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USPTO Utility Patent Update Effective May 2025 – Accelerated Patent Issuance Timelines
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USPTO Design Patent Update Effective April 2025 – Suspension of Expedited Examination
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On-Sale Bar Remains Unchanged Under AIA—But for How Long? Celanese Case Pushes Limits on U.S. Patent Law
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The Federal Circuit Opened ITC Enforcement to Companies with Foreign Manufacturing
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Comprehensive Guide to Patent Marking: Legal Principles, Methods, and Best Practices
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Cybersecurity, Data Privacy & AI Compliance Highlights – A Year in Review and What’s Ahead for 2025 & Beyond
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The Wright Brothers’ Navigation Through the Patent System
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Litigation Year in Review: 2024 Intellectual Property Highlights
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Navigating Patent Claim Drafting for Effective Enforcement
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New USPTO Requirements and Fees for IDS Practice
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2025 USPTO Trademark Fee Changes
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The Fear of Partnering in Semiconductor Manufacturing: How to Mitigate Risk and Protect Your Intellectual Property
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Upcoming Fee Adjustment Affects All Information Disclosure Statements (IDS), Not Just the Large Ones
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Final Rule on 2025 US Patent Fee Changes
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Brooks Kushman Secures Federal Circuit Affirmance for Ford Motor Company in Patent Dispute, Upholding PTAB Rulings that the Asserted Automobile Safety Patents are Unpatentable
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Four Years Later: The SEC’s Latest Round of Enforcement Actions Following the SolarWinds Breach
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From State to Global: Comparing U.S. State Laws to the EU’s Comprehensive Approach
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Terminate After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0
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Navigating AI Compliance: How California’s AB 2013 Reshapes GenAI Operations
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Understanding the Global Impact of the European Artificial Intelligence Act
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What is “Public Disclosure” of an Invention Under the America Invents Act Safe Harbor Provision?
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Function Over Form: Federal Circuit’s New Guidance on Patent Claim Interpretation
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Navigating the Complexities of Software Patents: Controller Claims and Eligibility
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AI Integration, Copyright, and Privacy: Navigating the Challenges in Software Terms of Service
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The USPTO’s Proposed Rule on Terminal Disclaimers: A Change from the Status Quo
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Brooks Kushman Secures Favorable Result at PTAB for Patent Owner Y. Evan Spero
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Redrawing the Obviousness Standard: Graham Factors Overrule Rosen-Durling for Design Patents
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Design Patent Obviousness: Federal Circuit Rehearing and Examiner AI-Assisted Searching
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The Broad Implications of Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy on Copyright Damage Recovery
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Where did you get that information? The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024
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License to Compete: Navigating the New Landscape of Intellectual Property in the Wake of the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban
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Utah’s Artificial Intelligence Act swings into full-force May 1st
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Director Vidal Issues Favorable Ruling in Ford IPR
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From Patents to Policy: The Potential Ripple Effects of Revising the Chevron Doctrine
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Labor Unions and Logos: Where to Draw the Line in Analyzing Design Elements?
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Innovations at Work: Who Really Owns Employee-Created Inventions?
