Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual property applies to many different areas of the legal world. Applying for patents for work-products, by individual employees, trademark laws, copyrights, and how companies leverage their IP asset-rights over employees, are just a few of the many areas the National Law Review covers as it pertains to IP.

Intellectual Property Litigation

Intellectual Property disputes are a complex area of law, often involving deep dives into complex concepts to understand the issues at play. In the United States, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO/PTO) is the agency involved in registering patents and trademarks.   As part of the USPTO, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board settles patent disputes, using a variety of mechanisms to settle issues related to intellectual property.    Some of the mechanisms include inter partes review, post-grant procedures, and covered business method patent reviews.  Issues related to the America Invents Act are also settled through the PTAB. The National Law Review covers changes to standards held by the USPTO in litigation and other patent issues.  The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board settles disputes related to trademarks, such as an ex parte appeal from the denial of an application for registration by an examining attorney, and an inter partes opposition, cancellation, concurrent use, or interference proceeding.  Other agencies involved in patent disputes are the International Trade Commission (ITC) or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  The National Law Review covers patent news as it relates to Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and federal circuit courts’ appeals, as well as general patent litigation and new patent filings.

Intellectual Property in Drug Patents

Legal analysis related to drug patents and pharmaceuticals and the interplay with intellectual property issues are also covered by the National Law Review.   Drug patents, biosimilars, generic top-level domain registration (gTLD), trade secrets, non-compete clauses, and other patent application news are updated on the site regularly. Additionally, tangential issues that impact pharmaceutical companies, such as innovator liability and related litigation, are also analyzed by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review. 

Intellectual Property in an Employment Context

The National Law Review has legal analysis on the intersection between intellectual property rights and employment, and who owns ideas, the Work Made For Hire principle as well resulting litigation. Additionally, legislation such as the Defense of Trade Secrets Act and its impact on workplaces, and ongoing litigation related to the legislation is also covered.

International Intellectual Property

Visitors to the site will oftentimes read about international news as it relates to patent applications in the US, and internationally as well. Pharmaceutical patents in Brazil, medical device patent applications from the United Kingdom, or litigation from the European Union, China, India, and other international sectors, are often covered online. Visitors will find the latest coverage, news, and insights on patent applications and litigation, when visiting the National Law Review, for up-to-date practice-area news.

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Recent Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark & Copyright News

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Nov
27
2014
Motion for Observation Must Follow Guidelines re: Patent Litigation McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
26
2014
Warning: No Sandbagging Experimental Evidence: Baxter Healthcare Corp. v. Millenium Biologix, LLC McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
26
2014
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to Rehear Suprema: Disposition Could Have Significant Repercussions for ITC Jurisdiction Mintz
Nov
26
2014
Ineligible Subject Matter in One Court Is Still Ineligible in Another McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
26
2014
PTO Litigation Center Report – November 26, 2014 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Nov
26
2014
No En Banc Review for Use of Post Invention Information in Obviousness Analysis McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
26
2014
Generic Top Level Domains - Current Sunrise Periods Open--December 2014 Update Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Nov
26
2014
Getting It Right the First Time: United States Postal Service v. Return Mail, Inc.; Conopco, Inc. v. The Proctor & Gamble Co. McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
26
2014
Federal Government May Be Liable for Patent Infringement by Private Companies Performing Quasi-Governmental Functions McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
26
2014
Federal Circuit: District Courts Should Not Nit-PIC (Patents) McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
26
2014
Federal Circuit Addresses Plethora of Issues in Affirming $19.5 Million Damage Award McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
26
2014
Claim Differentiation Fails to Save Patentees from Their Own Words McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
25
2014
Actual Negotiations Trump 40-Year Georgia-Pacific Test to Determine Type of Patent Licensing Royalties McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
25
2014
Corresponding Structure (Patents) Required to Avoid Indefiniteness McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
25
2014
U.S.-Centered Negotiations for Product Made and Sold Outside United States Do Not Constitute Sale or Offer for Sale in United States McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
25
2014
Post-Alice Federal Circuit Finds Internet Advertising Method Not Patent Eligible McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
25
2014
Patent Co-Owners Are Necessary Parties to Infringement Suits, but Cannot Ordinarily Be Involuntarily Joined McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
25
2014
Ralph Lauren Succeeds In Opposing “Parody Trademark” Before EU Court Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
25
2014
Trade Secret Misappropriation: Tell Me Your Secret Before I Tell You Whether I Have It Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Nov
25
2014
PTO Litigation Center Report – November 25, 2014 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Nov
24
2014
ALJ Lord Amends Ground Rules to Permit Reply Briefs Mintz
Nov
24
2014
Versata Software, Inc. v. Callidus Software, Inc.: Guidance on Stays Pending Post-Issuance Proceedings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
24
2014
Ford Motor Company v. Paice LLC & The Abell Foundation, Inc., Decision Denying Institution IPR2014-00852 Faegre Drinker
Nov
24
2014
Atlas Copco Airpower N.V. v. Kaesar Kompressoren AG, Decision Denying Institution IPR2014-00776 Faegre Drinker
Nov
24
2014
Hewlett-Packard Co. v. MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC, Final Written Decision IPR2013-00309 Faegre Drinker
Nov
24
2014
PTO Litigation Center Report – November 24, 2014 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Nov
24
2014
Riverbed Technology, Inc. v. Silver Peak Systems, Inc.: Denying Authorization to File a Revised Motion to Amend IPR2014-00245 Faegre Drinker
Nov
21
2014
Purdue Pharma L.P. v. Depomed, Inc., Denying Motion to Seal and Joint Motion for Protective Order IPR2014-00377; IPR2014-00378; IPR2014-00379 Faegre Drinker
 

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