Sam Zellner, AT&T’s point man for patent portfolio development and monetization, was caught in a bind. With 5,000 issued and pending wireless patents under his charge, Zellner’s job was first of all to make sure that AT&T’s wireless portfolio — rated No. 2 in patent quality in the telecom sector by the Patent Board [...]
Until recently, IPRs have not played a significant role in International Trade Commission (“ITC”) Section 337 investigations. While the ITC is unlikely to stay a Section 337 investigation, pending IPRs will likely have an increasing impact at the ITC, especially when an IPR proceeding reaches an advanced stage before or during the pendency of [...]
There are lot more activity awareness around intellectual property in both large and medium size companies. A couple of years back even large automotive companies and urban industrial houses did not really care much about protecting their intellectual property. Simultaneously the academic institutions are both aware and promoting IP creation. The corporations are realizing [...]
One of the most straightforward steps President Trump can take to steer the ship of state on its new course is to put good people in place throughout the government. This is particularly true if achieving one of his administrations’s stated goal making America economically and creatively great again truly is a high priority. [...]
We are pleased to inform our readers that the deadline for registration for the May-June 2017 session of the online certificate course on IPR and competition law conducted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has been extended till May 10, 2017. For further details, please read their post below: [...]
The Federal Circuit patent consisted of Judges Lourie, Reyna, and Stoll. Judge Reyna delivered the panel’s opinion. Procedurally, RecogniCorp sued Nintendo for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,005,303. The district court found that RecogniCorp’s patent claimed ineligible subject matter and, based on that finding, granted Nintendo’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. RecogniCorp then [...]
