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By Rob Maier | March 23, 2021
Over his almost 50-year political career, President Biden has rarely articulated strong IP policy positions. That said, certain indicators can offer insight into the potential policy avenues that the Biden administration may pursue over the coming years, which Rob Maier explores in this edition of his Patent and Trademark Law column.
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By Melanie Rupert and Ryan Meuth | March 22, 2021
Recent Federal Circuit precedent has given some hope that, through the use of artfully‑drafted claim language, diagnostic tests may still be eligible for patenting. And in view of the central importance of diagnostic testing to the present COVID-19 crisis, the policy considerations that underlie strengthening innovation incentives in the diagnostic space have become more compelling and more urgent.
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By Kevin Post, Steven Pepe and Colin (Cole) Dunn | March 19, 2021
This article explores ways parties can utilize two conventional SEP valuation methodologies to address problems related to 5G licensing for IoT products.
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By Charles A. Weiss | March 19, 2021
Discussed here is "routine optimization," an approach to obviousness in cases where the gap between the prior art and patent claims appears to be one that the hypothetical person of ordinary skill in the art would necessarily bridge in the ordinary course of development.
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By Barry Schindler, Lennie Bersh and Corinne LaGosh | March 5, 2021
There are myriad reasons for companies to implement an intellectual property incentive program (IPIP). More than a paycheck, an IPIP offers rewards and recognition for contributing to the company's IP portfolio. But, be sure to avoid these 10 pitfalls.
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By Aimee Fagan | March 3, 2021
It seems likely that trade secret litigation will continue to grow in popularity for the foreseeable future, however, what is much less clear is whether increasing trade secret litigation will correspond to a drop in patent litigation, says Aimee Fagan, a trial partner at Sidley Austin.
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By Dan Roe | March 1, 2021
The San Diego firm's 2020 was an amalgam of prevailing trends in the Am Law 200: Layoffs in spring, a $5.5 million PPP loan, and surprisingly resilient clients that came through for a year of record revenue and 27% more income.
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By Ryan O'Donnell | February 23, 2021
Greater flexibility in remote working environments for employees has led to an increase in the revolving door of new and departing employees and greater challenges for employers to keep up with on-boarding and exiting procedures to protect corporate intellectual property rights.
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By Nicole D. Galli and Jessica Stauring | February 17, 2021
In recent years, the gender gap in patenting has come into the spotlight, with hearings on the Hill and in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) highlighting that the issue is as much (and perhaps more) about women inventors not seeking to patent their inventions as it is about women not inventing at all.
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By Sara Chelette | February 16, 2021
The Defend Trade Secrets Act provides plaintiffs an increasingly used avenue to federal courts.
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