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LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
C. Erik Hawes
For cases filed before enactment of the America Invents Act, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has clarified that unrelated defendants may be joined together in a single patent case only if claims are based on the same product or process.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Robert Smyth, Ph.D.
Supreme Court affirms Federal Circuit ruling allowing submission of additional evidence to obtain a patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 145.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Robert Smyth, Ph.D.
Court ruling applies law of nature; impacts patents directed to personalized medicine.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Advertising, Consumer Protection, and Privacy LawFlash
Advertising, Consumer Protection, and Privacy Practice
Massachusetts regulations to protect consumer personal information contain March 1, 2012 deadline.
Outside Publication | Article
Robert Smyth, Ph.D.
Introduction: In recent decades, intellectual property in general and patents in particular have taken on increasing importance to the development and functioning of the global economy. As actors in all aspects of commerce c... more
Outside Publication | Chapter
Mansi Shah
Presentation | Speech
Scott Sherwin
Topics presented include: Which key IP should you consider? Core IP rights determined by industry Bootstrapping v. hiring a lawyer You can bootstrap most IP issues early on Balance the ris... more
Outside Publication | Article
W. Nes, Paul Zevnik, Michel Horton
Presentation | Speech
Mansi Shah
Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
William Jackson Matney, Jr., David Levy, C. Erik Hawes, Robert Gaybrick, Collin Park, Robert Busby
In this issue: Federal Circuit Reverses District Court Decision and Rules that Isolated DNA Sequences Are Patent-Eligible Subject Matter On Remand from the Federal Circuit, the District Court in Lucent v. Microsoft Rul... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | eData LawFlash
L. Keven Hayworth, Tara Lawler, Scott Milner, Jennifer Williams, Lorraine Casto, Graham Rollins, Jacquelyn Caridad, Denise Backhouse, Stephanie Blair
During his September 27 remarks at the Eastern District of Texas Judicial Conference, Chief Judge Randall R. Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit unveiled a new Model Order for the governance of e-discover... more
Outside Publication | Article
Alex Hanna
LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Dana Gross
After years of online and offline discussions, international meetings, and many versions of proposed controlling documents, in June 2011 ICANN (described below) voted to allow up to 1,000 new top-level domains (TLDs) on the Inte... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Timothy Lynch, David Levy, C. Erik Hawes
After years of debating the need for patent reform, Congress has acted. Today, the Senate passed the House version of the "America Invents Act" (the Act). The bill will now go to the President, who is expected to sign it into l... more
Outside Publication | Article
Robert Smyth, Ph.D.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Dana Gross
In April 2011, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) authorized the creation of a new .xxx sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) for the adult entertainment industry. (sTLDs are designed for members of a s... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice
On June 23, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America Invents Act (304-117) (H.R. 1249), which will alter some central aspects of the current patent system. Background Over the last five years, various member... more
Outside Publication | Article
Ronald Tenpas, Alex Polonsky
Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
William Jackson Matney, Jr., David Levy, C. Erik Hawes, Robert Gaybrick, Collin Park, Robert Busby
In this issue: The Federal Circuit Affirms the Delaware District Court's Summary Judgment of Invalidity for Failure to Disclose the Best Mode | 未能公开最佳实施方式的后果 | 連邦巡回控訴裁、デラウェア連邦地裁のベストモード開示義務違反に基づく無効の略式判決を支持 Federal ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Advertising, Consumer Protection, and Privacy LawFlash
Dana Gross
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering updating and reissuing the "Dot Com Disclosures" business guide[1] that it originally issued in 2000 to assist online advertisers in complyin... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
C. Erik Hawes
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in Microsoft Corp. v. i4i L.P. The Court had granted certiorari to consider the question of whether section 282 of the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 282... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
R. (Ted) Cruz
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Global-Tech Appliances, Inc., et al. v. SEB S.A. , No. 10-6 (2011), holding that to prove inducing infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) a plaintiff must prove that the ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Unfair Competition/Trade Secrets LawFlash
Labor and Employment and Intellectual Property Practices
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has given employers a clear path to increased protection for their trade secrets and other proprietary information in its decision in United States v. Nosal , Case No. 10-10038 (9... more
Presentation | Speech
Peter Watt-Morse
Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
William Jackson Matney, Jr., David Levy, C. Erik Hawes, Robert Gaybrick, Collin Park, Robert Busby
In this issue: The Federal Circuit Rejects the 25 Percent Rule as Fundamentally Flawed and Reviews the Entire Market Value Rule for Calculation of Patent Infringement Damages | 应用25%规则还是全部市场价值规则来计算侵权赔偿金？ | 連邦巡回... more