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Supreme Court Issues Split Ruling In Fair Use Copyright Dispute
Posted on 13 Dec 2010 by Melissa Ritti

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (Mealey's) A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 13 allowed to stand a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that the Copyright Act's first-sale doctrine does not apply to goods lawfully manufactured abroad and then sold... Read More

From Cost To Profit Centre: Redefining The Role Of The Legal Department
Posted on 2 Nov 2010 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

LONDON, 2 November 2010 - Management boards and general counsel are urged to revaluate the remit of their legal teams in a thought-provoking new report, "The Profitable Legal Department: How legal departments can prosper by generating revenue for... Read More

Supreme Court Takes Up Patent Inventorship Dispute
Posted on 1 Nov 2010 by Melissa Ritti

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Four months after inviting the views of the U.S. solicitor general, the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1 agreed to hear a case that could better define the rights of federal contractor universities in patent disputes arising... Read More

Seeking a Stay of Patent Litigation: A Factors-Based Analysis
Posted on 11 Feb 2010 by Scott A. McKeown

Guest Posting by Scott McBride of McAndrews Held & Malloy Courts have the inherent power to manage their dockets, including the authority to stay patent infringement litigation pending the conclusion of a Patent Office reexamination. Moreover... Read More

Tags: Litigation

Is Evidence of a Concurrent Reexamination Admissible in Litigation? (Part III of IV)
Posted on 11 Feb 2010 by Robert Mattson and Lindsay Kile

As a result of the popularity of reexamination, courts are frequently faced with the issue of whether evidence of parallel reexamination proceedings should be considered at trial. In our previous posts, “Is Evidence of Parallel Reexamination Proceedings... Read More

Tags: Litigation

From Cost To Profit Centre: Redefining The Role Of The Legal Department
Posted on 2 Nov 2010 by LexisNexis Patent Community Staff

LONDON, 2 November 2010 - Management boards and general counsel are urged to revaluate the remit of their legal teams in a thought-provoking new report, "The Profitable Legal Department: How legal departments can prosper by generating revenue for... Read More

Class Action Alleges Ford Fusion Fuel Figure Fudge
Posted on 25 Jun 2015 by Eric L. Lane

In a recent lawsuit, a Ford Fusion owner has accused the automaker of misrepresenting the fuel efficiency of the hybrid vehicle and distributing a software update that displays false mileage figures. In the proposed class action complaint filed in... Read More

Federal Judge Upholds $368 Million Patent Infringement Verdict Against Apple, Inc.
Posted on 1 Mar 2013 by LexisNexis Patent Community Staff

On Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, Texas Federal District Judge Leonard Davis denied Apple, Inc.'s motion for post-trial relief from a substantial verdict that had been awarded to plaintiff VirnetX in November of 2012 ( VirnetX, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc... Read More

From Cost To Profit Centre: Redefining The Role Of The Legal Department
Posted on 2 Nov 2010 by LexisNexis Patent Community Staff

LONDON, 2 November 2010 - Management boards and general counsel are urged to revaluate the remit of their legal teams in a thought-provoking new report, "The Profitable Legal Department: How legal departments can prosper by generating revenue for... Read More

Supreme Court Takes Up Patent Inventorship Dispute
Posted on 1 Nov 2010 by Melissa Ritti

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Four months after inviting the views of the U.S. solicitor general, the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1 agreed to hear a case that could better define the rights of federal contractor universities in patent disputes arising... Read More