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Texas Lawyer

$51M Judgment at Stake For the University of Texas

The disagreement stems from a section of the licensing agreement stating in paragraph two the royalty rate will not exceed a half-percent for products that "detect Lyme disease in combination with one other veterinary diagnostic test," but paragraph three states a royalty rate of 2.5% for products that "detect Lyme disease in combination with one or more veterinary diagnostic products."
4 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: Don't Hesitate to Advocate For Yourself, Says Debodhonyaa Sengupta of Dentons

"Be good at what you do and take the time to make sure others know that you are good at what you do."
7 minute read

Law.com

Director Vidal's Impact On the PTAB: Big Changes and More On the Way

Perhaps the largest impact that Director Vidal has had upon the PTAB is has been via Director Reviews. The U.S. Supreme Court mandated Director Reviews to correct procedural defects in the way that administrative patent judges are appointed to the PTAB.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

'We're in the Right Place': USPTO Announces Regional Office to Open in Metro Atlanta

Experts say the move will increase client confidence as more Fortune 500 companies set up shop in Georgia.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Exceptionally Broad Reach of New York's Franchise Law

Manufacturers, distributors, patent holders, consultants, retailers and others similarly situated often find themselves in business relationships that may trigger the broad reach of franchise laws. Indeed, those businesses who operate in New York would be wise to be particularly careful in light of New York's exceptionally broad statutory language.
6 minute read

Law.com

Medical Technology: Recent Decisions At the Federal Circuit and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Recent developments at the Federal Circuit and the USPTO may inform evolving patent strategy on medical technology.
11 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel Secures Patent Infringement Defense Win for Samsung

"Samsung's resounding victory not only safeguards its current market position but also sets a powerful precedent in the ever-evolving landscape of patent litigation," the Quinn Emanuel team stated.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Inventorship and Patentability of Artificial Intelligence-Based Inventions

The quandary is whether an AI platform that assists in creating an invention should be named as an inventor in a patent. For example, an AI-powered system may be employed pharmaceutically to identify molecular compounds in the discovery of a newly invented drug, without much human involvement. Does such AI assistance rise to the level of inventorship?
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$1.3M in Attorney Fees: Norton Rose Fulbright Secures Win for Baylor University

"The documents Hemotek relies upon do not demonstrate active attempts to commercialize any particular invention that would satisfy this definition.," the AAA panel said about Hemotek's breach of contract claim.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Google, HP Alum Hired as GC of Startup Bringing AI to Classrooms

Merlyn Mind, New York-based maker of AI-powered digital assistants for teachers, has found its first general counsel in Google in-house lawyer Scott Pojunas.
2 minute read

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