In November 2023, Meta successfully had nearly all of the claims against it dismissed in the Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc. suit, a victory with potential implications for other technology companies with generative AI tools....more
2/9/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
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Copyright Litigation ,
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Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Metaverse ,
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Technology Sector
After more than a decade of litigation that included multiple trials and appeals, the Supreme Court of the United States finally put an end to the copyright infringement case Oracle brought against Google. The case was about...more
7/16/2021
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Fair Use ,
Google ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Java ,
Oracle ,
Oracle v Google ,
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SCOTUS ,
Transformative Use ,
Webinars
A 7-person jury in Waco, Texas, recently returned its verdict in the first patent trial held before Judge Albright: defense verdict, no finding of infringement. In the MV3 Partners v. Roku dispute, MV3 Partners had sought...more
10/23/2020
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Defense Verdict ,
Evidence ,
Expert Testimony ,
Expert Witness ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Roku
United States Automobile Association (USAA) is a financial services company that provides insurance, banking, investment, and retirement products and services for members of the military and their families. On June 7, 2018,...more
2/5/2020
/ Bank Deposits ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
Jury Trial ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Banking ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
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Section 101 ,
Smartphones ,
Technology ,
USAA ,
Wells Fargo
December has been a hot month for IP law, with important developments in several cases that may significantly impact your intellectual property prosecution and enforcement strategies. Here is a brief summary of each of these...more
12/30/2016
/ Apple v Samsung ,
Article of Manufacture ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Certiorari ,
Cisco ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Design Patent ,
Doctrine of Scénes á Faire ,
Forum Shopping ,
Google ,
Internet ,
Internet of Things ,
Java ,
Oracle ,
Oracle v Google ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Profits ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Silicon Valley ,
Smartphones ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
Venue
As intellectual property licensing continues to grow more prevalent, legal practitioners and business personnel are being asked to craft and negotiate agreements that can significantly impact a business’s ability to compete...more
9/30/2015
/ Android ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Arbitration ,
Business Partners ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Competition ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Estoppel ,
Exclusive Dealing Agreements ,
Exclusive Licenses ,
Forum Selection ,
Google ,
Indemnity Agreements ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Joint Venture ,
License Agreements ,
Loss Allocation ,
Manufacturers ,
Market Power ,
Patent Exhaustion ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Quanta ,
Royalties ,
Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Sales & Distribution Agreements ,
Scope of License ,
Sherman Act ,
Suppliers ,
Technology ,
Voluntary IP Agreements ,
Young Lawyers