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Patently-O Bits and Bytes by Juvan Bonni

Patently-O

Wayne Winegarden: The ITC Is Subsidizing Patent Trolls (Source: Forbes). Silbey: Investigating Design (Source: SSRN). Mario Biagioli: Of Viruses and Licenses: Learning from COVID-19 Patent Debates (Source: SSRN). Commentary and Journal Articles: Prof. McKenna and Prof. Lemley and Prof.

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M&A Checklist — How to Prepare Your IP for the Legal Due Diligence Process

LexBlog IP

IP Ownership Nearly all purchase agreements require the seller to warrant that it owns or licenses the intellectual property necessary for operation of the business. Technology is often protected through patents or trade secrets. In most cases, this can be broken down between two central areas – technology and branding.

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AI and IP Law: Podcast with Yuri Eliezer

LexBlog IP

Recently, Yuri Eliezer was invited to share his insights on the Conscious Design Podcast , hosted by Ian Peterman. This podcast brings together thought leaders from various fields to discuss the future of design and its impact on our world.

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TMSR Session 2: Administrative Agencies and Specialized Courts

43(B)log

Amazon [like the Trademark Clearinghouse for new gTLDs] does not distinguish in the kinds of goods for which a mark is registered, so you can use your registration far more expansively than the PTO designed it. With LKQ, a whole bunch of the seized parts were covered by a design patent license, but they said “too bad, it’s TM.”

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Misjoinder Dooms SAD Scheme Patent Case–Wang v. Schedule A Defendants

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

299 limits joinder in patent cases to defendants who infringe using “the same accused product or process.” ” Congress enacted this requirement to restrict patent trolls who were filing lawsuits against defendants who had nothing in common but the allegation that they were infringing the same patent.

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