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BNA INSIGHTS: 2011 Trade Secrets Litigation Round-Up

Information security has become one of the top priorities for corporate executives and board members in 2012, according to a November 2011 survey from the Corporate Executive Board Co…

BNA INSIGHTS: Design Patents Sunk in International Seaway Opinion

The author charges that the Federal Circuit’s analysis of anticipation and obviousness in a two-year old design patent ruling has created a “maelstrom” in design patent law…

ITC Grants Apple’s Bid for Injunction Against HTC’s Android Phones, as of April 19, 2012

The International Trade Commission issued an order Dec. 19 banning imports by HTC Corp. of Android smartphones as infringing a valid patent held by Apple Inc…

Supreme Court Distinguishes Novelty, Obviousness In Weighing Medical Method Patent Eligibility

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Dec. 7 on the patent eligibility of methods of medical diagnosis and treatment under 35 U.S.C. §101, but the debate turned early and often to the relative roles of Section 101 versus patentability issues of anticipation and obviousness under Sections 102 and 103…

PTO’s FY 2012 Budget Signed into Law; Access to All Collected Fees Still in Doubt

Congress approved Nov. 17 “minibus” appropriations legislation that includes funding for the Patent and Trademark Office matching its projected fee collections…

BNA INSIGHTS: Extraterritorial Misappropriation: Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Enforcement of Trade Secrets Against Imports From China

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the International Trade Commission’s finding of a violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, in relation to the importation of certain railway wheels, predicated on misappropriation that occurred in China…

BNA INSIGHTS: Recent Developments in Patent Enforcement in the Cloud

Two cases testing the standards of joint patent infringement liability for method claims are awaiting en banc review by the Federal Circuit. Those disputes and other recent case law may have significant implications for ever-expanding cloud-based computing services. Two patent attorneys from Seyfarth Shaw, Washington, D.C., advise practitioners to consider the changing legal landscape in protecting and enforcing such innovations…

Introduction of House Online Piracy Legislation Sets Off Storm of Controversy

Within minutes of the announcement of the introduction on Oct. 26 of the Stop Online Piracy Act, there was a flurry of statements from supporters and, particularly, from detractors denouncing the legislation…

BNA INSIGHTS: The America Invents Act: How Does It Strengthen the Patent System?

The author outlines the key provisions of the recently enacted patent reform legislation…

U.S., Japan Sign Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; E.U. Abstains

While representatives from eight governments, including the United States, signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in Japan Oct. 1, other parties, namely the European Union, expressed their support for the agreement but declined to sign at this time…

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