Ferrari’s Turbocharged Tune-Up
You may remember when Harley-Davidson famously tried for years to trademark the sound of their V-twin motorcycle engine. The process was held up in legal limbo for so long that they ended up
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Talk the Talk: GCs and the Power of Communication
Of the many skills that GCs need to possess, effective communication across departments ranks quite high. In fact, according to some, a general counsel will stand out if he or she can communicate
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Up in the Air: Who Really Owns Lunar Dust?
In a preemptive move, a woman who claims to own a vial of lunar dust is suing NASA in federal court to prevent them from seizing it. Ars Technica reports on this unusual
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Sticking Point: Inherent Teachings in Aveed® Case
Last month, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Delaware district court’s decision in Endo Pharms. Sols., Inc. v. Custopharm that patents for Aveed®, a testosterone replacement therapy, were not obvious and, therefore, inherent teachings
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Beyond New Systems: Improving In-House Effectiveness
New matter management and e-billing systems, legal operations and data analytics positions and more — legal departments have invested heavily in their in-house operations in order to keep up with the changing industry.
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Controversial Copyright Law in Europe Stalled for Now
Back in June, when a European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs passed a controversial copyright law, sending it for a full-parliament vote in July, critics were sounding the alarm that it would drive
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Patent Applicants Not Required to Pay PTO Attorneys’ Fees
Late last week, the Federal Circuit affirmed, in an en banc opinion, a district court’s earlier ruling that a patent applicant does not have to reimburse the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Certainty and Uncertainty after SCOTUS Overturns Quill
In June, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff in South Dakota v. Wayfair, clearly overturning the 1992 Quill v. North Dakota decision, and firmly eliminating the physical presence test for
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USPTO Grants Amex Blockchain-Based Patent
Although the debate continues on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the interest in and application of blockchain technology — an essential component of cryptocurrency architecture — is growing. In July, the U.S. Patent and
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Is Google Trying to Patent a Patent-Free Technique?
When a computer scientist named Jarek Duda contacted Ars Technica claiming that Google was attempting to patent a technique he put into the public domain, the publication investigated it and found the company’s
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Swing and a Miss: SCOTUS Refuses Challenges to MLB’s Antitrust Exemption
The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to hear two appeals to Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption, which has been intact since the early 20th century. Why was it deemed exempt in the first
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