Colleges and universities may be leaving money on the table with under-utilized patent portfolios. The time is right, as the law has shifted in favor of patent owners, both in inter partes review litigation before the Patent...more
6/25/2020
/ Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Downturn ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
Patent Assertion Entities ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Portfolios ,
Patents ,
Universities
The COVID-19 pandemic and widespread shelter-in-place orders have hit every corner of the country’s economy, including tech companies of all sizes. Many tech companies have traditionally maintained large patent portfolios to...more
6/9/2020
/ Computer-Related Inventions ,
Economic Downturn ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Assertion Entities ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Portfolios ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Technology Sector
As California begins preparing to ease shelter-in-place restrictions, the state’s technology industry is facing the most challenging economic circumstances in recent memory. The state’s technology companies may place new...more
5/22/2020
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Federal Rules of Evidence ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internal Investigations ,
Technology Sector ,
Work-Product Doctrine
On April 14, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom outlined the six “critical indicators” the state will monitor during the next phase of its COVID-19 response as it considers when to modify its statewide shelter-in-place...more