On March 2, 2020, the Federal Circuit issued Comcast v. ITC and held that the International Trade Commission (ITC) can block the importation of products that do not infringe a U.S. patent…
Radhika Raman and Stephen Larson authored “FTC Impact Study on State Hospital Mergers to Consider Role of Certificates of Public Advantage (“COPA”)” which was published in AIPLA IP Antitrust News. Read the full…
Attorney Brian Reece authored “Distinctiveness of Marks Suffering Genericide: A Survey of Genericide Cases,” which was published in AIPLA Quarterly Journal. Excerpt: Genericide occurs when a trademark becomes the generic term for a…
Attorneys Susan Natland, Lynda Zadra-Symes and Of Counsel Arsen Kourinian authored “How High Court May Resolve Generic’.Com’ TM Issue,” which was published in Law360. Excerpt: On Nov. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court…
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has issued an important decision affecting inter partes review (“IPR”) and possibly other cases decided by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board…
Daniel Hughes and Stephen Larson authored “IP Antitrust News: Xitronix v. KLA-Tencor: The Federal Circuit Finally Ends A Game Of Jurisdictional Hot Potato” which was published in IP Antitrust News….
Attorneys Jonathan Bachand and William Adams co-authored “What Celgene Corp. v. Peter Means For Biosimilar Developers,” which was published on the Biosimilar Development website. Excerpt: A recent decision by the U.S….
This Blog is Co-Authored by Susan Natland, Knobbe Martens; James Bikoff, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP; and Nicole DelleDonne, Brandsight, Inc. Almost every week, a brand owner discloses that a data breach…
Investigations at the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) often involve intellectual property disputes that may also be the subject of parallel litigation in district court. This parallel litigation is often stayed pending completion of the ITC investigation.
Attorneys Jonathan Hyman and Hans Mayer co-authored “How the ‘UCANN v. Pure Hemp’ IP Lawsuit Will Affect the Cannabis Industry,” which was published in the Cannabis Business Times. Excerpt: Patent litigation…