USPTO, IP License, Intellectual Property Protection

[Virtual Conference] Passport to Proficiency on the Essentials of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA - October 14th - 30th, 1:00 pm EST

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 8/19/2025

ACI’s virtual Annual Passport to Proficiency on the Essentials of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA equips early-career professionals with the legal and regulatory fluency needed to contribute meaningfully to product strategy and...more

Overview of the U.S. copyright office’s AI digital replicas (“deepfakes”) report

A&O Shearman on 8/6/2024

Daren Orzechowski, Alex Touma, and Jack Weinert examine Part 1 of Artificial Intelligence Report on Digital Replicas, published by the U.S. Copyright Office on July 31, 2024. In the first quarter of 2023, the U.S....more

Federal Circuit IP Appeals: Summaries of Key 2023 Decisions (8th Edition)

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/9/2024

2023 saw a return to business as usual for the Federal Circuit. Oral arguments are once again in-person and open to the public, and the Court has resumed its former practice of holding occasional sittings outside of...more

FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape - January 2024

WilmerHale on 1/31/2024

This marks the first issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more

Why US Should Help European Efforts to Fix SEP Licensing

WilmerHale on 10/24/2023

The U.S. Patent Office, the National Institute of Standards and the International Trade Administration are all currently seeking input to establish U.S. policy on foreign standard-essential patent licensing regulatory regimes...more

[Webinar] 3rd Annual Passport to Proficiency on the Essentials of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA - October 10th - 26th, 1:00 pm EST

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 9/13/2023

Gain a comprehensive understanding of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA essentials, a critical competency for legal and business professionals in the biopharmaceutical arena. Attend ACI’s Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA Proficiency Series...more

Back to the Future: Prior Third-Party Settlement Doesn’t Impact Future Trademark Licensees

McDermott Will & Schulte on 9/7/2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that under certain circumstances a trademark licensee can bring a claim against a third party for unfair competition under the Lanham Act even if the licensing agreement...more

Top Twelve Trademark Transfer Tips (For Portfolio Intake, That Is)

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/11/2023

Congratulations! Your company just acquired a batch of trademarks from a third party. There are a lot of minutiae to manage, so how do you decide what to do first? Here are some suggestions for actions you may want to...more

Intellectual Property Portfolio Development for BioTech Startups in the Plant Space [Webinar]

Wiley Rein LLP on 2/23/2021

Mary Sylvia has nearly 30 years experience in microbiology and patent law. Trained initially as a molecular virologist, she focuses primarily on biotech plant and pharmaceutical patent law and the development of intellectual...more

Enforcing IP in a Pandemic: Considerations, Risks, Strategies

Troutman Pepper Locke on 10/27/2020

Moderna, a biotechnology company that is currently advancing a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate, recently stated that it would not enforce its vaccine patents during the current health crisis. In light of this...more

The Interplay of Patents and Trade Secrets in Protecting IP

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 8/25/2020

Often companies are faced with a dilemma in protecting their IP—should the company disclose its IP to the world and seek a patent that will protect its IP for a set number of years? Or, should the company keep the IP a secret...more

Patent Prosecution Tool Kit: When to Obtain Foreign Filing and Export Licenses

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 8/1/2020

Two important, but sometimes overlooked issues in patent prosecution, particularly for companies with worldwide patent portfolios, are: 1) when a foreign filing license must be obtained; and 2) how to determine when an export...more

Coronavirus Prompts IP Filing Deadline Extensions In International Jurisdictions-May, 2020 #3

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/28/2020

The international intellectual property landscape has also felt the repercussions that the coronavirus pandemic imposes on businesses and government agencies. Many patent and trademark offices have extended filing deadlines...more

[Virtual Event] 18th Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents - August 5th - 6th, 9:00 am EDT

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 3/10/2020

Perfect Your Patent Prosecution Strategies and Master the Patent Application Process in the U.S and Around the World. ACI’s 18th Global Summit on Life Sciences Patents virtual conference this August will provide practical...more

Patent System Stakeholders Underutilizing Open Data Resources at the USPTO

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 11/21/2019

Fostering and supporting innovation is, quite literally, the mission of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). To advance this mission, the USPTO hosts a suite of web portals that empowers patent applicants,...more

Senators Urge DOJ to Develop Antitrust Guidance for Licensing of Standard Essential Patents

King & Spalding on 10/25/2019

On Monday, October 21, 2019, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice pushing it to provide greater clarity as to its antitrust enforcement policy on...more

Getting Creative With Video Games: Sync Rights and Wrongs

Carlton Fields on 10/21/2019

Back to Basics: A Primer on Intellectual Property Rights in Video Games - In this series, we discuss some of the fundamental concepts of intellectual property law as they relate specifically to video game companies and...more

Intellectual Property Considerations and Guidance for Start-Ups

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/7/2019

Intellectual property probably isn’t high on the to-do list for most new nonprofits and business start-ups. There’s plenty enough to do with setting up an organization, paying bills, and serving customers and clients. ...more

Dissension Follows When Business Owners Don’t Put Their IP House in Order

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 7/23/2018

When you think about protecting a business firm’s intellectual property (IP), usually you think about protecting it from infringement by external actors. But there also are internal threats — even mortal ones — to the...more

Patents in the burgeoning cannabis industry

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 11/17/2017

With cannabis legal in 29 states for medical use and in eight states for recreational use, there is a surge of entrepreneurism and an influx of capital into the rapidly expanding cannabis industry. Although cannabis remains a...more

State Universities Gain Immunity from IPRs

Womble Bond Dickinson on 2/17/2017

State Universities Gain Immunity from IPRs - Today, many universities own extensive patent portfolios that are managed by sophisticated tech transfer offices. Universities obtain these patents for many reasons, not the...more

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2017

Fenwick & West LLP on 2/10/2017

A Smooth Patch in a Rough Road? Governmental Transition and Intellectual Property - Whenever a new Congress convenes, some IP issues come to the fore while others take a back seat. Transition to a new administration in the...more

Celebrity Brands: The Line Between Fair Use and Infringement

Jaburg Wilk on 12/15/2016

All brand owners are faced with difficult decisions regarding how aggressively to police their brands. The decision is particularly difficult when the unauthorized use is by a loyal customer or fan. While some traditional...more

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