A recent Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision highlights the need to ensure that contracts with third parties ensure that any intellectual property developed is owned by the company. In TriReme Med., LLC v. AngioScore, Inc., TriReme sued to correct inventorship...
On January 28, 2016, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Defend Trade Secrets Act. If the bill is made into law, it would create a cause of action in federal court for theft of trade secrets. Most recent changes to the bill included issues relating to employee...
An article today in Bloomberg.com discussed the formation of a new consortium: IP Europe. The consortium is made up of some of Europe’s largest intellectual property stakeholders. These include Ericsson, Airbus, French phone company Orange SA and train manufacturer...
Last month President Obama awarded the National Medals of Science, as well as the National Medals of Technology and Innovation to a number of recipients. Among the recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation was a UNC professor, Joseph...
I found this piece in my "humor file" and thought you might enjoy it. Merry Christmas everyone! Whereas on or about the night before the Holiday of which one can take judicial notice is commonly called Christmas, there did occur at a certain improved piece of...
The last of the Regional Patent Offices is up and running. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Michelle Lee recently attended a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the Texas...
A recent article in Bloomberg News poses the question: do we already have the technology needed to solve global warming? Representatives from all over the world are finishing up in Paris trying to agree on climate accord. Entrepreneurs and investors are ready to...
For years now western countries have been complaining about the lack of enforcement of intellectual property laws in China. Well, that may be changing if this recent case is any indicator. A Chinese company has recently sued Apple for patent infringement on a number...
There was an interesting article yesterday in the Wall Street Journal about patent demand letters. These are letters sent alleging patent infringement and demanding a cessation in all infringing activity usually followed by a request for a payment. The author,...
Trade secrets are supposed to be just that-secret. Trade secrets should be protected through agreement, limited access, marking as such. All of these efforts are adopted with a goal to keep proprietary information away from competitors. However, in...
Are you a high school with an offensive mascot? If so, Adidas will help you rebrand a new one. In the wake of the Washington Redskins trademark registration refusal based on offensiveness, Adidas has offered to cover the costs of any high school wanting to...
Drug manufacturers are trying to speed up the process from drug development to full scale manufacturing in areas such as China. General Electric is helping by literally shipping ready-made factories right off the shelf. The video of the development can be seen here....
