Anthony S Volpe

October 03, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

There can be no doubt that China is becoming � if it's not already � a manufacturing and financial giant and a world player.

By Anthony S. Volpe

11 minute read

October 02, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

There are two recent cases, one from the U.S. Supreme Court and one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, that raise questions about the deference that will be given to decisions made by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during prosecution of patent applications and the final decision to issue a patent.

By Anthony S. Volpe and Tom Gushue

9 minute read

June 05, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bowman v. Monsanto, No. 11-796,was limited to the specific facts and was tailored to avoid the issue of post-sale exhaustion. The classic view of post-sale exhaustion holds that a patentee loses the right to control the disposition of a patented item once the patentee has gained the benefit of the patented invention through a sale.

By Anthony S. Volpe

7 minute read

March 08, 2007 | Law.com

It is largely undisputed these days that a Web site is a marketing necessity. Many business and professional operations do not have the resources or expertise to design and build a professional-looking Web site. Typically, they turn to an independent contractor or a Web site designer to build it. But who owns your Web site? Who owns your client's Web site? The surprising answers, says Anthony S. Volpe of Volpe & Koenig, lie in the vagaries of copyright law.

By Anthony S. Volpe

10 minute read

February 06, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

In another chapter of the ongoing "Sweetener Wars," which started in 2005, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in with a decision the day before Christmas 2007.

By Anthony S. Volpe and Michael F. Snyder

10 minute read

September 29, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Intellectual property is similar to real property in many ways, including its susceptibility to trespassing. Attorneys Anthony S. Volpe and Melissa D. Doogan outline ways to ensure a clear and defensible chain of title for your client's intellectual property.

By Anthony S. Volpe And Melissa D. Doogan

8 minute read

September 29, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Recent litigation has raised the issue of how an inventor's assignment obligation is created and how it is perfected. The issue would appear to be simple, but it has proved to be surprisingly complex.

By Melissa D. Doogan and Anthony S. Volpe

11 minute read

August 01, 2007 | Law.com

Philadelphia has become home to several lawsuits involving the increasingly lucrative market for artificial sweeteners. Such litigation and the level at which it is being conducted suggest that issues involving intellectual property rights are increasingly important aspects of the food technology industry.

By Anthony S. Volpe

10 minute read

May 02, 2007 | Law.com

Maybe the i in intellectual property should be lower case, as in iNtellectual property. Last fall, in this column, I wrote about the YouTube phenomenon.

By Anthony S. Volpe

11 minute read

May 26, 2011 | Legaltech News

Microsoft has petitioned the Supreme Court to hold that its burden to prove a patent invalid should be a preponderance of the evidence standard, rather than the clear and convincing standard adopted by the Federal Circuit. In response, i4i has argued that such a seemingly simple change to the evidentiary standard would weaken patents.

By Anthony S. Volpe and Wesley T. McMichael

10 minute read