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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Jun 30 2014	Bank of America, N.A. v. Intellectual Ventures I and II LLC: Denying Motion to Limit Deposition Time Limit	Faegre Drinker
Jun 30 2014	Printed Publication Need Not Be Easily Located to Be Prior Art	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 30 2014	General Conclusions About Basic Knowledge or Common Sense Are Insufficient for Core Factual Findings	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 29 2014	Dolly Was a "Natural Phenomenon"	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 28 2014	Objective Baselessness and Subjective Bad Faith for Exceptional Case Determination Are Still Applicable Even After Octane Fitness Bianco v. Globus Medical, Inc.	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 27 2014	USPTO Issues Preliminary Examination Instructions in Light of Alice Corp. - U.S. Patent And Trademark Office	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 27 2014	Indefiniteness Standard During Patent Prosecution: In re Packard	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 27 2014	BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration, Inc. v. Cheetah Omni, Final Written Decision (Motion to Amend) IPR2013-00175	Faegre Drinker
Jun 27 2014	Sanctions Are Appropriate for Factual Misrepresentation and Abuse of Judicial Process: Monsanto Co. v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 27 2014	U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Proposes Fee Reductions	Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Jun 27 2014	Federal Circuit Applies Octane Fitness/Highmark Exceptional Case Standard: Innovative Biometric Technology LLC v. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 27 2014	FDA Draft Guidance - Best Practices for Developing Drug Trademarks - Food and Drug Administration	Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Jun 27 2014	Supreme Court: Patent Claims Must Provide "Clear Notice" Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc.	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 27 2014	North Carolina Bill Updates That Will Make Your Head Spin - Weekly Wrap-Up	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun 27 2014	Supreme Court Addresses Induced Patent Infringement and Indefiniteness Standard in Key Decisions	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun 27 2014	Medtronic, Inc. v. Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc., Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review IPR2014-00436	Faegre Drinker
Jun 27 2014	Supreme Court: No Inducement Based on Divided (Direct) Infringement Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc.	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 27 2014	Trade Dress and the Functionality Doctrine: At the Intersection of Trademark and Patent Law	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun 27 2014	Over the Borderline: Protecting Foreign Marks in the United States	Katten
Jun 27 2014	Gnosis v. South Alabama Medical Science Foundation, Final Written Decision and Denying Motion to Amend	Faegre Drinker
Jun 27 2014	Risk Management Expert Dr. Yuval Bar-Or Explains the Pillars of Wealth [AUDIO]	Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Jun 27 2014	Social Media Discovery Increasingly Important in Commercial Litigation	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun 27 2014	It’s Good to Be Famous: TTAB Expands Protection for Famous Marks - Trademark Trial and Appeal Board	Katten
Jun 27 2014	Groupon, Inc. v. Blue Calypso, LLC Denying Leave to File Motion to Strike CBM2013-00033, 34, 35, 44, 46	Faegre Drinker
Jun 27 2014	PTO Litigation Center Report – June 27, 2014	Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Jun 27 2014	Facebook, Inc. v. TLI Communications LLC, Order Regarding Compliance with Discovery Obligations IRP2014-00566	Faegre Drinker
Jun 26 2014	The Supreme Court's Limelight Continues to Rein in the Federal Circuit	Bracewell LLP
Jun 26 2014	The Early Bird Gets the Trademark: Don’t Delay Filing Intent-to-Use Applications	Katten

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