By: Brent M. Dougal In the ongoing Apple v. Samsung litigation, Apple won a $1 billion jury verdict against Samsung. The verdict was largely based on Apple’s design patents for the iPhone. Though the amount was…

By: Robb Roby, Partner in the Orange County office Yesterday the Supreme Court issued the Aereo opinion and decided that, given its activities, Aereo is substantially similar to a cable…

The third step in bringing your medical device to market is to understand whether you can practice your invention. By Gerard von Hoffmann and Bryan Wahl This article is part three of a…

American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc. – What You Need to Know Today the Supreme Court ruled that streaming broadcast television signals to subscribers without paying for the programs…

By Diane M. Reed, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, Orange County Download the PDF In Boi Na Brasa LLC v Terra Sul Corporation a/k/a Churrascaria Boi Na Brasa (Concurrent…

By: Irfan Lateef In the recent cases OCTANE FITNESS, LLC v. ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, INC. and HIGHMARK INC. v. ALLCARE HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INC., the U.S. Supreme Court empowered…

The second step in bringing your medical device to market is to understand whether you can protect your invention.  By Gerard von Hoffmann and Bryan Wahl This article is part…

By Gerard von Hoffmann This is part one of a series of articles that will present the three big issues in IP: Do you own it? Can you protect it?…

[Electronics and audio company Sonos recently announced it will ‘forward-publish’ its patents to inspire others to ‘create differentiated product.’  JD Supra contributors with expertise in these matters: beyond inspiring innovation, what are the…

By: Susan M. Natland and Jessica C. Sganga In Hana Financial v Hana Bank (Case No 11-56678), the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the district…