Supremely Important IP Decisions
It is always worth considering what can be learned about the Supreme Court’s view of IP cases when two decisions in such cases are issued on the same day.
An Idea In Place
This dispute should remind companies and their independent contractors of the rules regarding co-inventorship.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
The ‘Skinny Labels’ Case Will Have A Huge Impact On The Affordability Of Healthcare
I wish staying healthy could be cheaper.
Restarting The Patent Treasure Hunt
For the purchasers of BlackBerry’s portfolio, the challenge laying ahead is an obvious one.
Morning Docket: 03.28.23
* Mayday mayday! Georgia prosecutor has until May 1 to respond to Trump effort to quash grand jury report. Or, in other words, Trump has inadvertently set May 1 deadline for Georgia prosecutors to level charges. [Reuters] * Hold onto your hats, but a commodity with the word "crypto" in the title might have tried to hide from legal oversight. [Bloomberg Law News] * FTC looks to make it harder for companies to ensnare consumers in difficult to leave subscriptions, which is an immensely popular move so I'm looking forward to the partisan flack this will generate. [Corporate Counsel] * When analogies go wrong: Amgen asked the Supreme Court to think of their patents more like a steam engine, prompting Thomas to quip, "It seems as though you’re actually trying to patent the use of steam pressure...." [Courthouse News Service] * "Football, but without helmets" is apparently also fraught with concussion liability. [BBC] * A dive into why representation matters when you're illegally possessing classified documents. [Salon] * Trainee lawyer diverted $100K in client insurance payments to himself to cover gambling losses. [Roll On Friday]
Meta Facing The Patent Music?
Facebook has had lots of luck when it comes to patents, but its luck may have just run out.
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Sanofi CEO: We Don’t Have A Leaky Bathtub
In a media briefing during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Paul Hudson said unlike Sanofi, large pharma companies with top-selling drugs have a portfolio akin to a leaky bathtub because in a few years, they will have to replace much of that revenue as drug patents expire.
‘Girls Can’t Get Rich Playing Sports,’ And Other Reasons I Became An Attorney
A look at how representation and the lack thereof shaped the career of a female patent agent turned patent lawyer.
California Dreaming
It will be interesting to see how the impact of this decision reverberates.
Delaware Disclosure Dance
The changes to Rule 7.1 disclosure have led to the recent drama roiling the patent litigation world.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
All In A Name
Having litigated dozens of patent cases over the past 20 years, I thought I had seen it all, at least in terms of the variety of motions that can be presented. But I was wrong ...
Difficult Do-Overs
Ultimately, this case is a good reminder of just how complicated big-ticket patent litigation can be.
Marching In
It was interesting to see a recent decision involving the Bayh-Dole Act in a patent case involving the United States as a defendant.
Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Suit Points To Different Virus To Make Infringement Case Against Pfizer
Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech, claiming they copied its messenger RNA work in developing their Covid-19 vaccine. The company notes that its patented work in respiratory infectious disease began years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the biotech was pursuing an mRNA vaccine for a different coronavirus.
Finally, A Win
Even the most dogged patent defendant can sometimes be defeated.