One of the most amazing accomplishments in the field of biotechnology has been the development and distribution of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19). The numbers tell the story.
The time from when the coronavirus’...more
11/4/2022
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Medical Research ,
Moderna Inc. ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Patent Infringement ,
Pfizer ,
Popular ,
Startups ,
Vaccinations
Landlords whose tenants sell counterfeit goods can be liable for trademark infringement if they have knowledge of the infringing acts or are willfully blind to the infringement.
In Luxottica Group v. Airport Mini Mall, LLC,...more
Some things are not patentable: laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas. The Supreme Court has long held that inventions falling within these categories are not patentable; they are patent-ineligible subject...more
The holidays are upon us. Given that everything seems to be protected by intellectual property rights, could someone protect Christmas?
The most likely candidate to try to patent Christmas would be Santa Claus. But...more
As everyone knows, in June, the United Kingdom passed the BREXIT referendum (driven by British voters), voting to exit the European Union. What affect does BREXIT have on intellectual property rights in the United Kingdom...more
9/9/2016
/ Copyright ,
EU ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Member State ,
Popular ,
Referendums ,
Trade Secrets ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Unitary Patent
Taylor Swift has been in the news a lot over the last year or so. She is phenomenally successful. Her hit album “1989” concert tour was the highest grossing tour in the world in 2015 (over $250 million) and the highest...more
1/13/2016
/ Apple ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Music ,
Music Streaming ,
Popular ,
Royalties ,
Song Lyrics ,
Spotify ,
Substantially Similar ,
Taylor Swift
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has established a new test for “divided” patent infringement. Direct infringement of a method patent exists when a single party performs all of the steps of the claimed method. 35 U.S.C....more
9/14/2015
/ Akamai Technologies ,
Appeals ,
Divided Infringement ,
En Banc Review ,
Joint Enterprise Theory ,
Limelight Networks ,
Limelight v Akamai ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS