Sales of Digital Tokens & ICOs – Securities, Litigation, and Tax Concerns
Join Michael Best Cryptocurrency and Securities attorneys for a complimentary one-hour live webinar from 12:00 – 1:00 PM CST on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
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Ex Parte Smith – The Name of the Game is the Claim (and the Specification)
As a follow-up to the post on the release of the 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance on January 7, 2019, (“Revised Guidance”), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) recently decided Ex Parte Smith Appeal No. 2018-000064 on
Leaders in the Federal Government Embrace Blockchain Technology
Blockchain technology continues to garner the attention and trust by the federal government, recognizing that the technology can make our government more efficient, transparent, and secure. In fact, some federal agencies are leading in the adoption of blockchain rather than
Even Konami Code Couldn’t Rescue Its Slot-machine Game-related Patents from being Invalidated under Alice
If you’re a child of the 80’s, the name Konami likely takes you back to sitting in front of a tube TV playing some Konami-created game on your Nintendo Entertainment System. For me, my two favorite Konami games were undoubtedly
“75 Years of Howey” Jacobsen and Reynolds Featured in Utah Bar Journal
How the Sale of Florida Orange Groves 75 Years Ago Established Securities Law Compliance Standards for Cryptocurrencies and Other Digital Tokens Today
Michael Best Partner and Chair-Elect of the Securities Section of the Utah State Bar Brad Jacobsen, and Michael
Michael Best Launches Best Patent Blog!
We are very excited to announce the launch of our new Best Patent Blog!
“This blog will provide the “Best” updates and timely information on legal developments and issues related to patents – from prosecution to commercialization to litigation. Our
Keeping It Secret: Protecting Your Invention For Foreign Patenting
You’ve got it: the million dollar idea. You figured out how it works. You know that no one has ever done anything like this before and that your discovery is revolutionary. What do you do now? For many people, the
Introducing Best Patent Blog
We are very excited to announce the launch of our new Best Patent Blog!
This blog will provide the “Best” updates and timely information on legal developments and issues related to patents – from prosecution to commercialization to litigation. Our
Introducing Best Patent Blog
We are very excited to announce the launch of our new Best Patent Blog!
This blog will provide the “Best” updates and timely information on legal developments and issues related to patents – from prosecution to commercialization to litigation. Our
USPTO Issues New Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility
Previously featured on Michael Best’s Software and Section 101 blog on January 29, 2019, Michael Best IP attorney Greg Helding wrote:
In 2014, the Supreme Court’s Alice took computer-implemented inventions down the rabbit hole. Since then, lower courts, the USPTO,