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By Edward T. La Barr | August 27, 2020
A more strategic approach to assembling the invention disclosure materials can pay real dividends in reducing cost and improving patent quality.
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By Scott Graham | August 27, 2020
A U.K. Supreme Court ruling in Unwired Planet v. Huawei on standard-essential patents will shake up litigation and licensing strategy, attorneys say.
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By Angela Morris | August 3, 2020
A client alleges his patent lawyer didn't tell him his application was abandoned, but the lawyer counters that he kept his client informed, but the client failed to pay his legal bill.
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By Kirk A. Sigmon | July 8, 2020
Patent publications are of increasing interest to the general public. This trend, while usually innocuous, can be risky for patent owners, as their patents can be misunderstood, mischaracterized and maligned.
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By Tianlin (David) Liu | June 26, 2020
In November 2019, the China National Intellectual Property Agency (CNIPA) issued new patent examination guidelines for applying China's "inventive step" requirement, the patentability standard roughly equivalent to the U.S. patent requirement of "nonobviousness."
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By Marshall Phelps | June 3, 2020
For some firms—especially startups with innovative technology—financial salvation could lie in a group of very valuable company assets that don't even show up on the balance sheet: patents.
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By Chad Shear and Teresa A. Lavoie | May 29, 2020
Putting yourself at the threshold of the other door and considering the room from that perspective can provide useful reminders of each side's strategic opportunities and concerns, and ensure that the doors to the deal are kept open.
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By Rob Maier | May 26, 2020
In his Patent and Trademark Law column, Rob Maier writes: These are surely unprecedented times, and it is difficult-to-impossible to predict much with any degree of certainty. That said, history has a tendency to repeat itself, and a look back at past economic declines provides a glimpse of what is to come, so that companies, intellectual property practitioners and other stakeholders alike can plan and strategize accordingly.
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By Lewis R. Clayton and Eric Alan Stone | May 12, 2020
In their Intellectual Property Litigation column, Lewis Clayton and Eric Alan Stone discuss recent Federal Circuit cases 'Hologic v. Minerva Surgical' and 'Arista Networks v. Cisco Systems' that addressed the scope of assignor estoppel. The doctrine is significant for attorneys advising clients in transferring patent rights.
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By Willem Klein | May 5, 2020
What assets and strategies should be prioritized to put companies in the best position to survive the ongoing COVID-19 virus, as well as to thrive when the quarantines pass?
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