Worldwide trademark protection: coverage versus costs
IAM magazine
By: John L. DuPré
When it comes to international trademark protection, business people are rightfully concerned about two things. The first is having protection in countries where it is critical to...More »
How the New Multi-Party Patent Infringement Rulings Will Affect Pharmaceutical Treatment Claims
By: Brian T. Moriarty, Deirdre E. Sanders, and Lawrence P. Cogswell III, Ph.D.
The very recent and continuing focus by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit sitting en banc on multi-party infringement issues – namely, induced infringement and divided...More »
Invention Rights Do Not Automatically Vest to a Federal Contractor Under the Bayh-Dole Act
By: Doreen M. Hogle and Robert Pyatt
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed the provisions of the Bayh-Dole Act to determine ownership rights of an invention developed using federal funds. Passed by Congress in 1980...More »
What Did I Do Wrong To Harm the Value of My Patents: Consequences of Inattention in License Negotiations and in Corporate Acquisitions and Reorganizations
June 2011
By: David J. Brody
Congratulations! You just won a major victory against your competitor: after years of a hotly contested court battle, the jury found that your competitor’s product infringes...More »
Employee Invention Assignment Agreements: Issues in Getting Them Right
June 2011
By: David J. Brody
Employee invention assignment agreements are among the most common agreements that companies have. In spite of their pervasiveness, there are a remarkable number of pitfalls that can...More »
GlobalTech v SEB - The Supreme Court lowers the standard for willful inducement of infringement
June 2011
By: David J. Thibodeau, Jr.
Any time the U.S. Supreme Court speaks on a question of patent law, we are well advised to listen and consider the ramifications in day-to-day business. The Court’s May 29, 2011...More »
Battling infringement
January 2011
Nature Biotechnology
By: John L. DuPré and James M. Smith
In a David versus Goliath intellectual property (IP) battle, the large, well-financed Goliath can sometimes minimize or nullify David's hard-earned legal rights, thereby gaining...More »
When to Choose Trade Secret Protection Over a Patent
January 2011
IAM magazine
It may be surprising to some that when a company comes up with a new idea or development that it wishes to use in its business, there are likely to be a number of ways to protect it...More »
