Lawrence E Ashery

May 25, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Timing is everything—so the ­saying goes. In the world of patent procurement, bad timing can have horrendous consequences. A district court recently held that a patent application was filed one day later than the statute allowed, and the resulting patent was thus invalid. The ­decision contravenes 150 years of accepted patent practice. If the decision is allowed to stand, more than 12,000 patents may become worthless.

By Lawrence E. Ashery

14 minute read

April 27, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As the relationship between the United States and Cuba continues to improve, significant business opportunities will arise. For any organization seeking to engage in the Cuban economy, the importance of having intellectual property protection is paramount.

By Lawrence E. Ashery

13 minute read

March 19, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Any person associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application has a "duty of candor and good faith" toward the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

By Lawrence E. Ashery

13 minute read

February 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court is soon set to decide the standard that should be used when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reassesses the validity of an issued patent. The case, Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC v. Lee, No. 15-446, may play a significant role in determining whether an accused patent infringer can defend itself by arguing that the asserted patent should have never been granted in the first place.

By Lawrence E. Ashery

7 minute read

January 27, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The United States is one of only a few countries that permits public disclosure of an invention before filing a patent application.

By Lawrence E. Ashery

7 minute read

December 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

What new ideas and innovations will be seen in the near future? How will technology be affecting our lives in the months ahead? To answer these questions, technologists often study recently granted patents and published patent applications in order to predict how innovation will influence the future.

By Lawrence E. Ashery

7 minute read

December 22, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

What new ideas and innovations will be seen in the near future? How will technology be affecting our lives in the months ahead? To answer these questions, technologists often study recently granted patents and published patent applications in order to predict how innovation will influence the future.

By Lawrence E. Ashery

7 minute read

November 25, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the first half of 2015, an astonishing 44 percent of all new patent civil actions were filed with the Eastern District of Texas. Furthermore, in 2014, two judges in the Eastern District of Texas were assigned 23.7 percent of all new patent civil actions filed that year.

By Lawrence E. Ashery

7 minute read

November 25, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the first half of 2015, an astonishing 44 percent of all new patent civil actions were filed with the Eastern District of Texas. Furthermore, in 2014, two judges in the Eastern District of Texas were assigned 23.7 percent of all new patent civil actions filed that year.

By Lawrence E. Ashery

7 minute read

October 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The standard for granting an injunction in a patent infringement case may have changed last month in Apple v. Samsung Electronics, No. 2014-1802 (Fed. Cir. September 17, 2015) (Apple IV). In this important decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit carefully evaluated the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case eBay v. MercExchange LLC, 547 U.S. 388 (2006), and made it easier for plaintiffs to obtain an injunction for patent infringement.

By Lawrence E. Ashery

7 minute read