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By: Frank DeLucia and Luciano Ricondo , Merchant & Gould After a patent application is filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and during the stage in which the application is being examined by a patent examiner, it can often be helpful...

By: John DeFosse FRIED FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP THIS ARTICLE EXPLAINS THE STRATEGIC AND PRACTICAL considerations associated with filing a motion to dismiss claims of patent infringement under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil...

By: Roberta Jacobs-Meadway and Roger LaLonde, ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC BEFORE SENDING A TRADEMARK CEASE AND DESIST LETTER on behalf of a client, it is imperative to conduct due diligence and to carefully consider the content and tone...

By: Eric M. Dobrusin, Kristen L. Pursley, and Daniel P. Aleksynas , The Dobrusin Law Firm. A broad range of attorneys represent technology companies in some capacity, and therefore, potentially handle and store sensitive information related to patents...

By: Angela Bozzuti Product Manager, Lexis Practice Advisor. THE CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT AND Rule ( COPPA ) is a federal law that places parents and legal guardians in control over the collection, use, and disclosure of their children’s...

By: Mark W. Brennan , Hogan Lovells US LLP. AS THE USE OF MOBILE DEVICES SUCH AS SMARTPHONES and tablets has become increasingly prevalent, mobile applications (mobile apps or apps) have also proliferated. Consumers use mobile apps to access social...

By Mark W. Brennan , Hogan Lovells US LLP The Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act), 15 U.S.C. §§ 7701–7713 , imposes a number of detailed requirements on persons and entities that...

By: Po Yi , Venable LLP. When your client plans to create new content or use existing third-party content in a new work, it must conduct a review to ensure that it is permitted to use the material. This review is known as rights clearance. UNAUTHORIZED...

By: Rebecca K. Myers , Vandenberg & Feliu, LLP LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR RESEARCH PATH: Business & Commercial > Commercial Contracts > Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements > Practice Notes > Confidentiality Agreements CONFIDENTIALITY...

By: Christopher E. Loh , Venable LLP The rise of antibody-based treatments in the pharmaceuticals market has been accompanied by developments in U.S. patent law that may adversely affect the scope of intellectual property protections available for such...

By: Janet B. Linn , Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP This article addresses how counsel for a generic drug company should prepare for patent litigation under the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, better known as the Hatch...