Patent Law

Mark Dighton, the Director of the PLI Patent Bar Review Course and also Director of PLI’s Law School Relations, sees reasons to be optimistic about the patent job market moving forward.  ”The patent law job market didn’t see quite the … Continue reading →

was issued a patent for a resistance exercise and physical therapy apparatus he calls “Kefty Kord.” Minnesota’s LegalCORPS, a business law pro bono organization, administers the Minnesota pilot: the LegalCORPS Inventor Assistance Program.

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As long as the code is even minimally different from yours, it does not infringe on the copyright. Patent law protects your idea for how to make suspension bridges safer, through your software implementation — just as it would protect … Continue reading →

As long as the code is even minimally different from yours, it does not infringe on the copyright. Patent law protects your idea for how to make suspension bridges safer, through your software implementation — just as it would protect … Continue reading →

Like a lot of folks, Berkeley Law professors Jason Schultz and Jennifer Urban are tired of seeing excessive patent litigation in the tech industry, especially when it’s initiated by patent holding firms that produce no actual technology of their own.

“Kodak seeks to have this rush to judgment occur in the bankruptcy court, which is neither legally permitted nor practically equipped to address the numerous complex points of federal patent law and related issues implicated by the parties …

The business world, and in particular the advertising industry, failed to make its voice heard on cookie laws and didn’t do enough to protect its own interests. The whole debacle should be a warning, because another fight is coming, and … Continue reading →

HTC had obtained the five patents from Google Inc., whose Android operating system is the most popular platform for mobile devices. “We believe the judge’s decision is erroneous as a matter of law and will appeal the ruling to the … Continue reading →

We believe the judge’s decision is erroneous as a matter of law and will appeal the ruling to the Commission,” the company added in a statement. “We look forward to presenting our case on the remaining patents to the judge … Continue reading →