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
Sovereign Immunity, Tribes, & IPR
Allergan proposed a strange way to help immunize US patents from IPR attack – the “sovereign immunity defense”. IPR attacks: The America Invents … Read more