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Three Things Student Innovators Should Know About IP
In our latest blog piece, we cover the top three things students should know about IP and how to manage the sharing and protection of ideas in an academic setting.
How to Protect Your Company’s IP – Employee Policies (Part 1)
Your company’s intellectual property is a valuable asset in need of strong protection. In this article, we’ll explain how to protect your company’s IP with employee policies.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Trademark Searching – Part 2
We conclude the basics of Trademark Searching and what to keep in mind during your initial search in Part 2 of our series.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Trademark Searching – Part 1
We cover the basics of Trademark Searching and what to keep in mind during your initial search in Part 1 of our series.
Secrets and Spies: LG Chemical and SK Innovation’s Electric Vehicle Battery Dispute
By Jiho Kim, B.Com/LL.B. (IV), University of Sydney; Intern, Michelson IP In one of the more high-profile trade secret dispute cases, LG Chemical and SK Innovation have been battling before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) since April 2019 on matters...
IP 101: The Fundamentals of Licensing
In this article, we provide a basic overview of licensing and answer some of the most common questions we get on the topic – including how to choose the best licensing agreement.
Google v. Oracle: Tech Giants to Face Off in Copyright Law Showdown
By Jiho Kim, B.Com/LL.B. (IV), University of Sydney; Intern, Michelson IP What does the future hold for the question of whether software can be protected by copyright law in the U.S.? In Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., the Supreme Court of the United States...
IP 101: Trademark Fundamentals for the Entrepreneur
In this article, we’ll provide a basic overview of trademarks and answer some of the most common questions we get on the topic.
Top 5 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Copyrights
Every entrepreneur should know how to protect and grow their business by leveraging copyright. In this article, we’ll answer 5 of the most common questions entrepreneurs have about copyrights.
Forum Shopping in Patent Cases
By David Kline Many defendants in patent infringement cases argue that case law (such as VE Holding in 1990) allowing patent lawsuits to be filed in any district in which the defendant has sales have only encouraged abusive patent litigation. They say this practice,...
Do Infringers Pay for the Whole Product or the Infringing Component?
By Richard Stockton, Kevin Keenan, and Brad Van Pelt In 2011, Apple sued Samsung for, among other things, infringement of three U.S. patents — two claiming designs for parts of a smartphone, and one for a graphical user interface of a smartphone display screen. A jury...
The Slants Case and the Trademark Protection Debate
By David Kline A January 2017 release from Simon Tam's dance rock group The Slants is called "The Band Who Must Not Be Named" — and for good reason. Despite making music for more than a decade, the world’s first all Asian-American dance rock band had been unable to...
Should Willful Infringers Pay Enhanced Damages?
Section 284 of the U.S. Patent Act provides that if a defendant has been found to have infringed a patent, “the court may increase the damages up to three times the amount found or assessed” after a finding that the infringement was “willful.”
Should Software Patents Be Outlawed?
By David KlineIn June of 2014, The U.S. Supreme Court issued its most consequential decision on the patentability of software since it upheld the first software patent 33 years previously. In Alice v. CLS Bank, the Court ruled that taking some activity that people...
Is the Supreme Court Killing Life Science Innovation?
By David Kline In 2012, the United States Supreme Court in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Labs invalidated a patent for an innovative diagnostic test for a personalized medicine dosing regimen, and the fallout from this ruling continues to affect the whole...
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