Are Software Inventions Patentable?
Are software inventions patentable? The short answer is "yes, but it also depends." Software that merely takes a known process and makes it operate on…
Warding Off Patent Trolls
How to turn a troll's six-figure settlement offer into a voluntary dismissal with prejudice.
Winning jury trials through listening
You don't win jury trials from speaking, you win trials through listening. Before I was a patent attorney, I was a felony criminal prosecutor. It…
Huawei Verizon Patent Infringement
After years of accusations that China routinely steals U.S. intellectual property, Huawei sued Verizon yesterday asserting patent infringement 230 of Huawei's 11,657 U.S. patents on…
$1.1 Billion Patent Infringement Against Apple, Broadcom
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a tech-based university dedicated to advancements in science and engineering. To that end, according to the USPTO’s search engine,…
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Congress has an opportunity to make the U.S. patent system even more robust
Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an excellent article highlighting the importance of the United States patent system to the prosperity of our economy.…
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Drafting Cease and Desist Letters
Law schools rarely teach the mechanics of drafting ethical and effective cease and desist letters. Most lawyers learn this craft from trial and error. Over…