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].
June 14, 2019 | Law.com
Skilled in the Art: FTC, Qualcomm Get a Little Help From Their Friends + Daimler and Nokia Play Global Chess MatchThe Federal Trade Commission has now formally asked Judge Lucy Koh not to stay her antitrust injunction against Qualcomm, with LG Electronics offering the perspective of a would-be competitor.
By Scott Graham
9 minute read
June 12, 2019 | The Recorder
Unified Patents Makes Push Into CybersecurityCisco, McAfee, Palo Alto Networks, Rapid7 and Red Hat join the effort to deter nonpracticing entity patent litigation.
By Scott Graham
2 minute read
June 12, 2019 | The Recorder
Viasat, Acacia Face Off Over Fiber OpticsCalifornia's Viasat says it's owed more than $300 million for "theft" of its error correction technology, but Massachusetts' Acacia Communications says Viasat is simply misreading their license agreement.
By Scott Graham
6 minute read
June 11, 2019 | Law.com
Skilled in the Art: Fiber Optic Faceoff in SoCal + A Second Look at Return Mail. Plus, Stanford Asks: Who Moved My Claim Construction?Viasat's and Acacia Communications' hot-button, high-stakes IP trial kicked off opening statements today, and Ken Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Knaier and Michael Albert of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks had some choice words for their opponents' clients.
By Scott Graham
13 minute read
June 10, 2019 | The Recorder
One More Chorus for 'Stairway to Heaven' at Ninth CircuitAn en banc panel will hear the copyright dispute over the first few measures of the 1970s Led Zeppelin classic.
By Scott Graham
3 minute read
June 10, 2019 | National Law Journal
Sotomayor Joins Conservatives in Key Patent RulingThe justices ruled that the definition of “person” does not include the government when it comes to having standing to challenge a patent.
By Scott Graham
6 minute read
June 07, 2019 | National Law Journal
How Finnegan Won the Vagisil-Vagisan Trademark BattlePartner Douglas "Chip" Rettew says the key was a consumer research survey that showed 90% of men and women recognized the Vagisil mark.
By Scott Graham
4 minute read
June 07, 2019 | National Law Journal
Kirkland Erases Patent Trial It Says Never Should Have HappenedBrunswick Corp. couldn't quite escape a patent infringement trial in the Eastern District of Virginia after the Supreme Court's TC Heartland ruling. Instead it had to wait for Kirkland & Ellis to bail it out on appeal.
By Scott Graham
3 minute read
June 05, 2019 | Law.com
Skilled in the Art: Patent Eligibility Palooza Is Under Way at the Senate + Who Got the Work in Patent Pool Dustup?Scholars, think tankers, two former PTO directors and a former Federal Circuit chief judge testified before the Senate Judiciary's IP Subcommittee on proposed amendments to Section 101 (and 112) of the Patent Act.
By Scott Graham
8 minute read
June 04, 2019 | National Law Journal
Intellectual Ventures and Capital One Go the Distance in Antitrust HearingLatham's Matthew Moore argued that IV has aggregated thousands of patents that banks need to do business. But Judge William Bryson wondered how that differs from any industry giant with a massive IP portfolio.
By Scott Graham
6 minute read
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