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“What If I Told You None of It Was Accidental?” Cetaphil’s “Mastermind” Marketing Tactics Balance Taylor Swift Imagery and IP Rights
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USPTO’s Stance on AI-Assisted Inventions: Human Conception is Key
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“Artistic Freedom” v. Trademark Protection: MSCHF’s First Amendment defense face-plants on appeal
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Crafting Clarity in IP Agreements: Guidance from the “Fables” Dispute
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Taking the Initiative: Proactive Litigation Strategies in Intellectual Property Disputes
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Biden Administration Announces Shift in Use of March-In Rights for Drug Patents
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Navigating the Crossroads: Intellectual Property Protection and Traditional Knowledge
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Intellectual Property in the Gig Economy: Navigating Ownership and Protection
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Court Enters Final Judgement for $3 in Versata Software, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company
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The Deepfake Conundrum: Balancing Innovation, Privacy, and Intellectual Property in the Digital Age
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Current Lighting Wins at Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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Domino’s Pizza $2.7 Million Attorneys’ Fee Award Upheld on Appeal
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Outer Space and Intellectual Property Law: A Dispatch from the Future
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An Update to “Marijuana and Patents: The Complicated Relationship Between Patent Rights and the Federal Criminalization of Marijuana”
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U.S. Copyright Office Opens the Door for AI-Assisted Work to Gain Copyright Protection
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Human Creators vs. Generative AI: A Clash of Copyrights and Innovation
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USPTO Transitions to eGrants from Paper Patents
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The Impact of Bankruptcy on IP Licensor and Licensee Rights
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A Bridge(erton) Too Far: The Fine Line Between Acceptable Fan-Created Content and IP Infringement
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Brooks Kushman Attorney Ben Stasa Published in The Licensing Journal
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Reza Roghani Esfahani’s Article Featured in the AIPLA Quarterly Journal Volume 50, Issue 3
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
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Nike v. StockX Case Highlights Many Unanswered Questions About IP and NFTs
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Generic Terms and Trademark Protection: Understanding and Navigating the Landscape
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AI Article Published in The Patent Lawyer Magazine by Ben Stasa
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Should Brands be Less Protective of Their IP When it Comes to NFTs?
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In the Aftermath of TC Heartland Federal Circuit Explains the Venue Requirements in Patent Cases
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In the Aftermath of TC Heartland Federal Circuit Explains the Venue Requirements in Patent Cases
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The Important Policy Questions Raised by the Role of Artificial Intelligence and Inventorship
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Celebrating Black History Month 2022
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Should AI Systems be Eligible for Patents?
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Texas Aims to Lead the United States in Data Privacy
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Celebrating Veteran’s Day
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Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month
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The Overlap of Intellectual Properties in Product Design
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Arthrex Confirms the Director’s Authority to Take Control of a PTAB Proceeding
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Celebrating Pride Month
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Arthrex Oral Arguments Suggest SCOTUS is Not Ready to Dismantle the IPR System
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Virginia Becomes Second State to Enact Comprehensive Data Protection Law
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Cybersecurity Breach Prompts a Variety of New Procedures to Protect Sensitive Court-Filed Documents
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Black History Month: Dr. Marian Croak (1955- ) and Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson (1946- )
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Black History Month: Frederick McKinley Jones (1893-1961) and Arlyne Simon, Ph.D. (Currently Innovating)
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Black History Month: Elijah McCoy (1844-1929) & Dr. Patricia Bath (1942-2019)
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Black History Month: Thomas L. Jennings (1791-1856)
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Brooks Kushman CEO Sangeeta Shah Published in ICLE on Boosting Diversity
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New USPTO Rules Coming by End of 2021 – Including Challenging Registrations for Non-Use
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PTAB Designates Two Decisions Examining Fintiv Factors as Precedential
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Increased Trademark Fees at USPTO, Effective January 2, 2021
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With Threats of Ransomware Attacks Growing in Healthcare Sector, Victims Face Sanctions Risks from Paying Ransom
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U.S. Copyright Office Releases New Resource on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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California Residents Are Preparing To Vote On A New and Expanded Data Privacy Law
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The Supreme Court to Weigh in on Whether PTAB Judges are Constitutional
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2020 Supreme Court Intellectual Property Case Review
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Kanye’s Twitter Rant Flags Issues with Copyright Ownership in Music Deals
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The USPTO Recently Published a Final Rule on Fee Changes for Fiscal Year 2020
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CCPA Final Regulations Now In Full Effect
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Ninth Circuit Reverses Antitrust Ruling Against Qualcomm in FTC v. Qualcomm Inc.
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Covered Business Method Patent Review Will End as of September 16, 2020
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10 Things to Enhance Brand Protection at U.S. Borders and Ports
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USPTO Launches New Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program
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Strategies to Fight Black Hat Tactics on E-Commerce Platforms
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What Patent Owners and Product Sellers Need to Know About Amazon’s Utility Patent Neutral Evaluation Procedure
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Federal Circuit Confirms Dynamic Drinkware Analysis For Provisional Applications As Prior Art
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Disruptive Technologies Powering the Solar Industry
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New USPTO Proposed Rule Addresses All-or-Nothing AIA Reviews, Patent Owner Reply Briefs, and Testimonial Evidence Standards in IPR, PGR, and CBM Proceedings
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A Musical Solution For Negotiating Wireless FRAND Rates
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The USPTO Issued a Second Notice of Extended Waiver for Patent Related Timing Deadlines Under the CARES Act
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder John Rondini Published in Thomson Reuters Westlaw® Expert Analysis Publication
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Supreme Court Rules that Proving Willfulness is not a Prerequisite to Recover Trademark Infringer’s Profits
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USPTO Requires Brand Owner to Provide Email Address
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Solar Energy Applications Far Beyond Electricity Generation
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New USPTO Report Analyzes Impact of Guidance on Section 101 Patent Eligibility Standards
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Michigan Auto Dealerships Are at Risk of Cyber Attacks During the COVID-19 Crisis—Here’s How to Combat Against the Threats
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No Red Light: Fed. Circuit Opens Door for Registration of Multi-Color Product Packaging
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Zoom’s Recent Headlines Illustrate Why Privacy and Security are a Critical Element in Product Design
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The USPTO Issued A Notice of Waiver For Patent Related Timing Under The CARES Act
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Christopher Smith Published in The Licensing Journal
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Amid Rising COVID-19 Infection Numbers, A Race for the Cure Is On the Way
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Limit Cybersecurity Risks When Employees Work From Home Due to COVID-19
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Federal Circuit Rules that PTAB May Not Cancel “Challenged” Claims for Indefiniteness in an IPR Proceeding
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First Data Breach Lawsuit Filed Based On California Consumer Privacy Act
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New Federal Legislation Seeks To Appoint A Cybersecurity Coordinator For Each State
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PTAB Precedential Opinion Clarifies Standard for Establishing Public Accessibility of a Reference
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“Unsinkable Metal” Has a Number of Practical Industrial Applications
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You May Be Exhausted Over Standard Essential Patents (And Not Even Know It)
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Nokia’s U.S. Standard Essential Patents are Exhausted Against Qualcomm Chipsets
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Supreme Court Rules That USPTO is Barred From Seeking Reimbursement of Legal Fees in Section 145 Appeal
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Marine-Friendly Materials Gaining Traction as Plastic Ocean Pollution Controversy Washes Ashore
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Advanced Materials are Driving Innovation in the Automotive Industry
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Supreme Court Will Decide Computer Code Copyright Issues in Oracle v. Google Case
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Federal Circuit Finds PTAB Judges to be Unconstitutionally-Appointed “Principal” Officers
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USPTO Proposes New Rules for Amending Claims During AIA Trial Proceedings
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ChargePoint Seeks Supreme Court Review of Patent Ineligibility Ruling in ChargePoint, Inc. v. SemaConnect, Inc. Litigation
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USPTO Publishes Updated Guidance on its 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidelines
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The Countdown Begins on California’s “Internet of Things” Law
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Carbon Capture Technology is Critical to the Future of Coal—and Presents a Massive Opportunity for IP Innovation
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Business, Legislative, and Intellectual Property Developments Position Hemp as a Viable Advanced Material
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Practical Considerations for “Article of Manufacture” in Design Patent Law After Curver Luxembourg, SARL v. Home Expressions Inc.
