Perspectives

When seeing similar trademarks or trade dress employed by a third party, companies often immediately react with a demand letter requiring...

In a closely watched case, the Second Circuit upheld a decision that Internet Archive's book lending practices violated the authors'...

The Realizing Engineering, Science and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive Patent Rights Act (RESTORE Patent Rights Act),...

Three lawsuits have challenged the FTC's authority to implement a nationwide ban on non-competes.  Two of those lawsuits have succeeded...

This case in Virginia caught a lot of attention because Appian won a $2 billion verdict last year.  The appeals court overturned the...

In a case involving the secret formula used to make the sweetener for Coke Zero, the manufacturer of the sweetener sought to patent the...

Judge Colm Connolly in the District of Delaware has been pressing many of the patent trolls (LLCs that only own 1 asset - the asserted...

Traditionally, the Federal Circuit had been very strict that a plaintiff must own all the rights to a patent to have standing to bring a...

At first, many people jumped to the conclusion that this upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case threatens corporate separateness by putting...

After being sued for trademark infringement, Oakland has hit back at San Francisco with a countersuit for declaratory relief. The...

Even with the A's leaving the Bay Area, we're getting an extra SF-Oakland matchup. This trademark infringement case will have some...

The time between filing and initial examination of a trademark application at the United States Patent & Trademark Office has continued...