Lost Profits Awarded Although Defendant not a Competitor
On January 11, an appellate court held that a patent owner’s lost profits could be awarded -- even if the defendant was not a competitor of the patent owner.
View ArticleArnold & Saunders, LLP obtained an affirmance as Appellee from the Court of...
On January 15, 2019, Arnold & Saunders, LLP obtained an affirmance as Appellee from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in an appeal from a Patent Office decision in an Inter Partes Review...
View Article“Secret Sale” Can Kill a Patent
Patent applications are examined to determine if the scope of the patent is too broad; an applicant shouldn’t have a patent that covers something that isn’t new or obvious in view of things in the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Says Some Costs Cannot be Awarded in Copyright Cases
The copyright statute has cost-shifting section that says a court may award “full costs” against a party.
View ArticleCopyright Owners! Register Your Copyrights!
The United States Copyright statute does not require a copyright owner to register a copyright to own it, license it sell it, or do anything else with it, except one thing.
View ArticleSearch for New Evidence after Objection OK’d for Patent Office Proceeding...
The U.S. Patent Office has a board that the public can use to challenge or invalidate another’s patent. On November 7, 2019, the court that hears appeals from that board (the Court of Appeals for the...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Rejects Patent Office Fee Shifting Argument
On December 11, Justice Sotomayor delivered a unanimous opinion of the Supreme Court regarding who pays for the Patent Office lawyers. Applicants who’s patent claims have been rejected by the Patent...
View ArticleDo You Own the Copyright in Your Advertising Content?
As the pullback in business started accelerating over the past couple of weeks, people have already been asking for help setting up new businesses or new products and services they might offer. One...
View ArticleWhen Does a Crisis Let You Out of a Contract?
Between the virus, the financial markets, and the oil price plunge, we are getting a lot of questions about whether these events can be used to avoid contract obligations. Businesses are stressed and...
View ArticleEmergency Relief from Patent Office Deadlines
Previously, in response to the COVID-19 virus, the United States Patent and Trademark Office gave relief to applicants for a set of deadlines set by the Office’s regulations. However, the Office...
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