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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Apr
25
2013
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Inter Partes Review (IPR) Petition Joinder Practice Gains Momentum Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
25
2013
Man Bites Dog! Re: Trade Secrets Misappropriation Litigation Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
25
2013
America Invents Act (AIA) Patent Trials Differ from Reexamination Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
25
2013
Update on ICANN’s (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
23
2013
Marks & Clerk Releases Life Sciences 2013 Report Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
22
2013
U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Updates Guidelines for Making Proper Disclosures in Digital Advertising McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
22
2013
Recent Board Decisions on § 101 Show Generally Consistent Approach (and some inscrutability with respect to business-related processes) Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
21
2013
Petitioner Allowed to Submit Supplemental Information After Institution of Covered Business Method Patent Trial and Appeal Board Trial Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
20
2013
Exhibits for SAP v. Versata Patent Trial and Appeal Board Trial Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
20
2013
Dial-in Info to Hear the First Covered Business Method Patent Trial Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
20
2013
European Commission Proposes for Reform of European Trade Mark System McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
20
2013
SAP v. Versata: First Covered Business Method Patent Trial and Appeal Board Trial Tests New AIA (America Invents Act) Trial Provisions Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
19
2013
The UK Patent Box – Clawing Some Money Back from the Taxman Mintz
Apr
18
2013
Patent Case Transferred from Eastern District of Texas to Northern District of Georgia Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
18
2013
State and Commerce Publish Final Rules Defining “Specially Designed” Military End-Items and Creating a New Category XIX Faegre Drinker
Apr
18
2013
Myriad Patent Case Argued Before The Supreme Court – Some Snippets Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
18
2013
China’s Merger Control Rules Changing: Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Publishes New Draft Regulations on Remedies and Simple Cases McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
17
2013
Saffran v. J&J and Cordis Re: Eastern District of Texas Erroneously Construed Claims of U.S. Patent Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
16
2013
Can Human Genes Be Patented? Faegre Drinker
Apr
14
2013
Surrender of Equivalents in a Patent Claim Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
13
2013
Musings regarding the Doctrine of Equivalents Re: Protecting Patents Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
13
2013
An Innovative Software Developer Speaks: Patents are Important Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
13
2013
Heightened Judicial Deference for Patent Claim Constructions? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
13
2013
China Law Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
12
2013
Insurance Coverage for the Cyber World von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr
12
2013
The Copyright Alert System - Copyright Infringement and The Educational Approach Mintz
Apr
12
2013
A New Front in The Patent Wars: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Asked for Guidance on Limits to Injunctive Relief McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
12
2013
A Primer on Policing Your Trademark Mintz
 

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