Check out these data-driven analytics to help you compare four of the most popular district courts for filing patent infringement complaints, based on each court’s overall experience with patent cases as well as recent motion to dismiss and motion for summary...
Become familiar with best practices for drafting patent claims to software and computerized method inventions in U.S. utility patent applications. With careful claim drafting, you can minimize the chances of a Section 101 rejection and increase the likelihood of...
Does “a” mean one or more than one? One and only one? Learn when courts have construed the indefinite article “a” open-endedly or as a narrowing claim limitation and hear guidance on patent drafting related to the use of the word “a”...
Review a template providing for the loan of a computer system consisting of computer hardware, software, and documentation. Understand key provisions relating to the delivery and risk of loss, charges and taxes, warranties, and licensed software. Read now »...
Dive into a comprehensive guide on creating, maintaining, enforcing, and defending your portfolio of trademarks and service marks. This practice note discusses the need for regular trademark audits; trademark clearance searches and registration; steps to address...
Review the key issues to consider when negotiating and drafting agreements in the entertainment industry between artists and their personal managers, talent agents, and attorneys, along with special considerations when dealing with contracts involving minors. ...
This resource kit provides an overview of opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board), including preparing and filing pleadings, taking discovery, submitting evidence, and settling TTAB proceedings. It covers...
This resource kit covers issues and tasks commonly encountered by in-house counsel working on intellectual property (IP) and technology related matters. It provides guidance on managing an IP portfolio, including identifying a client's IP assets via an audit...
Hear expert commentary from Tom Irving and Michelle O’Brien of the Marbury Law Group on the risk generic drug companies face when utilizing a skinny label in the aftermath of the Federal Circuit’s decision in Glaxosmithkline LLC v. Teva Pharm. USA,...
Understanding and effectively utilizing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs) should be a key part of trademark enforcement strategy. Review the bases for and scope of Customs' enforcement authority, including its authority to exclude, seize, and/or...
The more a patent claims, the more it must enable. This video discusses the enablement requirement of 35 U.S.C.S. § 112(a) as it relates to biotechnology and specifically antibody claims, addressed by the Supreme Court in Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi , 143 S. Ct....
Review the key issues to consider when negotiating and drafting a software license agreement. This practice note covers, among other things, the scope of the software license, delivery and installation, acceptance testing, fee metrics, termination, limitation of...
Ex parte reexamination may be used by either the patent owner or a third party to have a patent returned to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for further examination in light of prior art identified in the reexamination request. While inter partes review...
Access key resources for copyright enforcement, including resources to aid copyright owners and counsel with pre-suit preparation, analyzing potential claims, remedies and defenses, and drafting pleadings, discovery, and case resolution documents. This Resource...
A Section 337 investigation includes not only a complainant and respondent, but a third party—the Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII)—that represents the interests of the public. The OUII is typically represented by one staff attorney, who...