Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As the America Invents Act (AIA) turns 10, patent students across the country may be asking: if the law is already a decade old, why am I spending so much time learning pre-AIA law? We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 7, 2024

A Brief History of Hot-tubbing – WIPO’s Intrigue, Australia’s Claim, and India’s Adoption Source: Concurrent Expert Evidence And ‘Hot-Tubbing’ In English Litigation Since The ‘Jackson Reforms. readers can refer here and here for posts on confidentiality clubs by Abhilasha and Nikhil.) Find it here.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As the America Invents Act (AIA) turns 10, patent students across the country may be asking: if the law is already a decade old, why am I spending so much time learning pre-AIA law? We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 10, 2023

Cotter, Is Global FRAND Litigation Spinning Out of Control , 2021 PatentlyO Law Journal 1 (2021) ( Cotter.2021.GlobalFRANDLitigation Lemley, Erik Oliver, Kent Richardson, James Yoon, & Michael Costa, Patent Purchases and Litigation Outcomes , 2016 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 15 ( Lemley.2016.PatentMarket COVID-19Impact).

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

266, § 30 , which defines a trade secret as “anything tangible or intangible or electronically kept or stored, which constitutes, represents, evidences or records a secret scientific, technical, merchandising, production or management information, design, process, procedure, formula, invention or improvement.” Have things actually changed?

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

266, § 30 , which defines a trade secret as “anything tangible or intangible or electronically kept or stored, which constitutes, represents, evidences or records a secret scientific, technical, merchandising, production or management information, design, process, procedure, formula, invention or improvement.”

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

With these technical advances comes an increase in legal activity, including intellectual property (“IP”) filings and litigation. 19 Ancillary technologies have likewise seen a spike in patent litigation activity in recent years, including charging technologies and battery control systems (e.g.,

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