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The Recorder

EBay Cleared of Seller's Alleged Patent Infringement

The underlying case involved users who sold wooden bee traps that allegedly violated a man's patent.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Uber-izing' the IP Function

Intellectual property leaders are tapping into powerful on-demand networks to help monetize portfolios.
21 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

And Then There Were Three: Del.'s Judge Robinson Set to Retire

On Feb. 3, Judge Sue L. Robinson, the longest-serving member of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (and the district judge with the second-highest number of patent cases assigned on a per judge basis in the country) acquired another title—that of senior judge.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

High Court to Hear Potential Landmark Case About Patent Venue

In a patent litigation suit, is venue ­established where the corporation was incorporated or where the corporation does business? This question, which currently raises one of the thorniest issues in patent law, will capture the spotlight this month in oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court.
12 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Stark Green Lights Infringement Claims Against Teva

Teva Pharmaceuticals could not escape a patent infringement suit Monday, after a Delaware federal judge found there was enough evidence to suggest that the Israel-based generic drugmaker had tried to usurp the market for treating a disease without the proper approval.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Justices Mull Whether Settled Expectations Require Affirmance in Patent Exhaustion Case

U.S. Supreme Court justices didn't tip their hands—or in most cases say much of anything, really—as the high court heard arguments Tuesday on the doctrine of patent exhaustion. But one intriguing thread did surface during the hour-long argumen: Whether affirming two longstanding decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit would upset settled expectations.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Circuit Affirms Infringement Holdings and Damages in 'Sprint' Appeals

Patent and Trademark Law columnist Robert C. Scheinfeld writes: The telecommunications company Sprint has seen its profile rise recently in the area of patent law as the Federal Circuit just addressed two of Sprint's appeals challenging lower court patent infringement verdicts adverse to it, and the company achieved just this month a large damages jury verdict in a patent case against Time Warner Cable.
18 minute read

The Recorder

Alsup Voices Concerns About Driverless Car Suit

At the first hearing, the judge wondered if Google is claiming trade secret protection for technology already disclosed in patent filings or to highway safety regulators.
15 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Protected Activity' Continues to Broaden Under SOX

Although many attorneys representing plaintiffs with retaliation claims are still not familiar with the whistleblower protections afforded by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), whistleblower claims under it continue to be on the rise. Plaintiffs attorneys are catching on quickly, especially given the trend toward broadening the scope of whistleblower protections under SOX in favor of employees.
18 minute read

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