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Time for the patent community to select the “right stuff”
The credibility of the American patent system is threatened. It needs to be restored after years of decline under serial assaults from eligibility decisions of the Supreme Court and the PTO’s manner of implementation [...]
Did Facebook shoot Whatsapp in its foot?
In August, 2016 Whatsapp announced it was changing its privacy policy to allow sharing of its data with its parent company Facebook. In 2014 Facebook had purchased Whatsapp for $19 billion dollars and it [...]
Superbugs Require New Weapons: IPR is our last hope !
In a recent Time Magazine cover story, Brian Walsh highlights the growing risk of killer germs and superbugs such as bird flu H7N9 Ebola, Zika and MERS, across an increasingly interconnected and densely populated [...]
Next USPTO Head should know Patents are Property not Public Right!
For many years the US patent trademark office accepted patent as property rights which have always been considered relevant until proven now. Recent court decisions changes in patent law, and adverse PTAB rules established [...]
Germany has Handheld the European Patent Law
European law states: European patent law covers a wide range of legislations including national patent laws, the Strasbourg Convention of 1963, the European Patent Convention of 1973, and a number of European Union directives [...]
Lewis Roca adds experienced IP Litigators in Silicon Valley
About Lewis Roca Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP is an Am Law 200 commercial law firm for handling complex matters in litigation, intellectual property, business transactions, gaming, government relations and other practice areas. Lewis [...]