MBBP Attorneys Speaking at Upcoming swissnex Boston Seminar
This Friday, March 11th MBBP Attorneys Scott Bleier, Stan Chalvire, Maura Malone, and Callie Pioli will present to Swiss MBA students at swissnex Boston, the consulate of Switzerland. The panel will...
View ArticleSupreme Court will decide whether BRI or Phillips standard applies to IPR claims
During patent examination, pending patent claims are given the broadest reasonable interpretation (“BRI”) that is consistent with the specification, as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in...
View ArticleAmarin and FDA settle off-label suit
As we reported last August, US District Judge Paul Engelmayer ruled that Amarin Pharma has a First Amendment right to truthfully promote its prescription drug Vascepa for off-label uses. August 10,...
View ArticleAccess Copyright’s Judicial Review of Provincial Tariff: Initial...
Here’s an update on the Access Copyright (“AC”) Provincial Tariff that is now finally moving along in the process of judicial review, after an unusually slow and unusual start.To remind readers, as I...
View ArticleNo supplier exception to the on-sale bar
Summary The time between conception of a product and marketing of that product has many landmines that can destroy an inventor’s ability to obtain patent protection. In The Medicines Company v....
View ArticlePresenting at Ashland University on IP Law for Business and Entrepreneurs –...
Patently Good Ideas: Intellectual Property Law for Business and Entrepreneurs The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at North Central State College, and the Ashland Area Council for Economic...
View ArticlePour en finir avec les biscuits
Avec quelques mois de retard, question de digérer la décision, nous en sommes à une conclusion dans la saga Akamai v. Limelight. Après la décision de la Cour suprême des États-Unis rapportée ici, qui...
View ArticleEstate Planning for Blended Families – (Hint: It’s not a very Brady world.)
Yes, they fit the broad definition of a blended family, but the story of the “lovely lady” and a “man named Brady” was, of course, simply that. A story. When turning off the TV and looking at today’s...
View ArticleCIPIL Spring Conference: what is the scope of IPR protection (and what should...
*Clearly* feels like spring in Cambridge today ...Today the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge is hosting the annual Spring Conference of the Centre for Intellectual Property Law &...
View ArticleWhat Impact Will Wearable Devices Have on the Healthcare Industry?
Technology integrated with health tools is a becoming a very popular trend within the healthcare industry and is increasingly being used on a more regular basis. Many of the wearable devices are...
View ArticleWhat Impact Will Wearable Devices Have on the Healthcare Industry?
Technology integrated with health tools is a becoming a very popular trend within the healthcare industry and is increasingly being used on a more regular basis. Many of the wearable devices are...
View ArticleWeekend Whimsies
EPO President to visit LondonUNION’s dinners are becoming famous for their mix of good spirit and great speakers and they have surpassed themselves this time with their next dinner on 6th April 2016...
View ArticlePatent Drafting: Define terms when drafting patent applications, be your own...
Being your own lexicographer means is that you who can define your invention using whatever terms you choose, and after attributing pretty much whatever meaning you want to give to the terms you use....
View ArticleIP and IT implications of a Brexit vote
Last week I attended an event at the University of Sussex (organised by Charles Meredith and other students) discussing the potential legal implications of Brexit, and I was tasked with looking at some...
View ArticlePatent Drafting: Define terms when drafting patent applications, be your own...
Being your own lexicographer means is that you who can define your invention using whatever terms you choose, and after attributing pretty much whatever meaning you want to give to the terms you use....
View ArticleUtah Noncompete Reform: Legislature Passes Bill
On March 10 (the last day to do so), the Utah legislature passed the Senate’s amended version of the noncompete reform bill. For details about the bill, see Utah Noncompete Reform: Only Today Left. The...
View ArticleVENUE: Will Texas Lose its Dominance as a Patent Venue? Fed. Circuit Tackles...
FEDERAL CIRCUIT HEARS ORAL ARGUMENT IN “HEARTLAND” CASE ON MAJOR VENUE ISSUE Posted by Henry M. Sneath, Esq. – Chair of the Intellectual Property Group at Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C....
View ArticleChief Judge Stark Denies Defendant’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter Law on...
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Symantec Corp., Civil Action No. 10-1067-LPS (D.Del., March 10, 2016), the Court denied defendant’s...
View ArticleGoogle Defeats Lawsuit Over Duplicate Content Penalty–D’Agostino v....
Photo credit: Terms of Service // ShutterStockD’Agostino provided web development services to the Appliances Buy Phone (ABP) website. He wanted to sharpen his SEO skills, so he agreed in 2009 with the...
View ArticleHitch Your Wagon Elsewhere: Donald Trump Simply Isn’t the Epitome of Content...
Donald Trump’s political ascent has spawned countless posts hailing him as content marketing’s Svengali. The rap goes that since Trump has disrupted the Republican establishment and fixated the news...
View Article