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AI Users – Beware of New Export Control Laws
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PTAB Designates Two New Precedential Decisions and One Informative Decision Regarding Discretion to Institute Inter Partes Review
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Federal Circuit Upholds Validity of Design Patents for Automotive Replacement Parts
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PTAB Releases New Update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide
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Innovative Sustainable Materials, Products, and Production Methods are at the Forefront of the Circular Economy
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Algorithmic Accountability Act Introduced to Protect Against Bias in AI Systems
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Waymo to Commercialize LiDAR Intellectual Property
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Supreme Court Rules Trademark Act Prohibition Against Registration of “Immoral” and “Scandalous” Trademarks Unconstitutional
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Overhaul of Section 101 of the Patent Act Gaining Momentum in Congress
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Return Mail Inc. v. U.S. Postal Service
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Innovative Building Materials Will Drive Net Zero Building Boom
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Federal Court Criticizes Qualcomm Licensing Methods for SEP Patents, Finds Antitrust Violations
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Embracing New Technology vs Litigation: If you can’t beat them, join them
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Preparing for a potential breach – Tips for creating an Incident Response Plan
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Jaguar Land Rover Limited’s Bold Strategy Pays Off: China Court Enjoins Manufacture and Sale of Copy Range Rover Evoque SUV
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New Pilot Program Concerning Motions To Amend
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Copyright Registration Required to Sue for Infringement
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USPTO Issues Revised Guidance in Effort to Address Patent Eligibility Concerns
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Federal Circuit Decrees that Assignor Estoppel Does Not Apply to IPR Petitions
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Assignor Estoppel Inapplicable to IPR Proceedings
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Preview: Supreme Court 2018/2019 Intellectual Property Docket
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In Win for Brooks Kushman Client Ancora Technologies, Federal Circuit Rules that Software Security Invention Is Patent-Eligible
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USPTO Proposes New Procedures to Expand Availability of Claim Amendments During AIA Post Grant Proceedings
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Is Uncle Sam a “Person”? Supreme Court Grants Cert to Consider Government Standing in CBM Proceedings
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Is Uncle Sam a “Person”? Supreme Court Grants Cert to Consider Government Standing in CBM Proceedings
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Trademark License Bankruptcy Dispute
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USPTO Adopts Federal Court Claim Construction Standard For All AIA Post Grant Proceedings
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Claim Limitation Reciting Unspecified ‘Requirements” Indefinite Under § 112(b)
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DMCA Disarray! Comply with Evolving Online Copyright Law
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Federal Circuit Clarifies IPR Procedures In Trio Of Cases
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PTAB Releases Revised AIA Trial Guide
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PTAB Releases Updated AIA Trial Guide
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Federal Circuit Rules that Tribal Sovereign Immunity Does Not Apply in IPR Proceedings
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Federal Circuit Rules that Tribal Sovereign Immunity Does Not Apply in IPR Proceedings
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Analytics and AI Monthly: Vol. II – Maintenance Fee Management
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Supreme Court Rules That § 284 Permits Lost Profits Damages Based on Lost Foreign Sales
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Federal Circuit Tackles Post-SAS Procedural Tangles – Rules That Patent Owner May Request Remand, Did Not Waive Challenge to Partial Final Written Decision
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Fixing Patent Eligibility by Limiting Scope to Disclosed Embodiments
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Measures to Copy Competitor’s Patent Claims
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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of IPR Proceedings, But Strikes Down Partial PTAB Final Written Decisions
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PTAB Designates Two New Informative Decisions Addressing Its Discretion to Deny Review under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d) Based on Prior Examination
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Supreme Court to Consider Availability of Extraterritorial Patent Infringement Damages
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PTAB Designates Two New Informative Decisions Addressing IPR Filing Issues
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PTAB Appoints Two New Informative Decisions Addressing IPR Filing Issues
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Federal Circuit Rules that PTAB Rejection of IPR Time-Bar Defense is Reviewable
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Federal Circuit Rules That Scandalous and Immoral Trademarks May Be Registered
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PTAB Issues Guidance on Claim Amendments Caused by Aqua Products Decision
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USPTO Announces Fee Increases Effective January 16, 2018
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New PTAB “Informative” Decisions Support Denial of Institution When Grounds Were Considered Previously
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USPTO Will Continue to Apply Lower In re Packard Indefiniteness Standard During Examination
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Federal Circuit Rejects Some USPTO Requirements for Amending Claims During IPR Proceedings
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Federal Circuit Shoots Down Eastern District of Texas Patent Venue Test
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PTAB Establishes Criteria Governing Follow-On Petitions for AIA Post Grant Proceedings
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Federal Circuit Decrees That Claims For Programmable Tiered Computer Memory Are Patent-Eligible
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Programmable Computer Memory Are Patent-Eligible
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USPTO’s Legal Fees for Appeals to District Court
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Can and Should I Patent My Idea For an App?
