Scott Graham

January 29, 2020 | National Law Journal

The appellate court ruled last fall that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's administrative judges were unconstitutionally appointed. But the petitioners who initiated challenges to patent validity at the agency won't be allowed to invoke the bombshell ruling, the court ruled Tuesday.

By Scott Graham

4 minute read

January 29, 2020 | The Recorder

The copyright suit says the company rented San Francisco tattooist Sweet Cicely Daniher's unicorn-adorned van for a corporate party, then gave it a starring role in the upcoming film "Onward" without her permission.

By Scott Graham

5 minute read

January 28, 2020 | Law.com

San Francisco artist says Pixar duped her into providing the model for an upcoming film character.

By Scott Graham

9 minute read

January 27, 2020 | Delaware Law Weekly

Reichman Jorgensen partner Courtland Reichman said the patent infringement verdict against virtualization giant VMWare and Morrison & Foerster proves the firm can go toe-to-toe with elite competitors.

By Scott Graham

4 minute read

January 24, 2020 | The Recorder

Represented by McKool Smith, the Canadian IP monetization company had won $145 million the first time around in a fight over voice-over-LTE technology. But it decided to try again after Apple offered only $10 million to end the case.

By Scott Graham

3 minute read

January 24, 2020 | The Recorder

Marilyn Hall Patel, former chief judge of the Northern District of California, and Dechert's Katherine Helm discuss supporting women in intellectual property and finding advocates in unlikely places.

By Scott Graham

9 minute read

January 24, 2020 | The Recorder

The suits allege that the tech giants have turned a blind eye to widespread pirating by obscure music companies. A digital music expert not involved in the case says the suits strike him as an attempt to game ambiguities in the new Music Modernization Act for windfall statutory damages.

By Scott Graham

4 minute read

January 24, 2020 | Law.com

The state of women in IP law, as told by former Chief Judge Marilyn Hall Patel and Dechert's Kassie Helm.

By Scott Graham

12 minute read

January 21, 2020 | National Law Journal

The former co-chair of Williams & Connolly's patent litigation practice has counted Eli Lilly and Bayer among his clients. Latham leaders say his arrival will cement the firm's transition to the brand side of Hatch-Waxman litigation.

By Scott Graham

4 minute read

January 17, 2020 | Law.com

Idenix and Jones Day try once more to resuscitate a $2.5 billion patent infringement verdict.

By Scott Graham

7 minute read