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
[Read More]
patents
Tag Archives: patents
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
[Read More]A Guide to Custodian Interviews [MINI BOOK]
A step-by-step visual guide to an important part of the legal process.
[Read More]
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
[Read More]Prime Example of Privacy Violation? Amazon Wristband
“Dystopian” is probably not the word Alexa would use to describe Amazon’s recently approved patents for a wristband that would possibly track warehouse workers’ movements, but it is what some news outlets have
[Read More]The Real Deal Behind “Bogus Patents”?
One of the more popular topics we post on is patents. In 2017, we wrote about the eye-opening practice of companies warding off future challenges to their patents by shielding themselves with Native
[Read More]Sound Strategy? Avoiding IPRs with Sovereign Immunity
Last month, we dipped into the eye-opening matter of companies warding off future challenges to their patents by shielding themselves with Native American tribes’ sovereign immunity. Specifically, a partnership between the drug company
[Read More]No Getting Around It: TC Heartland
This summer, we blogged about a patent case in the Eastern District of Texas, a popular venue among non-practicing entities. At the time, the judge ruled against the defendant’s request for a change
[Read More]Days Are Numbered? Inter Partes Review
Considered “a potent tool against patent-holders,” the inter partes review process is under attack. Per Ars Technica, which continues to be a leading source for patent news, the process is celebrating its fifth
[Read More]Can’t Play That Anymore: Podcasting Patent
If you host a podcast, or listen to one, fear not: The patent for podcasting is no more. Per an Ars Technica report, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld
[Read More]Fee Motions May Slow Fast Patent Troll
While some patent trolls’ business may be affected by the Supreme Court’s past decision that patent infringement cases must be filed where the defendant is incorporated and the future one that involves the
[Read More]The Patent Review System: Legal or Illegal?
Last month, we posted about the potential demise of the Eastern District of Texas after the Supreme Court ruled that patent infringement cases must be filed where the defendant is incorporated. Now, SCOTUS
[Read More]Subscribe to our Newsletter
We'll keep your email safe. No spam, we promise!
LLM, Inc. unifies the legal process by combining legal holds, case strategy, matter and budget management, review and analytics in a single, web-based platform. We connect legal strategy to tactics in a way no one else can, so every part of the process is actionable. Our product scales to help corporate and law firm teams gain cost-savings and eliminate inefficiencies.