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The global pandemic and the US elections obviously dominated the news in 2020, but there were also a number of developments in the area of intellectual property law. Here are some highlights: Moderna Waives Its Patent Rights to Fight the Pandemic As… Read More

In 2007, the US Supreme Court ruled that a patent licensee could challenge the validity of a patent without violating the patent license. MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc. involved a dispute between two parties that had entered into a patent license… Read More

What patent licensing terms are “fair”? It depends on what country you ask the question in. In most cases, “fair” license terms are whatever the parties agree is fair. However, when patents are essential to an entire industry, different rules… Read More

The Federal Circuit has ruled that a provision in an employment agreement that requires an employee to assign to the employer any invention that the employee may “hereafter… conceive” “in any way connected to any subject matter within the exi… Read More

Is computer software patentable? The short answer is “yes, but.” The answer is “yes” because (as of 2015) about half a million patents had been issued in the 23 classes of patents covering “computer implemented inventions.” The first US s… Read More

Blockchain technology, in its various patented applications, is transforming online transactions through the use of distributed ledgers. Its uses are wide-ranging, from financial and payment systems to commodity trading and cryptocurrencies. Among th… Read More

“IP audit” can have two different meanings. One form of IP audit is more like an IP inventory – it looks at what IP a company has in its portfolio. The second type of IP audit involves checking whether a licensee is in compliance with its licen… Read More

Large companies around the world continue to file patents for autonomous vehicles (AVs). AVs can improve road safety while lowering the environmental footprint of vehicles. Among those recently issued, some interesting ones are Apple’s Project Tita… Read More