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“Magic Words” Unnecessary in Identifying Field of Endeavor for Analogous Art
Written by: Raymond S. Lu & Daniel Kiang NETFLIX, INC. v. DivX, LLC Before Hughes, Stoll, and Stark. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary...
Patexia Insight 186: PGR vs. IPR: Analyzing Patent Challenge Outcomes
In the dynamic realm of intellectual property, remaining at the forefront is absolutely essential. Tomorrow marks the release of a pivotal milestone – the seventh edition of our...
Shire v. Blackburn: Drawing the Line Between FDA Drug Labeling Regulations and State Law on Product Liability
Written by: Ari Feinstein & Jane Dai, Ph.D. On June 2, 2023, drug manufacturer Shire US Inc. and related entity Shire LLC (collectively, “Shire”) asked the...
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The patent system plays a vital role in safeguarding the intellectual property rights of inventors and fostering innovation. Patent prosecution... Read More »
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States, and its decisions have a significant impact on the country's legal... Read More »
In March, the fifth annual Patent Intelligence Report was released, which maps patent prosecution activity and provides an in-depth analysis of... Read More »
In late March, we released our fifth annual Patent Intelligence Report, which analyzes the patent prosecution landscape over the past five years... Read More »
On Oct., 18th, 2022, Skechers announced in a press release that they filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court... Read More »
Just last week, a federal jury in Marshall, Texas, decided a patent infringement case between two of the three top... Read More »
Less than two months after they released the Q2 financial results for 2022, Coinbase received news last Thursday that they... Read More »
We often see discussions around the web and various statistics about “worthless” patents. However, as patent... Read More »
Amidst news related to trademark infringement lawsuits against Meta, with several companies claiming that the new Facebook... Read More »
It all goes back to 2019 when Philips accused Fitbit of infringement of four of its patents, 8,277,377, 6,013,007, 6,976,958, and... Read More »
Patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets are the main means in a society that grants ownership to inventions and ideas which are always huge benefits to ... Read More »
USPTO committed to improve the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of public patents and trademarks. Can a uniform ‘Shepardization’ or... Read More »
In a few short years China’s patent system has gone from an IP rights wannabe to one of the most responsive and patent-friendly systems in the world... Read More »
China’s explosive growth in patent filing has caught the attention of the world over the last few years. Many have been impressed with China’s rapid ... Read More »
In 2012, Chinese inventors filed more patent applications than those in any other country--including the United States. In a recent Booz & Company report (Ed: now ... Read More »
"In a sense, the patent system is itself a prize system, albeit a peculiar one."
In a 2007 paper Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University professor and... Read More »
This articles is the second of a four-part series examining the USPTO’s role in administering the patent system. Other articles in this series: Part I... Read More »
The iPhone 5 debuted this week, causing underwhelmed responses to the latest toy from Cupertino. As the first big iPhone release since the death of Steve Jobs, Apple... Read More »
It is officially election season in the United States again and Politicians are talking about the economy and jobs. The buzz word “innovation” has let... Read More »
If scientists, inventors and entrepreneurial creators of intellectual property had to visualize their idea of a Nirvana on Earth, it would probably look something... Read More »
Comments
Aurora SterlingWhat an great model and very exciting that some of the traditional power players are taking note. It will be interesting to see how the members during the day/DARPA at night arrangement works out in those locations.
May 30, 2012
Daniel PorterA good point -- I see the ideology behind the sort of person who would participate in a hackerspace as very different from the sort of person the military is looking to align itself with...
May 30, 2012
