Phelps

April 11, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Everybody knows that strong patents help decide the winners and losers of business competition. But there's another, little-known way for companies to acquire the patents they need: they can simply buy them.

By Marshall Phelps

7 minute read

August 02, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Raise your hand if you think 35 U.S.C. Section 101 has gotten too big for its britches! Raise your hand if you think Section 101 needs to move over and let Sections 102, 103 and 112 do their jobs! Raise your hand if you're tired of subjective and inconsistent patent decisions! If your hand is up, have hope, because the ABA, AIPLA and IPO are ­running to help.

By Mike P.F. Phelps

12 minute read

March 27, 2017 | Legaltech News

These provisions are likely to be tested in litigation in the next few years and deserve particular focus by prospective policyholders.

By Stephen Raptis, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

11 minute read

February 01, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

By Richard Lawson, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

14 minute read

January 31, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Apple's design patent suit against Samsung certainly has earned its newsworthy status. Take the two biggest players in the booming smartphone market, lock them in protracted and heated battle, and slap one with a staggering $400 million in damages, and you have the makings for the design patent case of the century. In fact, this literally is the first Supreme Court design patent case in a century.

By Michael P.F. Phelps

12 minute read

December 01, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

By Jeff Phelps and Geoffrey Mohun

8 minute read