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Lanham Act’s Prohibition of Registration of Disparaging Trademarks
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Internet Service Providers New Online Registry
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AIA Inter Partes Review Proceedings Challenged
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Supreme Court to Review PTAB Practice of Reviewing Only Selected Challenged Claims
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Supreme Court To Review PTAB Practice Of Reviewing
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Authorized Product Sale Exhausts Patent Rights Worldwide
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Supreme Court’s TC Heartland Decision Impact
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Statements Made in IPR Preliminary Responses
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Federal Circuit Considers Offers For Sale Under AIA
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Supreme Court Expands Copyright Protection
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Laches Not A Defense To Patent Infringement Damages
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Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB, Reaffirms Requirement That Anticipating Reference Disclose Every Element of Claimed Invention
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Patent Claims, Not Embodiments Disclosed in Specification or Litigation Strategy, Determine Eligibility for Covered Business Method Review
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ED Texas To Transfer Patent Infringement Case
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Exporting Single Part Doesn’t Violate Section 271(F)(1)
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Personal Jurisdiction In Unfavorable Forum
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Federal Circuit Rules That Not All Petitioners Have Standing to Appeal Adverse IPR Results
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Full Federal Circuit To Consider Appealability of PTAB Decision On Timeliness of IPR Petition
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Supreme Court to Review Forum Shopping in Patent Infringement Litigation
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PTAB Obviousness Decision Must Provide “Reasoned Explanation” For Motivation To Combine References
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Supreme Court Limits Design Patent Damages, Vacates Apple’s $399 Million Award Against Samsung
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Federal Circuit Firmly Rejects PTAB Criteria For Covered Business Method Review
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PTAB Decision To Terminate IPR Proceedings After Institution Is Not Appealable
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Supreme Court denies Cert in Cases Challenging Constitutionality of AIA Trials
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First Amendment Challenge to Lanham Act’s Bar
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Federal Circuit Reverses Course on Obviousness– Affirms Apple Victory in Smartphone Battle
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Federal Circuit Rules That Patent For Animating Lip Synchronization Is Not Abstract Idea, Upholds Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. § 101
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Federal Circuit Overturns PTAB Denial of Motion to Amend Claims in IPR Proceeding
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Federal Circuit Grants En Banc Review of PTAB Amendment Practice
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Federal Circuit Rules that PTAB Claim Construction in Inter Partes Reexamination Proceeding Is Not Binding on District Court in Later Litigation
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PTAB Institution Rate Continues To Lag Behind 2014 Rate, Highlighting Need For Expert Reports to Adequately Support Petition
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Method For Preserving Hepatocytes Patent-Eligible, Despite Use Of Newly-Discovered Natural Cell Characteristics
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Featured in Detroit Legal News
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Supreme Court’s Cuozzo Decision Endorses AIA Trial Proceedings, But Preserves Key Roles for both the PTAB and Federal Courts in Patent Disputes
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PTAB Invalidates Two Livestock Patents in First PGR Decisions
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Federal Circuit Rules That PTAB May Base AIA Trial Decision on Facts Outside Petition for Review
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Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Supreme Court Sets Standard for Attorney Fee Awards in Copyright Cases
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Supreme Court Affirms “Broadest Reasonable Interpretation” Claim Construction Standard and Limited Appeals For AIA Trials
