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
ITC Investigates University of California Complaint Against Amazon and Other Major Retailers
In late August, the U.S. International Trade Commission published a notice of institution of a Section 337 investigation on behalf of the Regents of the University of …
Senate Hearing on STRONGER Patents Act Highlights Sharp Split on Injunctive Relief, IPR Fixes
On the afternoon of Wednesday, September 11, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property convened a hearing titled Innovation in America: How Congress Can Make Our …
Justice Ginsburg Visits the University at Buffalo on My First Day of Law School
A little more than two years ago, I made the decision to go to law school. Many factors went into this decision but suffice it to say …
Centuries of Innovation in Barbecue and Grilling Develop a Distinctly American Flavor
Summer holidays bring out the largest number of barbecue fanatics and the three top holidays for grilling are the 4th of July, Memorial Day and Labor Day. …
USPTO Leadership Sides With Patent Owner, Ruling Even Deficient Complaints Trigger Time-Bar
On August 23, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) Precedential Opinion Panel (POP) issued a decision granting patent owner 360Heros’ request for rehearing of an …
New Hampshire Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Patent Troll Defamation Case
On August 16, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire issued an opinion in Automated Transactions, LLC v. American Bankers Association affirming a lower court’s decision to grant …
Federal Circuit Struggles to Parse SEP Licensing Rates in TCL Communication v. Ericsson
On August 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments in TCL Communication v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, an appeal stemming from an …
Trading Technologies Petitions Federal Circuit for En Banc Rehearing, Likening Its Invention to Mechanical Tool Claims
On July 31, Trading Technologies, a firm that develops software used for electronically trading derivatives, filed a combined petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc at the …
Register of Copyrights Testifies on Copyright Office Modernization, Streaming Piracy and Music Modernization Act Implementation
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property convened an oversight hearing of the U.S. Copyright Office featuring testimony from Karyn Temple, the …
Nantkwest Amici Urge SCOTUS Not to Shift Attorney’s Fees in Section 145 Appeals
This March, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorarito take up Peter v. Nantkwest Inc., on appeal from the Court of Appeals …
Ninth Circuit Told They Should Stay Judge Koh’s Qualcomm Injunction
On July 15, retired Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel filed an amicus brief in Qualcomm’s appeal of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case to …
How Senate IP Subcommittee Witnesses on Patent Eligibility Responded to Questions from Senator Blumenthal
Through the first half of June, a series of hearings on the state of patent eligibility in America held by the Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee rendered a …
The Trademark Cases the Supreme Court Will Hear Next Term
On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to take up a pair of cases that could affect how trademark cases are argued in federal courts. …
PTAB Declares New Patent Interference Proceedings in CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Battle
On Tuesday, June 24, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) declared an interference proceeding between a collection of entities that are on opposing sides in the race …
Dex Media: Supreme Court to Determine Scope of Judicial Review of IPR Institution Decisions
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari to take up Dex Media Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP on appeal from …
