Robert Maier

Robert Maier

September 22, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Recently Introduced Bill Would Limit ITC 'Domestic Industry by Subpoena'

In his column on Patent and Trademark Law, Robert Maier discusses recent legislation, the Advancing America's Interests Act, H.R. 8037 (AAIA), introduced Aug. 14, 2020, that seeks to end the practice of domestic industry by subpoena.

By Robert Maier

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March 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The Expanding Strength of U.S. Patents Beyond U.S. Shores

Patent and Trademark Law columnist Robert Maier discusses 'WesternGeco v. ION Geophysical', in which the U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether profits lost overseas can properly be captured as damages for infringement of a U.S. patent.

By Robert Maier

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February 22, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Why'd You Have to Go and Make Things So Complicated? Occam's Razor for Patent Claims

Corporate counsel have to understand that the current claim construction process is more than unpredictable, it's broken — and it's time for the legal community to apply THE RAZOR.

By Robert Maier and Joe Akalski

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