Harper Batts

May 01, 2019 | The Recorder

The last year has been marked by a multitude of changes in regulations, procedures and case law relevant to patent disputes.

By Harper Batts

8 minute read

February 20, 2018 | The Recorder

In Part One of our article, we focused on lessons gleaned from the Waymo v. Uber trial on how to be better prepared to protect a company's trade secrets. In this part, we focus on lessons from the trial that can help companies litigating trade secrets claims, as a plaintiff or a defendant.

By Harper Batts and Chris Ponder

8 minute read

February 13, 2018 | The Recorder

Review lessons that companies and attorneys can take away from the Uber dispute and other situations, as to how best protect their trade secrets.

By Chris Ponder and Harper Batts

8 minute read

October 03, 2017 | The Recorder

The decision in 'General Plastic' is a clear warning shot to accused infringers that they need to maximize the quality and strength of any IPR petitions, as the PTAB is very unlikely to permit the same petitioner to file a second petition against the same claims under most circumstances.

By Harper Batts

6 minute read

May 12, 2017 | The Recorder

By Harper Batts and John Gaustad

18 minute read