Patent Law

Patent attorney: interesting techno-legal profession – Hindustan Times

The term is used differently in different countries. A background of science and technology, with an additional qualification in law are the basics to become a patent attorney. He or she has to understand and assimilate the technology being patented.

Patent Trolls Vs. Innovation – CIO

Lodsys and companies like it – so-call non-practicing entities – operate within the boundaries of U.S. patent law, which does not require that a company actually utilize the patents it owns and asserts. Even if Congress does decide to address … Continue reading

A Patent for Software – IPWatchdog.com

The “uniqueness” requirement mentioned is similar to the requirements for all inventions to be patented and is grounded into the patent laws by the novelty and non-obviousness requirements.  The “tied to a machine” requirement comes to …

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE – Salt Lake Tribune

Joseph A. Walkowski of the law firm TraskBritt has been named “Salt Lake City Best Lawyers Patent Law Lawyer of the Year” and Laurence B. Bond, also of TraskBritt, was named the “Copyright Law Lawyer of the Year” for 2012 in … Continue reading

E-commerce patent suits nearly double in 2011 – InternetRetailer.com

The new federal patent law signed by Pres. Obama in September, the America Invents Act, would, among other things, make it more difficult to aim a single infringement suit at large collections of e-retailers, according to patent experts.

A123 settles patent lawsuit with license exchange – The Business Journal

Randy Addison of Addison Law Austin: ranks high in national indicators Follow this company System have settled a series of lawsuits relating to lithium metal phosphate technologies, according to A123. As a result of the agreement — no …

United States: Sweeping Patent Law Reform Enacted: How Will This Change Patent Litigation? – Mondaq

The America Invents Act (HR 1249) was enacted into law on Friday September 16, 2011, marking a significant change to U.S. patent law. The new laws will surely change our strategies for obtaining, protecting, and enforcing patent rights. Some changes … Continue reading

Apple invokes French law in iPhone hearing – ITnews

Arguments over the application of FRAND licenses are legally accountable to French patent law under the ETSI agreement. Apple counsel’s plans to produce evidence from French law experts to support its case that FRAND agreements are relevant to the …

Patent Co. Seeks Kleiner Perkins’ Intel On Google, AOL – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (October 31, 2011, 2:47 PM ET) — A patent holding company suing Google Inc. and AOL LLC over Internet search technology asked a California federal court on Friday to force venture capital giant Kleiner Perkins Caufield & … Continue reading

Navigating a new patent landscape under the America Invents Act – South Coast Today

On Sept. 16, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law the America Invents Act (“AIA”), which effectuates the most significant and wide-ranging changes to U.S. patent law since the Patent Act of 1952. This workshop will review these …