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Supreme Court Relaxes Standard for Willful Infringement – Higher Risk of Enhanced Damage Awards May Require Clients to Reassess Strategies
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PTAB Decision Vacated and Remanded for Changing Claim Construction “Midstream”
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Federal Circuit Decision May Signal New Strategy for Patenting Computer-Related Inventions
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“Defend Trade Secrets Act” Signed Into Law Effective May 11, 2016
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In re Aqua Products, Inc.: Federal Circuit Continues To Uphold PTAB Limits on Motions To Amend
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In First Appeal From AIA Post-Grant Proceeding: Justices Focus on Practical Consequences of Dual Claim Construction Standards
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USPTO Issues Scaled-Down Revised Rules For PTAB Trials
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PTAB Remains Consistent from Institution to Final Decision in First Group of IPRs Decided Together
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Federal Circuit Okays PTAB Practice of Reviewing Fewer Than All Challenged Claims in IPR
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Federal Circuit Judges Voice Concern Over PTAB Practice of Denying AIA Petitions Based on Redundancy
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B&B Hardware – District Courts Consider Impact on Both Trademark and Patent Litigation
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B&B Hardware District Courts Consider Impact on Both Trademark and Patent Litigation
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PTAB Panel Allows Joinder of Multiple IPR Proceedings Filed by Same Petitioner, Sharpens Disparity Between Panels Interpreting 35 U.S.C. § 315(c)
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Omitted Inventors May Have Standing To Seek Patent Correction Based On Reputational Injury
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Sixth Circuit Tackles “Metaphysical Quandary” Of Design Separability: Rules That Cheerleader Uniform Graphics Are Protected By Copyright
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USPTO Proposes New Rules For PTAB Trial Proceedings
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Federal Circuit Limits Divided Infringement Defense Precise Contours Of Direct Infringement Remain Uncertain
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PTAB Decisions Add Some Clarity to Estoppel in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings
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Federal Circuit Adopts USPTO Positions in Clarifying Ground Rules For CBM Review, Holds Versata Pricing Patent Invalid
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IP Law Tracker Docket Review – II
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IP Law Tracker Docket Review – III
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Federal Circuit Judges Disagree On Correct Claim Construction Standard For AIA Post-Grant Proceedings, But Decline En Banc Review
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Federal Circuit Reaffirms Kessler Doctrine As A Patent Infringement Defense For Customers
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Supreme Court Declines To Overrule Brulotte Rule: Post-Expiration Patent Royalties Remain Unlawful
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IP Law Tracker Docket Review
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BK Attorney Cautions Organizations That Assign Patents To IP Holding Companies
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Federal Circuit Panel Reaffirms Single Entity Rule – One Infringer Must Be Responsible For Performing All Steps Of Methods Claims
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Federal Circuit Panel Reaffirms Single Entity Rule One Infringer Must Be Responsible For Performing All Steps Of Methods Claims
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IP Law Tracker Docket Review – IV
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Discusses Standing Issues Between Related Entities In Patent Cases In ACC Quick Counsel
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April Court Decision Round-Up
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USPTO Announces Immediate Changes to AIA PTAB Page Limits
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After 15 Years, International Applications Under Hague Agreement Available To U.S. Applicants Beginning May 15, 2015
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Brooks Kushman President Featured in X-ology Magazine
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In Rare Trademark Decision, Supreme Court Rules That “Tacking” Is A Jury Issue
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Supreme Court Orders Federal Circuit To Defer To District Court Factual Findings During Patent Claim Construction: Will Markman Strategies Change?
