Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual property applies to many different areas of the legal world. Applying for patents for work-products, by individual employees, trademark laws, copyrights, and how companies leverage their IP asset-rights over employees, are just a few of the many areas the National Law Review covers as it pertains to IP.

Intellectual Property Litigation

Intellectual Property disputes are a complex area of law, often involving deep dives into complex concepts to understand the issues at play. In the United States, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO/PTO) is the agency involved in registering patents and trademarks.   As part of the USPTO, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board settles patent disputes, using a variety of mechanisms to settle issues related to intellectual property.    Some of the mechanisms include inter partes review, post-grant procedures, and covered business method patent reviews.  Issues related to the America Invents Act are also settled through the PTAB. The National Law Review covers changes to standards held by the USPTO in litigation and other patent issues.  The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board settles disputes related to trademarks, such as an ex parte appeal from the denial of an application for registration by an examining attorney, and an inter partes opposition, cancellation, concurrent use, or interference proceeding.  Other agencies involved in patent disputes are the International Trade Commission (ITC) or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  The National Law Review covers patent news as it relates to Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and federal circuit courts’ appeals, as well as general patent litigation and new patent filings.

Intellectual Property in Drug Patents

Legal analysis related to drug patents and pharmaceuticals and the interplay with intellectual property issues are also covered by the National Law Review.   Drug patents, biosimilars, generic top-level domain registration (gTLD), trade secrets, non-compete clauses, and other patent application news are updated on the site regularly. Additionally, tangential issues that impact pharmaceutical companies, such as innovator liability and related litigation, are also analyzed by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review. 

Intellectual Property in an Employment Context

The National Law Review has legal analysis on the intersection between intellectual property rights and employment, and who owns ideas, the Work Made For Hire principle as well resulting litigation. Additionally, legislation such as the Defense of Trade Secrets Act and its impact on workplaces, and ongoing litigation related to the legislation is also covered.

International Intellectual Property

Visitors to the site will oftentimes read about international news as it relates to patent applications in the US, and internationally as well. Pharmaceutical patents in Brazil, medical device patent applications from the United Kingdom, or litigation from the European Union, China, India, and other international sectors, are often covered online. Visitors will find the latest coverage, news, and insights on patent applications and litigation, when visiting the National Law Review, for up-to-date practice-area news.

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Recent Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark & Copyright News

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2024
AI has Achy Breaky Time in Tennessee (Protecting Artists’ Voices) Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
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28
2024
Same Product in Different Packaging May Constitute Separate Market for Antitrust Purposes McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
28
2024
PTO to Patent Examiners: Make Interpretation of Means-Plus-Function Claims Clear in the Record McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
28
2024
The Last Dance? The Future of the “Rogers Test” After the Jack Daniel’s Decision ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
28
2024
New PTAB Claim Construction? Give the Parties Review Opportunity McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
28
2024
All That Glitters: Use of Registered Mark To Describe Watch Color Was Fair Use McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
27
2024
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases 2024 Budget Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Mar
27
2024
A Port in the Infringement Storm: When 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1)’s Safe Harbor Applies Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Mar
27
2024
Federal Circuit Applies Safe Harbor to Imported Medical Device Samples Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
27
2024
Trademark Primer: Proactive Strategies for Avoiding Disputes and Consumer Confusion Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
26
2024
A Lidl Decision with Big Implications – Court of Appeal Edition K&L Gates
Mar
26
2024
Fourth Circuit Reverses $1 Billion Award for Vicarious Liability Claim for More than 10,000 Works Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
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26
2024
Media & Entertainment: 10 Legal Developments Impacting Business and Legal Decisions ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
26
2024
Regeneron v Novartis and Vetter: Walker Process Client Update Polsinelli PC
Mar
25
2024
USPTO Addresses Ambiguities in Means-Plus-Function, Step-Plus-Function Claims Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
25
2024
NCAA Pauses NIL Investigations Following Court Order Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
22
2024
Tennessee Moves First on AI Protections with ELVIS Act K&L Gates
Mar
22
2024
USPTO: E-Signatures Soon May be Used for Patent Correspondence Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
21
2024
District Court Subpoena Power Plays “Supporting Role” to PTO Rules McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
21
2024
Strong Signal: Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendant Based on Confluence of Factors McDermott Will & Emery
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21
2024
International Retail Platforms – Geo-Personalisation, a Double-Edged Sword? Katten
Mar
21
2024
Specially Convened Rehearing Panel Vacates IPR Institution Denial McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
21
2024
Be Cool: Don’t Construe the Construction McDermott Will & Emery
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20
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Mar
19
2024
A Continuation Application is an Implicit Admission of Obviousness-Type Double Patenting When Filed from a Parent Patent Mintz
Mar
19
2024
Mind Your Audience: Disclosure of Confidential Information to AI Programs Can Give Rise to Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
19
2024
Trade Secret Cases on the Rise Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
19
2024
Artistic Value May Prevent Protection of the Vespa Shape as a Trade Mark in Italy K&L Gates
 

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