Business

Two weeks before the Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents (CBM) Program, implemented in 2012 under the America Invents Act (AIA), is set to expire, a special interest group…

Don’t Focus on the Fight: When it Comes to Trade Secrets, it’s the Transaction that Counts

August 30, 2020

Business, Litigation, Patent

Tuning in to the recent sentencing of Anthony Levandowski for criminal trade secret theft, I was reminded of the wise observation about relationships, that remembering the ending is a way…

Microsoft Supports Epic Games’ Complaint Against Apple for Anti-Competitive Practices

August 27, 2020

Business, Litigation, Patent

On August 23, Microsoft filed a declaration in support of Epic Games, Inc.’s August 13th Complaint for Injunctive Relief against Apple, Inc., in which Epic alleged that Apple has been…

DOJ Affirms Pro-Competitive Benefits of End-Device Licensing in Avanci 5G Platform Review

August 20, 2020

Several weeks ago, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced a positive Business Review Letter (BRL) concluding an eight-month review of Avanci’s new platform for licensing 5G…

Big Tech Strategies on China are About to Backfire

August 17, 2020

Why are the tech companies so in love with China? Are they are begging for China to steal their intellectual property? Sometimes it feels that way. The Wall Street Journal…

Qualcomm Vindicated in Ninth Circuit Reversal of California Court’s Antitrust Ruling

August 11, 2020

Business, Litigation, Patent

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today vacated a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California finding that Qualcomm had engaged in…

Perryman PTAB Study for Unified Patents Leaves Out Half of the Story

July 27, 2020

In late June, Unified Patents published the findings of an economic report conducted by consulting firm The Perryman Group on the supposed impacts of validity trials conducted under the America…

Patents are from Mars, Trade Secrets are From Venus

July 26, 2020

Back in ancient times, in this case 1990, John Gray, an obscure “relationship counselor” with a correspondence degree in psychology, was perplexed. The communication problems of the heterosexual couples he…

The Rise of Australia’s Small Boutique Patent and Trademark Firms

July 11, 2020

Business, Patent, Trademark