Experience and Expertise: Should I Use General Practice to Protect My IP? Or an IP Law Firm?
There’s no question. You know you need to get a patent, trademark, or copyright for your latest work. But what most people don’t know can indeed hurt them. For example, pursuing a relationship with an attorney that’s not an IP lawyer. So you do your research and you’ve found a handful of attorneys that you’re […]
What Life Technologies v. Promega Means for Biotech Patent Law
On February 22, 2017, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decided in Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. (14-1538) that supplying a single component of a multicomponent invention for manufacture abroad is not a violation of the Patent Code.
What the BPCIA Means for Intellectual Property Rights in 2017
In 2017, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) may be affected by a partial or complete repeal, or a revision, of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The BPCIA is a set of laws enacted in March 2010 that became Title VII of the ACA. The Trump administration has indicated that it is interested […]
Self Service: Can I file a Trademark Myself?
Can I file a trademark myself? Sure, you could. But just because you can doesn’t mean you should. If you’re in the business of inventing and creating, it’s tempting to cut corners to save a buck or two. But you’ve spent countless hours with getting your brand, business, or both to this point. Why wouldn’t […]
The Core of Samsung v. Apple
It was the first design patent case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States in more than 100 years and the trial of the century for anyone with a stake in the technology industry. A unanimous decision in favor of Samsung was heralded by the company as a victory for all those who […]
CRISPR and Patent Interference
The intellectual property rights surrounding the genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 has caused more commotion in the legal world than one might expect from a scientific patent. The technology is being hailed as the scientific discovery of the century, but with a patent interference case before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), its fate is […]
