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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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Feb
7
2020
Google v. Oracle: Will Software Be Free? Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Feb
7
2020
Beware of Scam Notices That Appear to Come from the United States Patent and Trademark Office Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Feb
7
2020
Brexit Update: EUIPO Confirms Business As Usual Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
6
2020
Ninth Circuit “Scraps” Old Construction of CFAA in Closely Watched LinkedIn Data Scraping Case Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
6
2020
Method of Treatment Efficacy Benchmarks Avoid Inherency Attack
Feb
6
2020
Draft Amendment to German Patent Act May Limit Availability of Injunctions McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
6
2020
Wuhan Institute of Virology Applies for a Patent on Gilead’s Remdesivir Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Feb
5
2020
It’s Printed, But Is It Published? The PTAB Expands Its Discussion of Prior Art Status Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
5
2020
Texas Court Rejects Effort To Dismiss Non-Compete Lawsuit On Free Speech Grounds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
5
2020
Agencies’ Antitrust Suit Against Drug Maker Underscores Challenges of Bringing Biosimilars to Market MoginRubin
Feb
4
2020
2019 IP Law Year In Review – Trademarks McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
4
2020
Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Network Webinar on Insights from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Will Be Held February 5 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Feb
4
2020
Patent Portfolios of the Top 25 Well-Funded AV Companies Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
3
2020
Intellectual Property Outlook: Cases and Trends to Follow in 2020 — PART 2 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
3
2020
PTAB Strict on Motivation Evidence for Obviousness Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
3
2020
Could Star Trek’s DATA Be a Patent Inventor? Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
3
2020
Cofemel's First UK Outing: The Wooly World of Copyright and Designs K&L Gates
Jan
31
2020
China Patent Office to Cease Issuing Paper Patent Certificates Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jan
31
2020
Happy BREXIT Day! What Happens to your EU and UK Intellectual Property?
Jan
31
2020
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Provides Guidance on Timing of Requests for Certificates of Correction During PTAB Proceedings Brinks Gilson & Lione
Jan
31
2020
Eight Steps to Protect Your Clients and Competitive Intelligence During Key Employee Departures Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jan
31
2020
Newly Amended China Patent Examination Guidelines Effective February 1, 2020 Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jan
30
2020
Competing Views on Non-Compete Agreements: Changes May be Coming Across the Nation to Employers’ and Business Purchasers’ Ability to Limit Competition Jones Walker LLP
Jan
30
2020
Patenting Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Biotech and Synthetic Biology – Part 2: Key Issues in Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Mintz
Jan
30
2020
An Informative PTAB Decision on Patent Eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 Mintz
Jan
30
2020
New Workshare Arrangement Aims To Reduce Time To Obtain Mexican Counterpart Patent Protection K&L Gates
Jan
29
2020
Inherent Claim Limitation Necessarily Present in the Prior Art Invalidates Patent McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
29
2020
No Statutory Damages Even When Post-Registration Acts Violate a Different Exclusive Right from Pre-Registration Acts McDermott Will & Emery
 

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