The Supreme Court's recent decision in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street[dot]com LLC et al. reinforces the importance of registering copyrights before infringement is a risk. read more
Intellectual Property Client Alerts
Intellectual Property Client Alerts
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street[dot]com LLC et al. reinforces the importance of registering copyrights before infringement is a risk. read more
Intellectual Property Client Alerts
With Helsinn decision, the Supreme Court confirms that the sale of an invention to a third party may preclude patent protection, even if the third party is required to keep the invention confidential. read more
Businesses must have processes in place to safeguard customer data or may be liable to customers in the event of a data breach. This is true even if customers experience no identify theft because of the breach. read more
It appears that 2016 saw a surprising and dramatic drop in patent litigation filings. As reported by Richard Lloyd of IAM Magazine, recent studies released by the intellectual property firms Unified Patents and RPX confirmed patent litigation filings were down almost 25% in 2016 from the prior year, the lowest volume of cases since 2011. Paradoxically, however, the risk of a patent lawsuit being brought against middle market companies may be higher than before. read more
Intellectual Property Client Alerts
Supreme Court clarifies the scope of damages recoverable for infringement of a design patent by a product made up of multiple components. read more