DeWitt broadband company wins $61 million patent lawsuit
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DeWitt broadband company wins $61 million patent lawsuit
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Central New York-based broadband company secured $61 million in a lawsuit over its cable connector patents this month. PPC Broadband Inc., which is based in DeWitt, sued a Corning Inc. subsidiary in 2011 for patent infringement concerning two of its patents on coaxial cable …
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Commonwealth Games will see ‘IP laws on steroids’
But King & Wood Mallesons senior intellectual property partner John Swinson has warned businesses to be aware of the impact of stringent IP and consumer protection laws surrounding the Games, and seek proper legal advice about any planned advertising during the Games period. Both state and …
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Patent Trial and Appeal Board Writes a Decision the Federal Circuit Doesn’t Like?
skilled in both the technologies they consider and patent law. They can, as they did, for example, in a 2015-2016 wireless network case, Apple Inc. v. DSS Tech. Mgmt., Inc., IPR2015-00369, include at least one APJ with an undergraduate and master’s degree in electrical engineering, and among the …
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Hi Ho Silver: Texas Supreme Court Finds Patent Agent Communications Protected
The Supreme Court of Texas held that a client’s communications with a registered patent agent, made to facilitate the agent’s provision of authorized legal services to the client, fall within the Texas attorney-client privilege. In re Silver, Case No. 16-0682 (Tex., Feb. 23, 2018) (Devine, J). Silver brought a …
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Malta: Silence Is Golden: Holding The Breach On Free Speech With Trade Secret Law On The …
A riddle as old as time itself. But, as anyone charged with the keeping of secrets knows; once silence is broken, a great many more things might go the same way. Among those things, there’s your intellectual property.This may seem a little counterintuitive. Common sense dictates a good idea must... Continue reading
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Drug Wars – Companies Fight Patents In Court With A Fortune At Stake
And innovator companies also scour the literature to make sure that the drugs they may end up producing have not been previously described in the patent or academic literature. These weaknesses arise because patent law, especially as it pertains to drugs, has very little black or white and a whole... Continue reading
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Trends and Updates in Patent Licensing CLE
Trends and Updates in Patent Licensing: What Lies Ahead in 2018. Live Webcast Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (ET). Intellectual Property Law Live Webcast …
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Doctrine of “Ancillary Venue” Does Not Trump TC Heartland
Further to our ongoing coverage of post-TC Heartland patent litigation, in a recent development from the Northern District of Illinois, the court granted counterclaim defendants’ motion to dismiss for improper venue. In Shure Incorporated v. ClearOne, Inc., 1-17-cv-03078 (ILND March 16, 2018, Order), the …
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PACED Act has nothing to do with drug prices, discriminates against Native Americans
“It’s far past time that we crack down on patent abuse, which is raising costs for our seniors,” said Senator Tom Cotton in a statement released upon introduction of the PACED Act. “This bill will make sure unscrupulous patent holders can’t game the system and block their competitors from entering... Continue reading