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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May 21, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Judges Get Creative as Patent Jury Trials Resume Next Month

Plexiglass, larger deliberation rooms and physically distant seating are some of the safety solutions coming online in the heavy patent dockets of Texas and California. In New York, a judge is mulling a hybrid virtual/in-person bench trial.

By Scott Graham

10 minute read

May 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

U.S. Soccer Federation Settles With Charitable Arm Over 'Hijacked' Trademarks

Quinn Emanuel and Crowell & Moring had been litigating a dispute over the organizations' trademarks for the last 18 months.

By Scott Graham

2 minute read

May 15, 2020 | Law.com

Skilled in the Art: IP Lawyers Try On SCOTUS Lucky Brand Decision For Size + Writing New Rules for Reviewing Source Code During COVID-19 + Hellfire and Infringement: Copyright Spat Over TV Preacher Eugene Scott

The IP community reacts to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on "defense preclusion" and trademarks.

By Scott Graham

7 minute read

May 14, 2020 | National Law Journal

Kirkland Knocks Out 'Defense Preclusion' Doctrine at Supreme Court in Lucky Brand Trademark Fight

Justice Sonia Sotomayor holds for a unanimous court that because traditional doctrines of issue or claim preclusion don't apply, Lucky Brand Dungarees and Marcel Fashion Group will have to keep litigating their 20-year-old trademark dispute.

By Scott Graham

3 minute read

May 13, 2020 | The Recorder

Dr. Eugene Scott's 'Dream' Could Become Attorney Fee Nightmare

A Georgia minister who sued for a declaratory judgment that famed TV preacher Eugene Scott abandoned his copyrights might have to pay up to $307,000 in attorney fees, the Ninth Circuit rules.

By Scott Graham

4 minute read

May 11, 2020 | The Recorder

A Century-Old Supreme Court Decision Might Not Kill Patent Suits Against 80 Amazon Customers

A Federal Circuit panel sounded hesitant about taking the 113-year-old Kessler doctrine somewhere it hasn't been before.

By Scott Graham

5 minute read

May 08, 2020 | Law.com

Skilled in the Art: RPX and the War on 'Bad Patents' + Zooming to Trial in Virginia + Can You Hear Us Now, Judge Alsup?

RPX asks the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to recall a mandate from a 2018 decision.

By Scott Graham

9 minute read

May 07, 2020 | The Recorder

Judge Alsup Has a Word for Apple and Cisco: G-R-E-E-D

But the judge sounded poised to sign off on a special master's recommendation to award the tech giants about $4 million in attorneys fees. That's less than half of their original request in a patent dispute with Straight Path IP Group.

By Scott Graham

3 minute read

May 06, 2020 | National Law Journal

The Trouble With Conducting a Virtual Patent Trial During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft's John Moehringer said working with witnesses and posing timely objections will be tricky as Cisco Systems and Centripetal Networks kick off a complex patent infringement trial in the Eastern District of Virginia.

By Scott Graham

7 minute read

May 04, 2020 | National Law Journal

'Who Was This Guy?' Todd Dickinson, Who Changed the Face of the USPTO, Dies at 67

He thought his legacy would be "The Great Organizer," but former colleagues also remember a passionate advocate for the patent system who helped move legislation through Congress.

By Scott Graham

6 minute read

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