ANALYSIS: Federal Circuit Expands False Patent Marking Statute: Steps to Avoid Substantial Liability

Have you reviewed your patent marking practices lately? If not, you should strongly consider doing so in light of a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

ANALYSIS: False Patent Marking Claims Under the Lanham Act

Section 292 of the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. §292, led a relatively quiet existence prior to the Federal Circuit’s recent false patent marking decision in…

Supreme Court To Review ‘Foreign-Cubed’ Case Despite SEC, Solicitor General Objections

The U.S. Supreme Court November 30, 2009, agreed to review a lower court decision dismissing a “foreign-cubed” case that raises critical questions about the reach of U.S. federal courts and the U.S. securities fraud laws with respect to…