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Intellectual Property Litigation and Licensing Articles

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September 15,2009

Can Hidden Internet Data Violate the Lanham Act?

Website metadata can infringe a trademark and violate the Lanham Act.
August 27, 2009

Method Acting?

The Federal Circuit must have been channeling Sir Laurence when it recently ruled that there is no method - literally - in the statutory framework of Section 271(f) of the Patent Code.
August 10, 2009

Journalism 101

Like their journalistic colleagues, lawyers can now rely upon the five W's to keep them honest with regard to allegations of inequitable conduct.
April 29, 2009

On Your Mark

APaTS: Advanced Patent Trial Strategies
After the Second Circuit's decision in Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc., trademark holders may finally be able to go after entities like Google for trademark infringement.
April 15, 2009

Patent-'Round-the-Rosy

APaTS: Advanced Patent Trial Strategies
Is Larson Manufacturing Co. v. Aluminart Products Ltd. the end of what has been, for some, the classic patent game of asserting inequitable conduct?
March 31, 2009

Patent Reform 2009 Amendments

On March 31, 2009, Senators Patrick Leahy, Arlen Spector, and Diane Feinstein announced that they have reached a compromise on amendments to the patent reform bill S. 515. The changes in the amendments are listed in the document.
March 17, 2009

Senator Kyle (AZ) Introduces Alternative Patent Reform Legislation - S. 610

Senator Kyle (AZ) introduced a separate patent reform bill today that is an alternative to Senator Leahy's S. 515. Senator Kyle's bill, S. 610.
2009

Strategic Considerations for Enforcing Patents in International Disputes

International IP Issues and Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Managing Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Efforts across Multiple Jurisdictions, Aspatore Special Report
When U.S. companies find themselves in patent disputes with foreign competitors, they need to make sure they take advantage of the changes in the playing field on peril of being taken advantage of themselves. Merely relying on experience with the U.S. patent enforcement system is not sufficient for success in patent disputes with international components.
March 5, 2009

Patent Karma

APaTS: Advanced Patent Trial Strategies
The Federal Circuit's decision in Revolution Eyewear Inc. v. Aspex Eyewear Inc. shows how holding on too tight can endanger the very thing to which one is attached.
March 4, 2009

Patent Reform Legislation 2009 – Back Again

It's back. For the fourth time in the last six years, a new effort at patent reform is ...
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