IP Wise is moving.
Our firm, Brann & Isaacson, launched its new website, www.brannlaw.com, on Friday. And that site is the new home of IP Wise at http://www.brannlaw.com/ip-wise/.
Same authors, same content, same perspective on the intersection of
IP Wise
IP Wise, published by Brann & Isaacson, focuses on intellectual property law with an emphasis on litigation and its intersection with business concerns. The blog covers topics such as patent eligibility and validity, non-practicing entities (NPEs) and their impact on innovation and litigation, administrative practices of the U.S. Copyright Office, and developments at the International Trade Commission related to patent enforcement. It also discusses legal strategies and court decisions affecting patent trolls, licensing, and the practical implications of IP law for companies and inventors.
A Little Light Reading
By Stacy
On the eve of Labor Day weekend, perhaps you were planning on sneaking off to the beach with the latest bestseller. Just in case you were looking for a bit more serious fare, the U.S. Copyright Office has obliged, releasing…
More Bad News For NPEs At The ITC
By Stacy
Last month an administrative law judge at the International Trade Commission posed a straightforward question, and gave a straightforward answer:
“whether a licensing entity whose patent-related activities are purely revenue driven can choose to prove the existence of a domestic…
Yes, Patent Trolls Are Doing What You Think They Are Doing
By Dave
Timothy Lee of Vox directs our attention to the latest empirical study into the economic impact of patent trolls: a paper published by Lauren Cohen of the Harvard Business School, Umit G. Gurum of the University of Texas at Dallas,…
When Should You Ask Alice?
By Dave
Friday was a good day for AOL, Google, IAC Search & Media, Gannet Company, and Target. The Federal Circuit reversed a district court determination that patents asserted against them by I/P Engine were valid and infringed. For the disinterested reader,…
Patent Reform: Not (Yet) A Dead Letter
By Stacy
Pardon the pun.
Patent reform, a perpetual hot topic of conversation in the halls of the United States Congress, is seemingly on the minds of five Democratic senators who are trying a different tactic: Administrative, rather than legislative, reform.
In…
A Patented Problem
By Stacy
Tough time to be at the Patent & Trademark Office. Reports surfaced last month that a recent investigation had revealed that the federal government had paid out nearly $5 million to work-at-home PTO paralegals hired in 2009 to ease the…
A Fraternity of Federal Judges
By Stacy
We’ve mentioned the reversal rates on claim construction before – under the current de novo standard of review (no deference) the Federal Circuit routinely reverses trial judges on claim construction, very often the decisive issue. The Supreme Court has recently…
No. 1 Most Wanted
By Stacy
We wanted to direct our readers to an interesting blog post from the Wall Street Journal’s “Market Watch.” In sum, if you work in the ecommerce industry, and feel as though the problem of patent trolls is getting out of…