Intellectual Property Patent Trademark and Copyright 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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Date	Title	Organization
21 Jun	Caraco – The Little Counterclaim That Could?	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
19 Jun	Fictitious “Conch Republic” May Receive Trademark Protection Upon Showing of Secondary Meaning	McDermott Will & Emery
18 Jun	Adding Only Dependent Claims Is Error Correctible By Reissue	McDermott Will & Emery
18 Jun	CMS Announces New Technology to Identify Medicare Fraud	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
18 Jun	Supreme Court Rules That Knowledge Of Patent Is Required For Liability For Inducing Patent Infringement, But Willful Blindness Is Enough	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
17 Jun	Assignments Are Always Subject to Prior Licenses	McDermott Will & Emery
17 Jun	Federal Circuit Changes Law for Post-Injunction Contempt Proceedings Against Modified Products	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
16 Jun	The Federal Circuit Affirms the Delaware District Court’s Summary Judgment of Invalidity for Failure to Disclose the Best Mode	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
16 Jun	.xxx Domain Names to Become Available from September 2011	McDermott Will & Emery
16 Jun	Supreme Court Upholds “Clear and Convincing” Standard of Proof for Patent Invalidity While Suggesting Juries Be Instructed on the Weight of the Evidence	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
15 Jun	Domain Name Registrant Found to Lack Bad Faith in UDRP Proceeding Later Loses Against ACPA Claim	McDermott Will & Emery
15 Jun	Supreme Court Upholds Inventor's Ownership of Patent Rights Under the Bayh-Dole Act	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
15 Jun	Patent Law Unchanged by Microsoft Supreme Court Decision	Vedder Price
14 Jun	Supreme Court Upholds Clear and Convincing Standard for Invalidity but with a Twist	Armstrong Teasdale
14 Jun	Supreme Court Unanimously Maintains High Hurdle for Invalidity Defense	Bracewell LLP
14 Jun	Personal Jurisdiction Lacking Despite Twenty Internet Users from Forum State Signing Up for Defendant’s Website	McDermott Will & Emery
13 Jun	Best Mode Lacking Where Disclosure “Leads Away” From Commercial Embodiment	McDermott Will & Emery
13 Jun	Supreme Court: Evidence Of Invalidity Must Be “Clear And Convincing”	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
12 Jun	Common Sense Variation Is Unpatentable	McDermott Will & Emery
12 Jun	Patent Holder Takes a Shot at Nintendo over DSi Cameras	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP