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The Federal Circuit Puts Another Nail in the Coffin of Declaratory Judgment...
The Federal Circuit Puts Another Nail in the Coffin of Declaratory Judgment Actions Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses why companies will forestall initiating defensive...
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Universities Need to Protect Their Intellectual Property: Recent Decisions from the Federal Circuit and the United States Supreme Court That Impact Intellectual Property Agreements A number of recent...
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Acquiring and Licensing Patents: Does the Language of Your Agreement Provide...
Acquiring and Licensing Patents: Does the Language of Your Agreement Provide You with Enforcement Rights? When acquiring or licensing patents, it is important to consider whether, and to what...
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When drafting assignment agreements, it is important for universities to consider whether, and to what extent, the assignment conveys the right to enforce the patents through litigation. It is also...
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After District Court Invalidates Pharmaceutical Product Patent Based on...
After District Court Invalidates Pharmaceutical Product Patent Based on Clinical Trials, Federal Circuit Reverses Because Clinical Trial Was Not Public Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Sunovion”)...
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Can Your DNA Be Patented? The Supreme Court Draws a Delicate Balance
Can Your DNA Be Patented? The Supreme Court Draws a Delicate Balance By Stan Gibson and Greg Cordrey In Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., the United States Supreme Court...
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Divorces, Community Property and Patents — the Problem of the Ex-Spouse
Many universities have standard patent assignment agreements that assign inventions of a university employee to the university. But what if the inventor is married? Or, what if the inventor marries...
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Apple v. Samsung: The Federal Circuit Reverses the District Court and Sets...
As the ongoing war between Apple and Samsung continues, one of the key questions facing both parties is whether Apple can ultimately obtain permanent injunctive relief against Samsung in addition to...
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A Sign of Things to Come? Federal Circuit Revives Preliminary Injunction Remedy
Over the past decade, the ability to obtain a preliminary injunction in a patent case has become more and more difficult, with rulings from the district courts frequently denying the remedy in all...
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The Future of Inducing Infringement Claims after Limelight v. Akamai
In Limelight v. Akamai, the United States Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit’s precedent holding that inducing infringement claims did not require a single, direct infringer. This case, and...
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