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Brooks Kushman Senior Attorney Featured in Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal
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New Canadian Trademark Requirements Will Create Challenges, Opportunities For Brand Owners
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Courts Applying Gunn v. Minton Must Distinguish – Forward-Looking – From – Backward-Looking – Patent Issues
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Federal Circuit Signals Trend To Reassert Jurisdiction Over Patent-Related State Law Actions
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Brooks Kushman Attorneys Discuss Open Source Software Compliance
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The Federal Circuit’s VirnetX Ruling Continues Its Focus On Requirements For Proving Patent Damages
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The Federal Circuits VirnetX Ruling Continues Its Focus On Requirements For Proving Patent Damages
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Recent Developments in Information Technology Law Third Quarter 2014
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BK Patent Litigation Attorneys Explore Impact Of Federal Circuit’s VirnetX Ruling On Patent Damages
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Molly Crandall Discusses Marijuana Industry Brand Protection in Law360
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Brooks Kushman Associates Discuss Implications of Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International
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Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International
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Recent Developments in Information Technology Law Second Quarter 2014
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Kristin Murphy discusses strategies for patent filing in MichBio article
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Recent Developments in Information Technology Law First Quarter 2014
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder reviews first year of First-Inventor-to-File Patent System in Law360
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Cushion and Bowles Discuss Lessons Learned in the PTAB’s Final Decision on Group of Inter Partes Review Trials
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Murphy and Rondini Review Liberty Mutual Covered Business Method Cases in Law360 Article
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Outsourcing Manufacturing and the Pre-AIA On-Sale Bar
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Kristin Murphy Shares Advice for Small Businesses Planning for the New Year
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Preparing for Your Company’s Future – Defensive IP Due Diligence
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New Resource: Recent Developments in Information Technology Law Third Quarter 2013
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New Resource: Recent Developments in Information Technology Law Second Quarter 2013
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Contributes Chapter to Intellectual Property Law 2013
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New Resource: Recent Developments in Information Technology Law First Quarter 2013
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Patent Protection
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The “Secrets” to Maintaining a Sometimes Unrecognized Business Asset: Trade Secrets
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The State of the Computer and Internet Law – 2010
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How to Sell and License Post-Quanta
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GFO: Disposal of a Power-Challenged Satellite with an Attitude (Control) Problem
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Egyptian Goddess: Filing Down the Design Patent Infringement Test to Ensure a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
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Retail ambiance: is it protectable?
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Declaratory Judgments – Trademark cases not immune from MedImmune: The potential for increased trademark infringement litigation?
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The State of the Computer and Internet Law – 2008
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Patent Law Under Siege: What Does it Mean?
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Patent Licenses Versus Covenants Not to Sue: What Are the Consequences?
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Trademarks in the Internet Age: Use of Trademarks by Search Engine Ad Programs
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Protecting the Crown Jewels: Patent and Trademark Protection
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Protecting the Crown Jewels: Intangible Company Assets – Trademark Protection
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Michigan SuperLawyers 2006
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The State of Computer & Internet Law 2006
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Don’t Let Others Trade Your Secrets
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Significant Patent Law Reform Legislation Pending
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Protecting Trade Secrets: Steps Every Employer Should Know
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Protecting Trade Secrets: Steps Every Trade Secret Owner Should Know
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Bringing Out the Big Gun: Invoking the Sherman Act in Patent Litigation
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Federal Circuit Overrules Longstanding “Adverse Inference” Rule
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Customs Brokerage Industry Narrowly Escapes Restructuring
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Protection of Slogans – Part of Everyday Speech and Related Issues
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Protection of Slogans – Part of Everyday Speech
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The Provisional Priority Land Mine
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The Secret of Trade Dress Protection
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Settlement Negotiators Beware: Verbal Negotiations May Have Unintended Consequences
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Restriking the Balance: The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) and Reverse Engineering
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Make Your Mark on Israel: Registering Your Trademark
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Recent Developments in Computer Law (1990-2002)
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What a Patentee Must Do to Prove Infringement and Damages of a Method Claim for Computer Software
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Design and Assembly of a Flexible Cylinder Head Assembly Cell for Comparison to the Conventional Assembly Line
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Wrongful Seizure Under the U.S. Trademark Counterfeiting Act
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How Trademark Litigation Over Internet Domain Names Will Change After Section 43(d) of the Lanham Act
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Taking an Aggressive Stance Against Counterfeiters: An Overview of Trademark Counterfeiting Litigation Under the Lanham Act
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Recovery of Muscle Transfers Replacing the Total Plantarflexor Muscle Group in Rats
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Patent Exemption for Medical Procedures: A Mixed Blessing
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Patent Reexamination Reexamined
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Block v. Rutherford: Pretrial Detainee Rights at Bat — Strike Two
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Patent Applicants Must May USPTO’s Legal Fees for Appeals to District Court Under 35 U.S.C. §145