IPR … At Your Own Risk
While the development of patent law through judicial decisions may at times seem slow and at other times fast, there is no doubt that when Congress gets involved major shifts happen seemingly overnight.
Why Assigning Patents To Native American Tribes To Avoid Inter Partes Review Is Bad Medicine
Here are three big reasons why, according to IP columnist Tom Kulik.
Private Practice Lawyers: Rater Your Work With In-House Counsel
Please share your thoughts in this brief and anonymous survey.
A New Patent Loophole? Paying Off A Native American Tribe To Exploit Its Sovereign Immunity
If this tactic is allowed, it will be a big win for Big Pharma -- and a big loss for patients and consumers.
Developing The Story Of Patent Litigation: Q&A With Cooley’s Ellen Scordino
This Biglaw partner brings pharma experience to law firm cases.
Are Patent Attorneys Worth Their Billables?
It’s no secret that obtaining a patent is expensive, but there's proof that an attorney may be worth the cost.
Morning Docket: 01.02.13
* While Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts made a plea to keep funding for the federal judiciary intact, we learned that student loan default cases have fallen since 2011. You really gotta love that income-based repayment. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)] * Introducing the Asia 50, a list of the largest firms in the Asia-Pacific region. When it comes to the firms with the biggest footprints, only one American Biglaw shop made the cut. Go ahead and take a wild guess on which one it was. [Asian Lawyer] * Congratulations are in order, because after almost a year of stalling, Arnold & Porter partner William Baer was finally confirmed by the Senate as the chief of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. [Bloomberg] * Our elected officials might not have allowed the country to fall off the fiscal cliff, but the American Invents Act was put on hold, so if you’re a patent nerd, you can still be mad about something. [National Law Journal] * Remember when Rutgers-Camden Law said “many top students” were making bank after graduation? Yeah, about that: Law School Transparency just filed an ABA complaint. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * Here are some law school trends to look out for in 2013. FYI, the applicant pool is smaller because no one wants to foolishly gamble on their careers anymore. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report] * In the latest NYC subway shoving death, a woman was charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime, and allegedly bragged about other hate crimes she’s committed to police. Lovely. [New York Times] * Next time you’re trapped on a plane that’s literally filled with other people’s crap for 11 hours, don’t bother suing over your hellish experience — you’re going to be preempted by federal law. [New York Law Journal]
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A Closer Look at the ‘Chaos’ of the American Patent System
The New York Times extensively digs into the patent wars gripping the tech industry.
Thanks to Cool New Crowd-Sourcing Website, Now You Can Help Prevent Bogus Patents
A new collaboration between Google, the USPTO, and Stack Exchange hopes to use crowd-sourcing to end America's patent wars...
These Lawyers ‘Patented Sex’ and It’s Pretty Damn Funny
Three young lawyers make a hilarious music video lampooning the American patent system.