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By Scott Flaherty | May 7, 2018
A company that developed technology for "spread trading" claims its lawyers at Perkins Coie and Bracewell led it into a contract that failed to protect its interests against Morgan Stanley.
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By Dr. Dariush Adl | May 7, 2018
A hotly disputed legal issue between the majority and dissent in the recent, highly publicized, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit “Blurred Lines” decision in Williams v. Gaye, No. 15-56880, concerned whether Marvin Gaye's 1976 hit song “Got to Give it Up” was entitled to “broad” or “thin” copyright protection.
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By Tom McParland | May 2, 2018
RPX Corp. on Tuesday announced a deal to be acquired by private equity firm HGGC for $555 million, the latest in a series of shake-ups at the San Francisco-based defensive patent aggregator in recent years.
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By Carl Cecere | May 1, 2018
It has been just over a year since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Samsung v. Apple. And in taking stock of the ways in which the law regarding design patent remedies has developed since then, it seems safe to say there is still work to be done, with vitally important consequences for innovators of all sizes.
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By Anthony S. Volpe and Harry Vartanian | May 1, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2014 landmark decision Alice v. CLS Bank International altered the course and viability of software patents in the United States and continues to cause uncertainty over the eligibility of software for patent protection.
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By Meghan Tribe | April 30, 2018
Marks & Clerk Canada, an affiliate of the U.K.-based intellectual property firm of the same name, has acquired patent shops Sim & McBurney and Sim Ashton & McKay in Toronto.
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By Q. Todd Dickinson and Fabio Marino | April 30, 2018
In the most anticipated patent case of the year, the Supreme Court recently upheld the CAFC in Oil States Energy Services v. Greenes's Energy Group, supporting Congress' power to institute inter partes reviews (IPRs) in the American Invents Act's (AIA) post-grant review process.
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By Ryan Lovelace | April 27, 2018
The firm is set to become the first Big Law tenant at the multibillion-dollar Wharf development along the Potomac River.
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By Alex Fernandez | April 26, 2018
General practice (GP) firms around Florida are rethinking how to best serve their clients' intellectual property needs. Instead of building a small patent group of a few patent attorneys, GP firms turn to an unexpected ally: big IP boutiques.
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By Lawrence E. Ashery | April 24, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court has rarely addressed the issue of patent damages, but a case currently before the court has the potential to create significant changes in this area of the law.
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