Steve Brachmann
Steve Brachmann is a freelance journalist located in Buffalo, New York. He has worked professionally as a freelancer for more than a decade. He writes about technology and innovation. His work has been published by The Buffalo News, The Hamburg Sun, USAToday.com, Chron.com, Motley Fool and OpenLettersMonthly.com. Steve also provides website copy and documents for various business clients and is available for research projects and freelance work.
Posts by Steve Brachmann
Judge Albright Enters New Standing Orders on Motions to Transfer for Conformity with CAFC Mandates
On June 8, U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright of the Western District of Texas signed an amended pair of standing orders regarding motions to transfer filed …
EU Offers Alternative to COVID-19 IP Waiver That Supports Innovation and Addresses Supply Chain Problems
On June 4, the European Commission submitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) its proposal for improving access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments in countries suffering from vaccine …
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Unicolors v. H&M to Consider Whether Section 411 Includes Intent-to-Defraud Requirement
On Tuesday, June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari filed by fabric designer Unicolors seeking to challenge the U.S. Court …
Leahy-Tillis Amendments to Endless Frontier Act Opposed by Inventor Advocacy Group
The full U.S. Senate is currently considering passing S. 1260, the Endless Frontier Act, a bill that would establish a Directorate for Technology and Innovation within the …
Federal Trade Commission Urges SCOTUS to Deny AbbVie Petition
On Wednesday, May 19, the response brief of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in AbbVie v. FTC. The petition for …
Federal Circuit Invalidates Mobile Device Targeted Ad Claims on Section 101 Cross-Appeal
On May 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Free Stream Media Corp. v. Alphonso Inc. in which the …
Looking Back at Soon-to-Be Chief Judge Moore’s Major CAFC Opinions
On April 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced that Judge Kimberly Moore would take over the duties of Chief Judge when current …
Senate IP Subcommittee Hearing on Improving Patent System Inclusivity Centers on Better Communication About Available Resources
On the morning of Wednesday, April 21, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing titled Improving Access and Inclusivity in the Patent System: …
Despite ‘Tortured’ Statement from FTC’s Slaughter, Win for Qualcomm is a Win for American Innovation
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) March 26 deadline for filing a petition for writ of certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court has come and gone, …
SPIF Standard Launched to Help Reliably Identify Patent Assets in M&A and Other Transactions
Major mergers typically make for attention-grabbing news headlines but many legal professionals working at the ground floor of finalizing these mergers know that the path of M&…
EPO Patent Index 2020 Underscores Sharp Rise of China as Global Tech Giant
On March 16, the European Patent Office (EPO) released the Patent Index 2020, which gives the public a snapshot view of the filing activities going on at the EU’…
Massive Jury Verdict for VLSI Sets Stage for ‘Efficient Infringement’ Debate
On Tuesday, March 2, a jury verdict entered into the Western District of Texas awarded $2.175 billion in damages to VLSI Technologies for patent infringement committed by multinational tech …
Mechanical Licensing Collective’s $424.4 Million Unmatched Royalty Collection Highlights Music Modernization Act’s Limited Liability Compromise
On February 16, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) – a nonprofit organization designated by the U.S. Copyright Office to administer blanket mechanical licenses to eligible streaming and download …
IPO Top 300, 2020: Slight Decreases in Patent Grants Due to Budgets, Not COVID
Last month, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) issued its 38th annual listing of the Top 300 organizations that have been granted U.S. patents. The 2020 list reflects …
Should the Biden Administration Look to Pharma for New USPTO Director?
The United States is not even two weeks into the administration of President Joe Biden and it’s likely that the administration’s selection for Director of …
