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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Mar
7
2012
Warning About Trademark Fee Solicitations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
5
2012
Territoriality Requirement of Patent Exhaustion Doctrine Survived Supreme Court Decision in Quanta McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
4
2012
Online Terms and Conditions Enforceable Even if They Conflict with the Terms of a Written Agreement McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
3
2012
Federal Circuit Rattles Patent Owner by Vacating Vibrating Controller Claim Construction McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
2
2012
Rules for Use of Music at Political Campaign Events Mintz
Mar
1
2012
Keep Your “Friends” Close: Protecting Employers’ Ownership Interests in their Corporate Social Media Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
1
2012
Alternative Basis for Invalidity Waived When Not Raised Before District Court McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
1
2012
Last Chapter In The “Corn Wars” Or Just The Latest? Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Feb
29
2012
WIPO Named Exclusive Arbitrator of “Legal Rights Objections” for New gTLD Program Mintz
Feb
29
2012
Google Maps and iPad Maps App Challenged in the Middle District of Florida Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Feb
29
2012
Defending Trademarks on the Internet: New Generic Top-Level Domains Present Both Opportunities and Threats Vedder Price
Feb
28
2012
Using Online Shame as a Defense to a Trademark Infringement Claim May Not Always Be Effective Mintz
Feb
28
2012
Bayer v. Lupin – Patenting The Label Redux Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Feb
25
2012
Pretzel Crisps: The Importance of Evaluating A Trademark’s Strength Mintz
Feb
25
2012
What You Need to Get Done Now If You Want to Sell Your Company in 2012 Mintz
Feb
25
2012
Update: Who Owns a Company's Twitter Account? Mintz
Feb
24
2012
Developers of New Apps Need to Consider Privacy Issues Ifrah Law
Feb
24
2012
America Invents Act Update Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
22
2012
District of Delaware Adopts Default Standards for E-Discovery Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
22
2012
Supreme Court Declines To Review “New And Improved” Written Description Requirement Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Feb
22
2012
Cancellation of Trademark Registration OK as Sanction for Failure to Comply with TTAB Discovery Orders McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
21
2012
CMS’s Proposed “Sunshine” Regulations: Implications for Research Faegre Drinker
Feb
20
2012
Massachusetts Regulations to Protect Consumer Personal Information Contain March 1, 2012 Deadline. -Data Privacy Update Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
20
2012
Legislative Update – Cybersecurity Mintz
Feb
17
2012
FDA Publishes Draft Biosimilars Guidance McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
17
2012
FDA Issues Long-Awaited Draft Guidance Documents on Biosimilars Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
16
2012
Linsanity: The Trademark Mintz
Feb
15
2012
High Court of England and Wales Rules Emissions Allowances to be Treated as Property McDermott Will & Emery
 

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