April was a quieter month, with a few frequent flier trolls, including Landmark Technology and U.S. Ethernet Innovations, filing additional suits. As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track
July 2012
Federal Circuit Clears Way to Sever & Transfer Patent Cases
The Federal Circuit recently issued an important decision that should pave the way for transferring cases to retailers’ home districts. In In re EMC Corp., Docket No. 100, several co-defendants whose motions to sever and transfer their cases in a pre-AIA multi-defendant suit appeals to the Federal Circuit on a writ of mandamus. Looking only …
Patent Trolls a “Modern Day Mafia?”
In a recent Washington Post article, Vivek Wadhwa, a Stanford University fellow, identifies patent trolls as “modern day mafia.” Wadhwa focuses on software patents, the trolls’ favorite type of patent and the scourge of every retailer. Wadhwa looks briefly at the argument to eliminate software patents, advanced by tech giant Brad Feld, and then quickly …
Rocky Mountain IP Institute: Writing Agreements to Avoid IP Litigation
Rocky Mountain IP Institute: Should You Get an Opinion Letter for Indirect Infringement?
Rocky Mountain IP Institute: Reasonable Royalty Law Update
I recently attended and spoke at the Rocky Mountain IP Institute in Denver. It was the second year in a row I have attended and spoken at the Institute. In my opinion, the Rocky Mountain IP Institute is one of the two best IP CLE events (and destinations) in the country. As evidence of that,…