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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Custom text Organization
Nov
30
2011
Social Media and Corporate Compliance Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
26
2011
The Importance of Drafting Clear Patent Assignments MHL Tek v. Nissan Motor Co. (Fed. Cir. 2011) Vedder Price
Nov
26
2011
How Visa Safeguards Its Operations Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Nov
25
2011
How to Protect Your Company's Most Valuable Asset - Trademarks Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Nov
25
2011
The Pitfalls of Using Open-Source Code Vedder Price
Nov
23
2011
“Can I Have a Do Over, Please?” Reflections on Certain Provisions of the America Invents Act Vedder Price
Nov
23
2011
Section 337 Violation May Be Based on Trade Secret Misappropriation Occurring Abroad McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
22
2011
Are Restrictive Covenants Enforceable in California? It Depends. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
21
2011
Prometheus’s Supreme Court Brief – Don’t Confuse Us With “LabCorp” Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Nov
20
2011
U.S. Supreme Court: Bayh-Dole Act Does Not Supersede Inventors' Rights in Federally Funded Inventions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
18
2011
First Sale Doctrine of U.S. Copyright Law Does Not Apply to Foreign-Made Works McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
18
2011
Federal Question Jurisdiction Exists If Copyright Authorship, Rather than Ownership, Is in Dispute McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
17
2011
Constitutional Challenge to (File Sharing) Damage Award Rebuffed McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
16
2011
USPTO Revises Rules Governing Inter Partes Reexamination Requests McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
16
2011
Powell v. Home Depot – False Petition Not “Egregious Misconduct” Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Nov
16
2011
BPAI—What Constitutes a New Ground of Rejection McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
14
2011
Litigation Activities Generally Cannot Be Used to Establish a Domestic Industry for Purposes of § 337 McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
14
2011
“Universal Night Sight” Is a Descriptive Trademark McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
13
2011
Apple’s Software License Restrictions Not Misuse McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
12
2011
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issues “US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap” Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
12
2011
Court of Justice of the European Union Provides Further Guidance on Circumstances in which Keyword Advertising Constitutes Trademark Infringement McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
11
2011
Claim Term “a” Does Not Necessarily Include Singular or Plural McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
10
2011
Unclaimed Feature Not Limiting, Even When Required to Practice Claims McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
10
2011
Social Media Perils: A Primer for Businesses Much Shelist, P.C.
Nov
10
2011
Stent Wars: Return of the Dictionary and No Inequitable Conduct McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
9
2011
Practicing the Prior Art Is Not a Defense McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
8
2011
Ye Shall Reap What Ye Shall Sow McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
7
2011
Seller of George Forman Trademarks Down for the Count on Breach of Contract Claims McDermott Will & Emery
 

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