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
2 Aug	Supreme Court Limits Patent Assignor Estoppel	Foley & Lardner LLP
2 Aug	Clarifying Pleading Requirements for Patent Cases	Finnegan
2 Aug	Examiner Interviews: Improving Patent Quality While Compressing Prosecution and Reducing Cost	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
2 Aug	How to Expedite Prosecution Before the Chinese Patent Office	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
2 Aug	AI Can Invent – Australia Is First to Recognise Non-Human Inventorship	K&L Gates
2 Aug	Registrability of Shape Marks and Technical Function of Complex Products:The Pirelli Case	K&L Gates
1 Aug	China’s Supreme People’s Court Rules Utility Model Patent Unenforceable if Corresponding Invention Patent Application Fails to Grants	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
31 Jul	Cruisin' for a Bluesin': Timeless Titans Tangle Over Smart-Car Technology Brands	Bracewell LLP
30 Jul	Coffee “or” Tea? Is That Coffee or Tea, but Not Both? Or Possibly Both?	Finnegan
30 Jul	Terminate Copyright Grants Correctly or Risk Losing Your Rights	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
30 Jul	One Product Cannot Be Covered by More than One Patent: Delhi High Court Holds Against Astrazeneca	Nishith Desai Associates
29 Jul	Parties May Offer Differing Claim Constructions Before the PTAB and District Court Without Invoking Judicial Estoppel, District Court Finds	Finnegan
29 Jul	Exclusive Rights: Intellectual Property — Patent Damages Deep Dive with Mintz and BDO – Part II of II	Mintz
29 Jul	Even Judges Have a Boss: PTAB Must Sufficiently Articulate its Obviousness Reasoning	McDermott Will & Emery
29 Jul	Patent Owner Tip #12 for Surviving an Instituted IPR: Address Individual Claims – Dependent Claims Can Save the Day	Mintz
29 Jul	Supreme Court to Consider Whether 17 U.S.C. § 411 Requires Referral to Copyright Office	McDermott Will & Emery
29 Jul	PTO Updates Arthrex Guidance	McDermott Will & Emery
29 Jul	Second Circuit Holds that Billions’ Legal Drama Will Stay Only Onscreen	Finnegan
29 Jul	A Reminder to Patentees Suing for Infringement: Your Allegations Must be Sufficient to Show Plausibility that the Accused Product Infringes	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
28 Jul	Chemours Co. v. Daikin Industries – Back to Some IP Basics	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.