IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property LawU.S Chamber’s IP Principles Remind Us That the IP Policy Debate Needs a Reset November 29, 2023On September 13, the Global Innovation Policy Center of the U.S. Chamber published its “IP Principles” paper declaring the Chamber’s “Beliefs about Intellectual Property.” It was promptly endorsed and signed by 32 external IP thought leaders, including the heads of nearly all major IP associations and organizations, and individual experts such as a former Director […] Judge Paul Michel (Ret.)In Wild Opinion, Chief Judge Connolly Refers IP-Edge Affiliated Attorneys for Disciplinary Action November 29, 2023Several attorneys associated with patent monetization firm IP Edge are being referred to their state disciplinary bars, the Texas Supreme Court's Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Department of Justice for their conduct in directing several individuals, including a fried chicken restaurant owner and a surgical assistant, […] Steve BrachmannUnderstanding IP Matters: Piracy or Policy? Maintaining U.S. Technology Leadership in the Digital Age November 29, 2023Patents are supposed to provide the right to exclude others from practicing an invention. In the United States, this has become extremely challenging for smaller businesses. For independent inventors, who pour their time, energy, and resources into commercializing a new idea, patents are personal. They need and rely on the leverage that patents have historically […] Madeleine KeyPatent Litigation Firm is Seeking an Experienced Patent Litigator November 29, 2023A Texas-based patent enforcement firm seeks an experienced patent litigator. While we are seeking a full-time candidate, we will consider alternative situations, reduced hours, etc., for qualified candidates. While the firm is based in Dallas, Texas, most of the work can be performed remotely. We are not a "volume" firm but instead selectively accept a […] JobOrtunities Help WantedWhen Protecting Everything Means Protecting Nothing November 28, 2023Tightening your grip on a company’s trade secrets can actually lead to losing them. Stay with me here; this kind of excessive protection is more widespread than you might think, and most companies don’t appreciate the risks that they are taking by overdoing it. The first category is legal risk. Recall that courts require, as […] James PooleyWill the CAFC Hear Amici’s Call to Grant Bid for En Banc Review of ODP Doctrine? November 28, 2023Just before the Thanksgiving break, a number of amici submitted briefs to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) asking the en banc court to rehear a case that many feel has a good chance of helping to clarify the law around the judicially-created doctrine of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting (ODP). Cellect, […] Eileen McDermottAI and Trade Secrets: A Winning Combination November 28, 2023Generative AI (“Gen AI”) is everywhere, with all sorts of promises about how it can help the world. Let’s say a company has created new confidential methods for cancer treatments, but they are not really effective. They ask a Gen AI to come up with a cure for cancer using these new methods. The gen-AI […] Jeremy ElmanWhen One Door Closes, Try Reexam: TikTok Filing Underscores USPTO Forum Shopping Problem November 27, 2023Here we go again! We’ve heard the story in the past, which is sadly all too common. A patent owner prevails in federal district court, and also prevails at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in an inter partes review (IPR) challenge, but somehow finds themselves still fighting an ex parte reexamination. How is […] Gene Quinn
