Expect Focus - Volume 1, Winter 2014
In This Issue: - IN THE SPOTLIGHT ..Sixth Circuit Revisits Controversial ERISA Decision - LIFE INSURANCE ..Summary Judgment Victory for Life Insurer in Annuity Class Action ..Favorable Secondary Life...
View ArticleSupreme Court Helps Level The Playing Field For Patent Infringement Defendants
When facing a patent litigation threat, potential defendants have the option to seek a declaration that they are not infringing. Until recently, however, that strategy carried a hidden risk: the burden...
View Article4 Types of IP Your Startup Must Protect
Intellectual Property (IP) is often an early stage venture’s most valuable asset. But who really “owns” the IP a startup uses? In many cases the answer isn’t clear, and problems frequently aren’t...
View ArticleSupreme Court Reverses Heightened Standard to Treble Damages in Patent Cases
In a decision where numerous amici warned a that reversal would only embolden patent trolls if the Supreme Court lessened the burden to impose treble damages under § 284 of the Patent Act, the Supreme...
View ArticleBrexit and International IP: Changes are Coming
Surprising many commentators and pundits, the UK voted to exit the European Union. That exit raises questions as to whether IP filings made through the European offices will continue to provide...
View ArticleRules of the (International) Road, Brexit, PPP as a New Tool for Argentina,...
- Post-Daimler: Are Non-U.S. Companies Safe from Suit in U.S. Courts? What if the Non-U.S. Parent Registers to Do Business in a State? - Rules of the (International) Road: Choosing and Appointing a...
View ArticleUSPTO Tightens Requirements for Commercial Use of Trademarks
On March 21, 2017, the USPTO implemented changes to its requirements for continued use of trademarks in commerce that will require some trademark owners to provide additional materials and...
View ArticleExpect Focus - Volume 1, Winter 2014
In This Issue: - IN THE SPOTLIGHT ..Sixth Circuit Revisits Controversial ERISA Decision - LIFE INSURANCE ..Summary Judgment Victory for Life Insurer in Annuity Class Action ..Favorable Secondary Life...
View ArticleSupreme Court Helps Level The Playing Field For Patent Infringement Defendants
When facing a patent litigation threat, potential defendants have the option to seek a declaration that they are not infringing. Until recently, however, that strategy carried a hidden risk: the burden...
View Article4 Types of IP Your Startup Must Protect
Intellectual Property (IP) is often an early stage venture’s most valuable asset. But who really “owns” the IP a startup uses? In many cases the answer isn’t clear, and problems frequently aren’t...
View ArticleSupreme Court Reverses Heightened Standard to Treble Damages in Patent Cases
In a decision where numerous amici warned a that reversal would only embolden patent trolls if the Supreme Court lessened the burden to impose treble damages under § 284 of the Patent Act, the Supreme...
View ArticleBrexit and International IP: Changes are Coming
Surprising many commentators and pundits, the UK voted to exit the European Union. That exit raises questions as to whether IP filings made through the European offices will continue to provide...
View ArticleRules of the (International) Road, Brexit, PPP as a New Tool for Argentina,...
- Post-Daimler: Are Non-U.S. Companies Safe from Suit in U.S. Courts? What if the Non-U.S. Parent Registers to Do Business in a State? - Rules of the (International) Road: Choosing and Appointing a...
View ArticleUSPTO Tightens Requirements for Commercial Use of Trademarks
On March 21, 2017, the USPTO implemented changes to its requirements for continued use of trademarks in commerce that will require some trademark owners to provide additional materials and...
View ArticleYou’ve Got Mail: USPTO Imposes New Applicant Email Requirement for Trademark...
Last summer, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) approved a controversial rule regarding email addresses. In the past, when an applicant was represented by counsel, the attorney would provide...
View ArticleFlorida's Fourth District Gives Protection to an Obvious Secret
In Mapei Corp. and Southeastern Printing Co. v. J.M. Field Marketing Inc., Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal addressed trade secret issues in a dispute among a construction product company...
View ArticleFTC Proposes Nationwide Ban on Noncompete Agreements for All Employers: How...
A new proposed rule from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeks to ban all employers, on a nationwide basis, from entering into, attempting to enter into, maintaining, or representing to a worker...
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