Benjamin Hodges
Benjamin Hodges
is a registered patent attorney in Foster Garvey’s Seattle office. His litigation experience includes managing complex civil litigation cases of all types, including post grant IP matters, patent, unfair competition, trademark and trade dress, copyright, property disputes, and breach of contract cases. He also has experience in cases involving preliminary injunctive relief.
For more information or to contact Ben, please visit his Firm Profile Page.
Posts by Benjamin Hodges
The Impact of COVID-19 on IP Contracts
The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is disrupting industry on an enormous scale, and its effects are likely to be significant and long-lasting. In response to shelter-in-place orders …
Net Neutrality: How Recent Developments Could Affect Content Companies and Other IP-Intensive Businesses
Net neutrality provides that all ISPs should provide equal access to content, at an equal speed, without discrimination against particular sources, thereby preventing broadband providers from blocking, …
The Varying Laws Governing Facial Recognition Technology
News coverage abounds about the latest breakthroughs in facial recognition technology. But, while this technology is an amazing technical achievement, it is not without potential drawbacks to …
Federal Circuit’s Dodocase Vr Decision Provides a Roadmap for Limiting AIA Proceedings
If you are a patent owner asserting and licensing your patent, chances are you want to avoid an America Invents Act (AIA) proceeding, whether that proceeding is …
Final Briefs Filed with SCOTUS in Romag Fasteners Case on Trademark Infringement Damages
On November 27, briefing concluded at the Supreme Court with the filing of Fossil’s respondent’s brief in Romag Fasteners, Inc., v. Fossil, Inc., et al. The …
