam order two days after oral argument, the Federal Circuit affirmed, on grounds of patent-ineligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101, the Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of a lawsuit alleging...
View ArticleIP Lawyers Speakers Series: Interview with Entertainment Lawyer, Rockson Igelige
We recently launched our IP Lawyers Speakers Series, where we talk with lawyers practicing various aspects of Intellectual Property Law, Entertainment Law and much more. Recently, we sat down with...
View ArticleDavid Keltie (1938-2016)
David Keltie (1938-2016)It was with great sadness that the IPKat learned of the loss of an incredibly loved and established member of the IP community, David Keltie, who passed away on 6 January 2016...
View ArticleWhat an Anton Piller order should look like
What an Anton Piller order should look like
View ArticleCBS Sunday Morning on January 10, 2016
The "CBS Sunday Morning" Almanac feature noted that on January 10th, 1949, 67 years ago today, RCA Victor unveiled a new breed of phonograph record -- the 45. RCA's rival Columbia Records had been...
View ArticleHow Did Adobe Systems Lose A "Slam Dunk" Copyright...
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT - SOFTWARE LICENSING - FIRST SALE DOCTRINE – NINTH CIRCUIT –– COPYRIGHT LICENSING Adobe Sys. Inc. v. Christenson, No. 12-17371, 2015 WL 9487887 (9th Cir. Dec. 30, 2015)...
View ArticleWill Sean Penn Face Legal Trouble for Secretly Interviewing El Chapo?
Federal investigators may want to probe the actor's interactions with the notorious drug warlord for Rolling Stone if Penn doesn't face charges himself, but he may have caught a break with the timing...
View ArticleYear in Review – from Patent Docs
My friends at MBHB’s Patent Docs blog are running their 8th annual patent law year-in-review Webinar via WebEx. In this presentation, Patent Docs co-authors Dr. Donald Zuhn and Dr. Kevin Noonan and...
View ArticleLiving in a Nonmaterial World: Determining IP Rights for Digital Data
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) regulates U.S. trade and oversees Section 337 investigations that address unfair competition based on alleged infringement of intellectual property rights....
View ArticleTwitter’s Policy Reboot: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Twitter has struggled with how to deal with harassment and abuse on its service for years. Former CEO Dick Costolo went so far as to say, “We suck at dealing with abuse” and vowed to make improvements....
View ArticleNachrichtendienstgesetz: Sicherheitsesoterik statt Menschenrechte
Nachfolgender Beitrag erschien in leicht veränderter Form ursprünglich im Dezember 2015 in Digma, der schweizerischen Zeitschrift für Datenrecht und Informationssicherheit (Download als PDF)....
View ArticleLitigation Funding in Uncertain Patent Eligibility Times
A patent is an exclusive right. This means that the owner of a patent can prevent others from engaging in activities that are covered by an issued patent. But as is true with any right, a patent is...
View Article2015: Our Greatest Hits
Last year, entrepreneurs, companies and courts grappled with questions over content owners’ rights with respect to livestreaming, Yelp reviewers’ anonymity expectations, bankruptcy creditors’ access to...
View ArticleFish & Richardson Names Kurt Glitzenstein Head of Litigation Group
Fish & Richardson announced today that Kurt Glitzenstein has been named the Practice Group Leader (PGL) for its Litigation Group, the firm’s largest practice. In his new role, Glitzenstein will be...
View ArticleFish & Richardson Names Kurt Glitzenstein Head of Litigation Group
Fish & Richardson announced today that Kurt Glitzenstein has been named the Practice Group Leader (PGL) for its Litigation Group, the firm’s largest practice. In his new role, Glitzenstein will be...
View ArticleThe Boy Who Could Change the World
“One of the minor puzzles of American life is what question to ask people at parties and suchly to get to know them,” a nineteen-year-old Aaron Swartz wrote in 2006. “‘How ya doin’?’ is of course mere...
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