Posts Tagged: intellectual property
Supreme Court to Determine if Bankruptcy Code Allows Debtor to Terminate Trademark License Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Mission Product Holdings Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC on appeal from the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. …
Protection Strategies for Growth-Phase Companies
When it comes to the IP rights of your competitors, what you don’t know can hurt you. As your company brings new products to the marketplace, …
Protecting IP Builds Confidence and Encourages Investment in the Future
Protecting IP means securing a portion of a $1.2 trillion industry and the 29 million jobs created directly and indirectly by the mobile connectivity ecosystem. As companies like InterDigital …
Intellectual Property Considerations and Guidance for Start-Ups: Patents
Intellectual property probably isn’t high on the to-do list for most new nonprofits and business start-ups. There’s plenty enough to do with setting up an …
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 …
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Holds Hearing on China’s Threat to U.S. Innovation Leadership
On the morning of Thursday, July 19th, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a hearing titled China’s Threat to American Government and Private Sector …
Legislation Introduced in House to Repeal the PTAB and the AIA
There are 13 sections to Massie’s bill, many of which are geared towards the abolition of various statutes of the AIA. Perhaps the most salient portion of …
The Categorical Imperative for Innovation and Patenting
In his Categorical Imperative, Kant simplifies a moral argument position for an individual by asking a question: if you thought that your position or Statement would be …
House Small Business Committee Holds Hearing on IP in Digital Economy With a Mostly Anti-Patent Panel
On the morning of Wednesday, July 11th, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing titled Innovation Nation: How Small Businesses in the Digital Technology Industry Use …
Order of the New Day: IP Rights in Dynamic Competition
Missing for a while at the U.S. competition agencies has been an appreciation for how competition works in the real world — in particular, discounting the vital …
China Acquires Nineteenth Century U.S. Patent Models for Traveling Innovation Museum
In recent weeks we've learned that U.S. patent models are beginning to find a new audience in China’s growing inventor class. The Chinese expect the …
Invention and Patents: Phyllis Schlafly’s Legacy
In addition to these other areas of policy interest, however, Phyllis Schlafly had a strong and enduring interest in issues relating to invention, patents and other forms …
Canada’s National IP Strategy Stoking Fears About Patent Trolls
The strategy also includes legislative changes to ensure ethical standards among patent and trademark agents and to “remove barriers to innovation, particularly any loopholes that allow those …
New Canadian IP strategy includes money for IP tools and literacy
In a move that recognizes the importance of innovation and IP rights – and the need for diverse audiences to understand how they work – the Canadian government has …
