The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice are teaming up to look at the patent troll problem. Initially, the FTC and the DOJ are seeking public comment regarding the impact of trolls (or “patent assertion entities”). You can send public comments to ATR.LPS-PAEPublicComments@usdoj.gov until March 10, 2013. In addition to seeking public comments, the FTC… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Legal Seminars RSS FeedRocky Mountain IP Institute: Writing Agreements to Avoid IP Litigation
Posted in Legal Seminars, Patent Litigation TipsI 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,… Continue Reading
Rocky Mountain IP Institute: Should You Get an Opinion Letter for Indirect Infringement?
Posted in Legal Seminars, Patent Litigation TipsI 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,… Continue Reading
Rocky Mountain IP Institute: Reasonable Royalty Law Update
Posted in Legal Seminars, Patent Litigation TipsI 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,… Continue Reading
Rocky Mountain IP Institute: Divided Infringement, Waiting for McKesson & Akamai
Posted in Legal Seminars, Patent Litigation TipsI 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,… Continue Reading
Rocky Mountain IP Institute: IP Budgeting for Small & Mid-Size Companies
Posted in Legal Seminars, Patent Litigation TipsI 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,… Continue Reading
Rocky Mountain IP Institute: Judge Kozinski’s Advocacy Lessons for IP Lawyers
Posted in Legal Seminars, Patent Litigation TipsI 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,… Continue Reading
Rocky Mountain IP Institute: Persuading Patent Juries, Some Counterintuitive Research
Posted in Legal Seminars, Patent Litigation TipsLast week, I 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… Continue Reading
Joint Infringement: A Key Issue for Retailers in Patent Litigation
Posted in Legal Seminars, Patent Litigation TipsJoint patent infringement has become a common defense for retailers and their vendors in patent litigations. Particularly with internet and software technologies, the retailer or the vendor alone cannot perform all of the steps of a method or do not have all of the hardware required of the system. Of course, joint infringement has been… Continue Reading
Rocky Mountain IP Conference: How Judges See Patent Litigation (Part II)
Posted in Legal Seminars, Patent Litigation TipsIn June, I spent several days attending the 9th Annual Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute. In addition to two days of excellent continual legal education and meeting many interesting people, I also spoke with in-house counsel from Microsoft and Hewlett Packard about how to limit fees in intellectual property litigation (more on that panel… Continue Reading
Rocky Mountain IP Conference: How Judges See Patent Litigation
Posted in Legal Seminars, Patent Litigation TipsIn early June, I attended the 9th Annual Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute. In addition to two days of excellent continual legal education and meeting many interesting people, I also spoke with in-house counsel from Microsoft and Hewlett Packard about how to limit fees in intellectual property litigation (more on that panel soon). For… Continue Reading