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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Jan
19
2024
Watch Post-Amgen Enablement Case Law as the United States Patent and Trademark Office Continues to Use Wands Analysis in View of Amgen v. Sanofi Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
19
2024
What the U.S. and EU are Doing to Mitigate the Legal Risks to the Rights of Privacy and Publicity, and Intellectual Property Posed by AI Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Jan
18
2024
Federal Circuit Affirms Skinny Label Carve Outs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
18
2024
Shazam! Captain Cannabis Registration Defeated by Prior Analogous Trademark Use McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
18
2024
PTO Continues to Wave Wands in Assessing Enablement McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
18
2024
Struggling to Master the Alice Two-Step: Search Result Display Ineligible for Patent Protection McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
18
2024
Ordinary Meaning: “Identifying” Doesn’t Mean Detecting; It Means Identifying McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
17
2024
Rethinking Examiner Interviews – A Data-Driven Analysis Polsinelli PC
Jan
17
2024
Reflecting on the Interplay Between Real Estate and Intellectual Property in 2023 - Landmark Trademark Cases and Copyright Conundrums ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
17
2024
PayPal Inc. [2023] APO 54: PayPal Machine Stalls in The Face of Intangible Resistance K&L Gates
Jan
17
2024
The “State of the Arts” after Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
16
2024
Law Library of Congress Publishes Report on Selected Issues in Biotechnology Regulation Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Jan
16
2024
Chinese Utility Model Grants Down 25.5% in 2023, Invention Patent Grants Up 15.4% in Shift from Quantity to Quality Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jan
16
2024
Still No Cancellation Based on Fraud, But What Next Steps Might the TTAB Take? Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jan
15
2024
USPTO Scam: A Warning to Trademark (and Patent) Owners Blank Rome LLP
Jan
15
2024
China’s Supreme People’s Court Sets Low FRAND Rate in Another OPPO Case Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jan
11
2024
Federal March-In Rights Meet Clawbacks – The Future of 35 USC ss. 200-212 Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jan
11
2024
Voice to be a New Property Right of Musical Artists to Protect Against Unauthorized “Soundalikes” ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
11
2024
Don’t Assume Sweet Success: Forum Selection Clause Doesn’t Preclude IPR McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
10
2024
(Un)fair Use? Copyrighted Works as AI Training Data — AI: The Washington Report Mintz
Jan
10
2024
4.5 Year Prison Sentence and 5.5 Million RMB Fine in China Disney Criminal Trademark Case Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jan
9
2024
Industry Reactions to In re Cellect Decision Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
8
2024
Nota Bene Episode 168: How Patent Disputes Affect the Semiconductor Industry [PODCAST] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
8
2024
The Battle of the Bulls: NBA Fail to Invalidate Pizza Texas Bulls Trade Mark Similar to the Chicago Bulls Logo in the United Kingdom K&L Gates
Jan
5
2024
Translation of China’s Amended Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jan
4
2024
2023 New York State Legislature Concludes with Flurry of Activity Pertinent to New York Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
4
2024
Three Point Shot - Winter 2024 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
4
2024
Year in Review: The Most Popular IP Posts of 2023 Mintz
 

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