Posts in Technology & Innovation
Apple’s Declaratory Judgment Backfires, Turns Into $145.1M Damages Verdict Wi-LAN
On August 1st, a jury verdict entered in the Southern District of California awarded $145.1 million in reasonable royalty damages to Canadian IP licensing firm Wi-LAN in a …
NASA Launches Parker Solar Probe to Study Formation of Solar Winds and Near-Sun Environment
In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 11th, NASA plans to launch the Parker Solar Probe, a spacecraft that is outfitted with various scientific instruments meant …
Protecting Innovation During the 3D Revolution
Innovators often face the question of how to best protect their new ideas. Patents immediately come to mind for new products and processes. However, copyright protection should …
Tech Giants Lead the Way on Fintech Patents, Ahead of Banks
British patent data insights firm Cipher recently released an IP strategy report that provides a look at how many firms are patenting technologies in the hopes of …
Software Patent-Eligible Subject Matter: Claiming Improvements in Computer Functionality
Particularize the claims. This helps overcome the “abstract” part of a 101 rejection. Put details into the claims to define the steps performed in the software and hardware …
LED Patent Invalid for Lack of Enabling Disclosure for All Claimed Permutations
Trustees of Boston University (“BU”) sued Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd., and others (collectively, “Everlight”) for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,686,738 (the “738 Patent”). The Federal Circuit reversed …
PTAB Judgment for Patent Owner Reversed, GoPro Catalog is Prior Art
On Friday, July 27th, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in GoPro, Inc. v. Contour IP Holdings, vacating a final written …
Understory Earns U.S. Patents for Weather Sensing Technology
Understory’s first patent covers the sensor device itself which consists of a stainless steel sphere sitting on top of a shaft, a configuration which one of …
House Energy Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Energy Storage for Improved Grid Reliability in Rural Communities and Renewables
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy recently convened a hearing titled Powering America: The Role of Energy Storage in the Nation’s Electricity …
Ericsson and LG Enter into Global Cross-Licensing Agreement for 2G, 3G and 4G Mobile SEPs
Swedish multinational telecommunications company Ericsson and South Korean consumer electronics firm LG Electronics announced that they had entered into a global licensing agreement to cross-license patent portfolios …
PopSockets wins General Exclusion Order Against Infringing Grips at ITC
PopSockets filed its Section 337 complaint with the ITC last April, naming 14 respondents, with 13 based in China and one operating in Hong Kong. This February, the administrative law …
How Intellectual Property Informs the Investment in a Private Equity Transaction
Technology and intellectual property (IP) have become vital components to virtually every business in all industries as they often drive the value and efficiencies of a business …
House Small Business Committee Holds Hearing on ZTE Sanctions, Chinese Cybersecurity Threats
Several weeks ago, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing titled ZTE: A Threat to America’s Small Businesses to explore the economic and national security …
Federal Circuit Affirms District Court’s Finding of Validity of Claims Directed to Aveed®
When relying on scientific guidelines to support an obviousness rationale, practitioners should offer evidence for why contradictory guidelines should be discounted. A claimed constituent is not “necessarily …
Software Licensing Disputes Are On the Rise
Software licensing disputes are on the increase, a trend that is being driven to a large degree by customers implementing new technologies without examining how this affects …
