Scott Graham

September 27, 2019 | National Law Journal

The justices have already granted cert in six cases, and several potential blockbusters are waiting in the wings. The solicitor general on Friday recommended against granting cert on one of one case, Google v. Oracle, though it said the correctness of the Federal Circuit's fair use decision is "not free from doubt."

By Scott Graham

13 minute read

September 27, 2019 | Law.com

Anti-aging supplement makes law firms feel young again.

By Scott Graham

5 minute read

September 24, 2019 | Law.com

A handful of closing thoughts on the en banc arguments in Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin.

By Scott Graham

7 minute read

September 23, 2019 | The Recorder

The judges seem to be in sync on the scope of copyrighted works under the 1909 Copyright Act. But a few soloists emerged on the selection and arrangement of otherwise unprotectable elements.

By Scott Graham

5 minute read

September 20, 2019 | The Recorder

Eleven Ninth Circuit judges will hear a lot of arguments about copyrights Monday in the dispute over "Stairway to Heaven." But they'll do it without musical accompaniment.

By Scott Graham

4 minute read

September 19, 2019 | National Law Journal

The Federal Circuit had to formally ask the agency to weigh in on a hot-button issue of patent and administrative law.

By Scott Graham

7 minute read

September 18, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Generic challenger Akorn Inc. failed to recover attorney fees when invalidating Allergan's eyelash enhancer patents, therefore, those cases cannot be considered "sham" proceedings that give rise to monopolization claims, Judge Brian Martinotti rules.

By Scott Graham

5 minute read

September 17, 2019 | The Recorder

The former PTO director and Google patent chief will be in charge of AWS' Machine Learning Solutions Lab. 'I'm a firm believer in the promise of artificial intelligence,' she said.

By Scott Graham

3 minute read

September 17, 2019 | Law.com

If patent infringement cases aren't "exceptional," they're precluded from being "shams" for antitrust purposes, according to an order from U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti of New Jersey in Duke University v. Akorn.

By Scott Graham

8 minute read

September 16, 2019 | The Recorder

She is the third partner who's held a leadership role in Knobbe's Patent Office Litigation Group to leave the firm in the last year.

By Scott Graham

2 minute read