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].
October 14, 2019 | The Recorder
Frowning Emoji Greets Keyboard Suit Against Apple, GooglePrinceps Interface Technologies LLC sued the tech goliaths in Delaware earlier this summer, asserting a single patent on a universal keyboard developed by inventor Timothy Higginson.
By Scott Graham
3 minute read
October 11, 2019 | Law.com
Skilled in the Art: Reed Smith KOs Securities Patents + Female Inventors get a Boost + Software Fools ComputersReed Smith and Fish & Richardson knock out Nasdaq patents.
By Scott Graham
6 minute read
October 11, 2019 | The Recorder
GirlsDoPorn Owner, 3 Others Charged With Sex TraffickingEight weeks into a civil trial brought by 22 former models, the San Diego U.S. attorney is accusing Michael Pratt and others of a scheme to "deceive and coerce young women to appear in sex videos."
By Scott Graham
4 minute read
October 08, 2019 | The Recorder
Judicial Watchdog Calls Justice a 'Bully Who Preyed for Years on Women' in ClosingIn a disciplinary hearing in front of the Commission on Judicial Performance, lawyers for Second District Justice Jeffrey Johnson said there's no credible evidence of any actual romantic relationship, and that the courthouse environment forced staff to pick a "team."
By Scott Graham
6 minute read
October 08, 2019 | Law.com
Skilled in the Art: Five Takeaways from NantKwest + Big-Dollar Patent Cases Get Final ResolutionThe Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether the USPTO can recover its in-house attorneys fees in Section 145 proceedings.
By Scott Graham
8 minute read
October 07, 2019 | National Law Journal
Supreme Court Sounds Doubtful About PTO's Claim to Attorneys FeesMaking his first appearance before the Supreme Court, Irell's Morgan Chu argues that a provision referring to "expenses" isn't specific enough to force patent owners to pay the PTO's in-house attorneys fees.
By Scott Graham
6 minute read
October 03, 2019 | The Recorder
GirlsDoPorn Operations Chief Says He Never Made DVD-Only PromiseConsultant Matthew Wolfe testified that the adult film company still doesn't specify the website name in its contracts with models. "Most people know that pornography goes online," he said, as Jane Doe No. 1, the law graduate, watched from the audience.
By Scott Graham
6 minute read
October 01, 2019 | Law.com
Skilled in the Art: Kirkland Wields PTAB Rulings to Help Score $125M Judgment + Google v. Oracle Spills Over Onto TwitterKirkland wins $125 million judgment after applying validity handcuffs.
By Scott Graham
6 minute read
September 30, 2019 | The Recorder
Open Source Search Firm Accuses Amazon of Trademark InfringementO'Melveny & Myers is representing search engine Elasticsearch in a complaint that alleges Amazon is willfully infringing its mark by promoting competing search and analytics products.
By Scott Graham
2 minute read
September 27, 2019 | The Recorder
SG Turns Thumbs-Down Again on 'Google v. Oracle'Noel Francisco's office tells the Supreme Court that Oracle's Java APIs are copyrightable, and that Google's use of them wasn't fair.
By Scott Graham
3 minute read
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