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By Matthew Calcagno, Keno Kozie Associates | November 27, 2019
Law firms have typically had an open-door approach to document access. This means that anyone in your firm can likely access any document at any time, leaving your firm's intellectual property entirely unprotected.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Rob Maier | November 26, 2019
Declaratory judgment actions, commonly referred to as "DJ actions," have historically provided a mechanism for companies threatened with a patent infringement claim to preemptively file a lawsuit seeking a court ruling declaring the patent invalid or not infringed. These DJ actions for years had been a popular tool for accused infringers, but as Rob Maier discusses in this edition of his Patent and Trademark Law column, recent changes in the patent litigation landscape have resulted in a shift away from these DJ actions, and a corresponding shift in the way patent holders approach infringers.
By Jane Wester | November 25, 2019
A new judge in the Eastern District of New York is now handling the case of a Chinese citizen accused of stealing an American company's intellectual property on behalf of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei, according to orders filed Monday.
By Angela Morris | November 18, 2019
Blitzsafe Texas, based in Marshall, has filed 15 lawsuits in four years against the world's largest automakers for allegedly infringing its two patents for a device that integrates a mobile device with a car's stereo system. The company sued General Motors Co., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Maserati North America.
By Angela Morris | November 12, 2019
Tyler Technologies Inc., the company that operates e-filing systems in Texas, Georgia, California, Florida and 17 other states, was sued for patent infringement by a company that's hit 17 other companies with lawsuits since 2018.
By Angela Morris | November 8, 2019
The defendants, Locke Lord and Dallas partner Roy Hardin, did not disclose conflicts of interest, and they put their own financial interests over the client's, the petition said. If Retractable Technologies Inc. had known about the defendants' conflicts, it would have terminated the representation. Locke Lord claims the allegations are meritless.
By Angela Morris | October 22, 2019
The band Tool is promoting "Fear Inoculum," its first album in 13 years, in a U.S. tour that will hit Texas, California, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Its merchandise company alleges in a new lawsuit that bootleggers are selling fake Tool T-shirts that infringe on the band's trademarks.
By Frank Ready | October 15, 2019
Earlier this month, Amazon launched an IP accelerator to help connect small and midsized business interested in registering for trademarks with a pre-vetted network of law firms. But whether or not this has more value beyond Amazon remains to be seen.
By Scott Graham | October 3, 2019
Consultant 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 | September 13, 2019
Defense attorneys suggest that a lifestyle of high-rolling friends and international travel belie claims of harm from the videos.
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