Patent demand letters
Patent demand letters are stressful. Before responding or ignoring, evaluate infringement, patent prosecution history, ownership, and litigation history.
Patent claim charts
Think that someone is infringing on your patent? Worried you are infringing, or want to show a patent reads on prior art? … Read more
Common law trademarks
Think that a Federal US trademark applies throughout the US? Not always. Welcome to the murky world of common law trademarks. Under … Read more
Halo and reckless infringement
The Halo decision; and how to avoid court-ordered punitive damages for culpable patent infringement (reckless infringement) One problem that both startups and … Read more
Contractor ownership of IP
The ownership rules for copyrights, patents, and other IP vary depending on if the IP creator is an employee or an independent … Read more
Sending Alice to Planet Blue
Forget “patent invalid because abstract”, the Planet Blue decision finds the real issue is “preemption.” Non-preemptive software claims are not abstract. In … Read more