The recent case involving United Therapeutics' patent on Tyvaso and Liquidia's Yutrepia sheds light on the complexities of patent law. The Federal Circuit's initial infringement finding, followed by the Patent Trial and...more
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US Taxation of IP After Tax Reform -
U.S. taxation of intellectual property has become astoundingly more complex after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new rules are so complex that the IRS and Treasury...more
7/11/2018
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Artists ,
Claim Construction ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Disgorgement ,
Evidence ,
Expert Testimony ,
Fair Use ,
Film Industry ,
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) ,
Franchises ,
Income Taxes ,
Indefiniteness ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IRS ,
Misappropriation ,
New Rules ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Phillips Standard ,
Popular ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Transfer Taxes ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts ,
USPTO
In the Winter 2017 edition of the Intellectual Property Bulletin, we reported on IP-related changes expected with the incoming Trump administration and the new Congress. Here we look at two such changes currently underway:...more
11/7/2017
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Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Disney ,
DMCA ,
Fair Use ,
Film Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Misappropriation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Trump Administration ,
USPTO
On June 25, 2014, just six days after the Supreme Court decided Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014), the USPTO issued its Preliminary Examination Instructions (“Guidance”) in view of the case. ...more