Patent Law 
Study finds patent trolls cost small companies billions – The Business Journal
Litigation filed by patent trolls cost defendants $29 billion last year. That’s according to a study by Boston University School of Law professors James Bessen and Michael Meurer. Patent trolls, which are companies that purchase patents and then …
Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board – IPWatchdog.com
The next wave of changes in patent law go into effect on September 16, 2012, which is one year to the day that President Obama signed the bill. Section 7 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act changes the name of … Continue reading
ITC to Review Apple, Motorola Patent Case – PC Magazine
In a statement posted to the ITC website, the commission agreed to review an April decision by Administrative Law Judge Thomas B. Pender. In his decision, Pender found Apple guilty of patent infringement by importing and selling the iPhone and … Continue reading
Moto’s patent victory may bring faster, cheaper innovations – Chicago Sun-Times
which technology companies are bringing to court because Congress has failed to police patent rights, said Christal Sheppard, an assistant law professor at the University of Nebraska and a former attorney advising on such things to the U.S …
In Apple’s ITC Patent Fight, Plenty of Sharp Elbows – Law.com
When a high-stakes patent infringement trial pitting Apple Inc. against … “I don’t think [your clients] could have gotten better representation,” administrative law judge E. James Gildea told dozens of lawyers from Wilmer Cutler Pickering …
Social Distance and the Patent System – Forbes
patent law. More generally, affirmative action programs can be seen as a way of reducing the social distance between governing institutions and minority communities that tend to be under-represented in government.
Patent reform law will benefit tech sector – IT World
June 24, 2012, 7:41 AM — As the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) moves to implement the landmark patent reform act signed into law last year, businesses in industries highly reliant on intellectual property such as IT and biotech … Continue reading
Amazon.com’s Kindle Fire draws the heat of patent lawsuit – The Business Journal
One is U.S. Patent No. 6,956,562, a patent that covers technology supporting touch screens. Greg Lamm covers banking & finance and law for the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Coats & Bennett, PLLC, Co-Presents U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Discussion At Campbell Law School – PR Inside
2012-06-22 17:39:21 – Leading IP Law Firm Joins The White House Business Council And Business Forward In Hosting Discussion On Patents And The Economy CARY, N.C. – Coats and Bennett, PLLC ( www.coatsandbennett.com), an intellectual property law firm, has …
Patent Reform Law Will Benefit Tech Sector – CIO
As the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) moves to implement the landmark patent reform act signed into law last year, businesses in industries highly reliant on intellectual property such as IT and biotech can look forward to expedited …
