Posts by Stone Law, P.C.

To the surprise of Lemley and Zyontz, their study uncovered a striking disparate treatment in the way federal courts handle patent eligibility matters based on entity size, with startup companies…

How Misaligned Incentives Are Now Killing Us

April 1, 2020

Today, like so much of the rest of the world, the United States is faced with many shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic, including personal protective equipment, basic medical supplies,…

Equitable Considerations Warranted Departure from First-To-File Rule

March 31, 2020

Litigation, Patent

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently ruled on an appeal regarding a Pennsylvania district court’s decision to decline jurisdiction over a first filed declaratory judgment…

European Union: Court of Justice Clarifies Test for Morality as Ground for Rejecting EU Trade Mark

March 31, 2020

Trademark

(Mar. 31, 2020) On February 27, 2020, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that “no concrete evidence has been put forward” that the registration of the word sign “Fack…

The New U.S. Essential Patents Statement – Safeguarding the Integrity of the Patent System

March 30, 2020

In withdrawing the 2013 statement, the new 2019 guidance by the DOJ, NIST and the USPTO states the obvious, i.e. that there is no difference in the law between F/RAND…

Innovators Rush to Solve Coronavirus Pandemic While Countries Contemplate Compulsory Licensing

March 29, 2020

Since China announced the first fatality caused by a virus about which little was known at the time, coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, has grown to pandemic proportions.…

A Cosmic Copyright Conundrum: ‘Star Trek,’ Space Force, SCOTUS and Blackbeard’s Shipwreck

March 28, 2020

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Allen v. Cooper, which relates to photos and videos of the sunken remains of the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the…

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 27: SCOTUS Upholds State Sovereignty, China Reports Increased Copyright Registrations and Arthrex Rehearing Denial Spurs PTAB Appeals

March 27, 2020

This week in Other Barks & Bites: China’s copyright office announces a 21% increase in copyright registrations between 2018 and 2019; Costa Rica asks WHO to build a voluntary patent…

Antitrust and Patents: A Conversation with Makan Delrahim

March 26, 2020

Last week, as a part of the Virtual Patent Masters™ Program hosted by IPWatchdog, I had the opportunity to interview Makan Delrahim, who is Assistant Attorney General in charge of…

Spring Cleaning 101: Make It Fast, Easy and Effective

March 26, 2020

Real Estate