Roy H Wepner

April 17, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A new law, enacted by the state legislature and outgoing Governor Chris Christie, and which took effect on April 1, may come to play surprising tricks on inventors and their employers.

By Roy H. Wepner and Jeffrey S. Dickey

6 minute read

August 30, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The seemingly endless war between certain types of patent owners (often socalled "nonpracticing entities" or NPEs) and certain types of defendants (typically corporations perceived to have deep pockets) has been fought on many fronts over the last decades.

By Roy H. Wepner

6 minute read

August 21, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

In recent years, defendants in patent litigation have made gains in the courts.

By Roy H. Wepner

6 minute read

January 02, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A recent case shows how the boundary between trademarks used on goods and those used for intangible services can become difficult to delineate; but that line must be understood and respected.

By Roy H. Wepner

11 minute read

November 06, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

Patent owners that do not compete with defendants are not automatically precluded from obtaining and maintaining injunctions.

By Roy H. Wepner

7 minute read

October 17, 2001 | Law.com

Given all the jokes that link lawyers with briefs (e.g., "lawyers have the sexiest briefs," etc.), one would think that writing a brief is a popular activity. But in Roy H. Wepner's experience, the opposite is true. Many excellent lawyers dread the prospect of having to write a brief. If you are among that number, never fear -- these unorthodox tips should have you writing stellar briefs in no time.

By Roy H. Wepner

15 minute read

February 05, 2004 | Law.com

A major salvo has been fired in a long-simmering struggle for free expression. In a November edition of West's Supreme Court Reporter were buried proposed rule changes for the federal courts, including the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Among the proposals: lawyers practicing in those courts could not be prohibited from citing to an appellate court the prior decisions of that court that are not formally published.

By Roy H. Wepner

9 minute read

January 26, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

During the past few months, a major salvo was fired in a long-simmering struggle for free expression. The battleground is the federal appellate court system and the administrative committees to which the system is attached. Two of the major combatants are judges of the 3rd Circuit and the weapons in this battle include Shakespearean sonnets. But chances are, you missed it.

By Roy H. Wepner

9 minute read

July 21, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

The recent death of Fred Rogers has predictably evoked numerous tributes to his contribution to children's television and beyond. So many people are going to miss Mister Rogers, his neighbors and his neighborhood. What many people have forgotten is that Rogers made an important contribution to the development of intellectual property law.

By Roy H. Wepner

5 minute read

March 05, 2003 | New York Law Journal

By Roy H. Wepner

6 minute read