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05/13/13 Federal Circuit Fails to Set Clear Standard for Patent Eligibility
In an opinion that was poised to set a single standard governing the patent eligibility of computer-implemented inventions, no majority is reached.
04/24/13 Update on ICANN’s New gTLD Program
Brand owners should prepare for Internet expansion in 2013.
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Jeffry S. Mann is listed as one of the "Top 25 Portfolio Managers/Patent Prosecutors" for 2013 by the Daily Journal.
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Daniel Johnson, Jr. is listed as one of the "Top 75 Intellectual Property Litigators" for 2013 by the Daily Journal.
04/22/13 GCs Name Rolls Royce of Law Firms, Law360
Morgan Lewis is included in a list of 18 law firms with the strongest brands in the legal market.
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More than 150 of the firm's lawyers, patent agents, and technical specialists have degrees in science and technology; more than one third have advanced degrees.

Won the third-largest patent verdict in the country this decade, and the single biggest in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2011.

Ranked a Top Five Intellectual Property Law Firm by Law360 for 2011.

Ranked a Top Patent Litigation Firm, both overall and for defense representation, by Corporate Counsel magazine in its December 2012 issue.

Ranked a top firm by IP Today in 2013 for number of patents issued in 2012, and also ranked a top firm by IP Today in 2012 and 2011.

Our partners include numerous attorneys ranked at the top of their profession by Chambers USA and other directories.

Three of our patent litigation partners received California Lawyers of the Year Award in 2012 from California Lawyer magazine.

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05/13/13 Federal Circuit Fails to Set Clear Standard for Patent Eligibility

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
C. Erik Hawes

In an opinion that was poised to set a single standard governing the patent eligibility of computer-implemented inventions, no majority is reached.

04/24/13 Update on ICANN’s New gTLD Program

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Dana Gross, Ron Dreben

Brand owners should prepare for Internet expansion in 2013.

02/28/13 Taking a Bite Out of Cyber Crime, Corporate Counsel

Outside Publication | Article
Ryan McConnell

Morgan Lewis partner Ryan McConnell contributes a regular column on risk and compliance to Corporate Counsel. Cyber crime illustrates the two defining business trends of the modern day-globali... more

02/06/13 ICANN Publishes Pricing for Trademark Clearinghouse

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Dana Gross, Ron Dreben, Karen Butcher, Rochelle Alpert

As ICANN moves toward its expansion of Internet top-level domains, trademark owners should consider strategies to protect their brands.

02/01/13 Private Litigation Alleging False Claims Regarding Performance and Comparative Effectiveness, presented at the Biotechnology Industry Organization General Counsels Committee Meeting, San Francisco

Presentation | Speech
J. Kevin Fee

01/24/13 Enforcement Implications of Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc.

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Michael Clayton, J. Kevin Fee, Karen Butcher

Brand owner's broad covenant not to sue may render invalidity counterclaims moot.

January 2013 Co-author, Application of Induced Infringement Law in Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation, published by the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Outside Publication | White Paper
Andrew Whitney

01/09/13 New Federal Statute Strengthens Trade Secret Protection

LawFlash/Client Alert | Unfair Competition/Trade Secrets LawFlash
Carla Oakley

Trade secret protection expanded to include products or services "used in or intended for use in interstate or foreign commerce."

12/12/12 TTAB Decision Illustrates When Product Containers Can Function as Trademarks, WTR Daily

Outside Publication | Article
Rochelle Alpert

11/29/12 Inter Partes Review, presented at the American Conference Institute Seminar on Biotech Patents, Boston

Presentation | Speech
Robert Smyth, Ph.D.

11/12/12 Court Determines USPTO Is Undercalculating Patent Term Adjustments

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Robin Silva, Elizabeth Morris

District court's decision could lead to a minimum of 17 years of post-issuance patent terms for most standard patents.

11/12/12 Pharmaceutical Pay for Delay Settlements, presented at the University Consortium for International Intellectual Property Coordination (UCIP), Tokyo, Japan

Presentation | Speech
Robert Smyth, Ph.D.

11/02/12 Marketing Through Social Media, The Recorder

Outside Publication | Article
Rochelle Alpert

Reprinted with permission from the November 5, 2012 issue of The Recorder. (c)2012 ALM Media Properties LLC. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. In the past five years, social media use... more

10/19/12 Trade Dress, Copyright or Design Patent?, The Recorder

Outside Publication | Article
Brett Lovejoy, Ph.D., Carla Oakley

Reprinted with permission from the October 19, 2012 issue of The Recorder. (c)2012 ALM Media Properties LLC. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. Product designs that capture the ... more

10/15/12 Now Wait a Minute, I Thought that Patent Was Mine!, presented at the Licensing Executives Society Meeting, Toronto, Canada

Presentation | Speech
Robert Smyth, Ph.D.

09/28/12 Design Protection Bill Sent On for Senate Vote

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Jordana Rubel, Karen Butcher

Bill allowing owners of innovative fashion designs to enforce their rights against "substantially identical" designs includes notice requirement and 21-day grace period.

September 2012 White Paper Report: United States Patent Invalidity Study, presented at the IPO Annual Meeting

Outside Publication | White Paper
Robert Smyth, Ph.D.

September 2012 White Paper Report: Patent Invalidity Rates in Japan, presented at the IPO Annual Meeting

Outside Publication | White Paper
Robert Smyth, Ph.D.

09/12/12 ICO Guidance on Deleting Personal Data Under the Data Protection Act

LawFlash/Client Alert | Advertising, Consumer Protection, and Privacy LawFlash
Celia Kendrick, Matthew Howse

New guidance defines when electronically held personal data is "beyond use" once deleted.

09/10/12 Court of Appeals Expands Inducement for Patent Infringement

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
David Levy, James Glenn

Plaintiffs are no longer required to prove the existence of direct infringement to establish liability for inducement.

08/13/12 FBI Expands Right to Use Anti-Piracy Warning Seal

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Rochelle Alpert, Karen Butcher

New rule allows seal to be used on copyrighted works of all types.

August 2012 Russian Law Update: August 2012

Newsletter | Russian Law Update
Vasilisa Strizh, Nane Oganesyan, Brian Zimbler

In this issue: Introduction Reform of the Russian Civil Code: Changes in Legal Entities Russia's Accession to the WTO Arbitration of Disputes in Russia: Recent Developments Shareholders' Agreements:Prop... more

07/06/12 First Amendment Bars Infringement and Dilution Claims Based on Use in Hangover Movie, World Trademark Review

Outside Publication | Article
Rochelle Alpert

06/13/12 ICANN Publishes List of New gTLD Registry Applications

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Michael Clayton, Ron Dreben, Karen Butcher

Release of list is an important step toward what likely will be a dramatic change to the Internet; interested parties have until August 12 to submit comments.

06/11/12 Parody Paradox, Lexis Nexis Copyright and Trademark Law Blog (read the article)

Outside Publication | Article
Henry Horbaczewski

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