By Scott Graham | March 18, 2020
If you wanted to create the most infuriating possible "patent troll" narrative, this one would be hard to top. But a few other factors are worth considering, says IP Reporter Scott Graham.
By Scott Graham | March 16, 2020
The anthropomorphized emotions in the movie "Inside Out" might be similar to characters from a children's book series, but they're not distinctive enough to be copyrighted, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
By Scott Graham | March 9, 2020
The court ruled en banc that the inverse-ratio rule, in particular, a formulation from former Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski that made substantial similarity very easy to prove, should be discarded.
By Scott Graham | March 6, 2020
A special master says Cisco refused to follow U.S. District Judge William Alsup's specific instructions for documenting its flat-fee arrangement with two law firms.
By Scott Graham | March 4, 2020
A non-traditional pharma case brought by non-traditional pharma litigators is shaping up to make significant antitrust law for the industry.
By Alaina Lancaster | March 2, 2020
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled a Redditor's posts citing Watch Tower's copyrighted works were fair use but that online free speech "is a developing area where the standards are far from settled."
By Scott Graham | February 24, 2020
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar says that while some of RideApp and Kasowitz Benson Torres' conduct was "questionable," it didn't rise to the level of "exceptional" that triggers fee shifting.
By Scott Graham | February 20, 2020
The firm scores IP wins for Shenzhen, China's Senior Technology and Korea's LG Chem against competitors in the fast-growing lithium-ion battery market.
By Alaina Lancaster | Ross Todd | Scott Graham | February 19, 2020
The DOJ told the U.S. Supreme Court that computer code can be copyrighted under the Copyright Act in an amicus brief filed Wednesday.
By Scott Graham | February 19, 2020
A blog post from Oracle Executive Vice President Ken Glueck insinuates that Google has bought some of its tech industry amici curiae and accuses others of switching sides out of naked self-interest.
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