Posts Tagged: intellectual property
KNOWIT 2020 – Intellectual Property in a Digital World
KnowIt is a groundbreaking new annual event that brings together the community of creators and protectors of intellectual property and other innovative outputs for an unprecedented …
EPO Provides Reasoning for Rejecting Patent Applications Citing AI as Inventor
Earlier this month, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) each rejected two patent applications that designated an artificial intelligence named DABUS …
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 …
Supreme Court Denies Trading Technologies, ChargePoint Petitions
The U.S. Supreme Court today denied two petitions for certiorari filed by Trading Technologies and one by ChargePoint, Inc. asking the Court to review their cases …
This Week in Washington IP: Maintaining American Tech Dominance, NASA Authorization Bill and the Rise of Mobile Payments
This week in Washington-area IP events, the House of Representatives hosts a trio of hearings on Wednesday related to technology and innovation. The full House Science Committee …
In Search of a Jury Trial: One Inventor’s Experience at the PTAB and Federal Circuit
Outlined below is the story of how the America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011 made a novel 2002 invention obvious in 2018. I’m the first named inventor of the 7058524 …
Review of Key 2019 Trade Secret Decisions and Trends (Part II)
Part I of this series covered (1) Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, 139 S.Ct. 2356 (2020) in which the Supreme Court held that commercial or financial information that …
Other Barks & Bites, Friday, January 24: Federal Circuit Remands Cases Under Arthrex and USPTO Announces New PPAC and TPAC Members
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit revives patent infringement claims asserted against Facebook’s News Feed; the CAFC also remanded a trio of cases …
VirnetX Urges SCOTUS to End Apple Gamesmanship in Decade-Long Patent Battle
VirnetX on Wednesday filed its brief in opposition to Apple’s petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court, which asks the High Court to review the Federal …
IBM, Toyota Join LOT Network, Underscoring Rapid Growth for the Patent Risk Management Consortium
Information technology giant IBM recently announced that it had agreed to join the LOT Network, a nonprofit patent risk management consortium designed to immunize its members from …
Protecting Creative Works After Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court finally unequivocally answered the question about whether copyright owners need to receive a Registration Certificate from the Copyright Office before …
Trademark Litigation Review—What Happened in 2019 and What to Watch This Year
Two things are true about the world of trademarks—it is rarely boring, and something is always on the horizon. The following are some of the significant …
Nintendo Dodges $10.1 Million Jury Verdict in Texas Order Invalidating iLife Patent Under Alice
The U.S. District court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, overturned a $10.1 million jury verdict on January 17 against Japanese gaming giant Nintendo under the …
Seven Steps to Address Trade Secret Misappropriation by Whistleblowers
The primary purpose of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) is to provide federal remedies to individuals and companies that have had their trade secrets misappropriated. That …
It’s About Control, Not Exclusion: Why Trade Secrets Are Treated Like Property, Part 1
Sometimes it seems that trade secrets are always fighting for respect. I recently ran into a friend who teaches at a European university. He somehow found a …
