Scott Graham

Scott Graham focuses on intellectual property and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He writes ALM's Skilled in the Art IP briefing. Contact him at [email protected].

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June 12, 2020 | The Recorder

'Take That On': Black Patent Attorneys Say It's Time They Are Recognized

As a dialogue springs up around systemic racism, lawyers like Kirkland & Ellis' Ellisen Turner and Foley & Lardner's Jeanne Gills say there's no more excuse for clients not to include black patent lawyers on their Rolodexes.

By Scott Graham

10 minute read

June 09, 2020 | The Recorder

Baker Botts' Wayne Stacy Appointed USPTO's Silicon Valley Chief

The veteran patent litigator was sworn in via a virtual ceremony Tuesday.

By Scott Graham

2 minute read

June 08, 2020 | National Law Journal

How AbbVie and Humira Avoided 'Pay for Delay' Finding

The company's agreement to trade biosimilar competitors' earlier market entry in Europe for lengthier exclusivity in the U.S. does not run afoul of the Supreme Court's Actavis decision, U.S. District Judge Manish Shah ruled Monday.

By Scott Graham

3 minute read

June 05, 2020 | Law.com

Skilled in the Art: Are Robots People, Too? + Meet the Duo Behind the Uber of Virtual Law Firms + Copyright Troll or Guardian of Artists' IP Rights?

Amazon.com and Williams-Sonoma ask judge to decide whether AI software can have volition.

By Scott Graham

8 minute read

June 05, 2020 | The Recorder

Meet the Duo Behind the Uber of Virtual Law Firms

Virtual law firms have become popular in the 2000s, but the formation of Beeman Muchmore this week feels like something new: a virtual firm combined with a microspecialty IP practice.

By Scott Graham

2 minute read

June 03, 2020 | The Recorder

Federal Circuit Called on Once Again to Judge the 'Patent Dance'

Genentech is looking to block sales of Amgen's cancer biosimilar Mvasi because Amgen failed to provide 180 days' notice when it shifted manufacturing plans from California to Rhode Island. Judge Kimberly Moore said Genentech is proposing "an extraordinarily broad view" of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act.

By Scott Graham

4 minute read

May 29, 2020 | Law.com

Skilled in the Art: Would Open IP Law Stifle COVD-19 Innovation? + MoFo and Cadwalader to Duke It Out at Federal Circuit + Who's Repping Fortinet, Synopsys and Real Intent?

BIO makes its pitch for maintaining strong IP rights around COVID-19 therapies.

By Scott Graham

10 minute read

May 27, 2020 | The Recorder

NPE Buys Patents From IBM, Turns Them Against Oracle

After paying a reported $9 million for part of Big Blue's portfolio last fall, NPE Daedalus Blue has now enlisted Bunsow De Mory to assert five of the patents against the database giant.

By Scott Graham

3 minute read

May 26, 2020 | The Recorder

San Jose Judge: It's the Right Call to Delay Patent Jury Trial

The judge told Finjan and Cisco that juror resentment could have been a problem if they had gone forward with a June 22 trial date. With the trial now postponed to October, Freeman began looking ahead to how to handle jury questionnaires.

By Scott Graham

4 minute read

May 22, 2020 | Law.com

Skilled in the Art: How an Economic Bust Could Lead to an IP Litigation Boom + Cisco Wins $1.9M in Flat Fees

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partners offer some provocative takes on the state of IP law mid-pandemic.

By Scott Graham

7 minute read

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