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The Future of Enablement for Antibody Genus Claims

Bruce Wexler, Christopher Hill, and Elizabeth Bernard

Amgen v. Sanofi presents an important issue regarding the extent to which a patent claim encompassing a genus of antibodies can withstand a 35 U.S.C. § 112 enablement challenge.

Features

Entertainment & Sports

The Music of Mass Incarceration

Andrea L. Dennis

Rap music, the most popular musical genre in America, has played a vital role in documenting the root causes and detrimental effects of mass incarceration.

Internet

Right to Not Be Forgotten (Sometimes): Celebrity Privacy Rights in a Data-Driven World

Franklin Graves and Germaine Gabriel

Personal data remains an integral part of the entertainment, media, and sports industries, but new privacy laws around the world could threaten industry standards for the collection, publication, and use of such data.

Entertainment & Sports

Student-Athlete Brands in the Age of Name, Image, and Likeness

Jeremy M. Evans

Learn about the strength of trademarking and protecting athlete intellectual property for branding and monetization during the name, image, and likeness age of college athletics.

Patents

Compulsory Patent Licensing in the Time of COVID-19: Views from the United States, Canada, and Europe

Abbas Kassam, Matt Norwood, Ute Pfaller, Charles F. Hauff Jr., and Jeffrey D. Morton

Review the current state of compulsory patent licensing in three key patent jurisdictions that are significantly involved in the development of COVID-19 vaccines.

Patents

Life Sciences at the ITC: Predictions and Considerations for Biosimilar Litigation

Hassen A. Sayeed and Patrick Nack-Lehman

The ITC may become a more popular alternative forum for life sciences disputes. Explore using that forum to litigate biologics, Hatch-Waxman, and trade secret cases.

Trademarks

Bolstering Confidence or Burdening Parties? The U.S. Counsel Rule

Amanda Marston and Hope Hamilton

Examine the impetus and impact of the U.S. counsel requirement introduced by the USPTO to battle fraud and bolster confidence in the U.S. trademark registration system.

Patents

The “Essence” of an Invention Is as Important as the Claims

Jerry A. Riedinger

The Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court have frequently used the “essence” or “heart” of an invention; evaluating those concepts is as important as evaluating a patent’s claims.

Patents

Top 10 IPR Pitfalls at the Institution Stage

Aziz Burgy and Michelle Divelbiss

Inter partes review (IPR) has become a popular alternative to district court litigation, but the institution stage presents pitfalls that can quickly doom an IPR petition.

Departments

Copyright

An Interview with Regan Smith, General Counsel of the U.S. Copyright Office

Cassidy J. Grunninger

The Copyright Office GC discusses the § 512 study, the Music Modernization Act, and recent copyright cases, and shares advice for students or young lawyers interested in copyright law.

Entertainment & Sports

Anything for Selenas? A Right of Publicity Case Study

Lizbeth Lopez and Scott J. Sholder

Examine the legal intricacies in California right of publicity lawsuits through the lens of a dispute between a small Latinx-owned business and Selena Quintanilla’s father.

Intellectual Property

Decisions in Brief

John C. Gatz

Brief synopses of recent decisions involving copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and trademarks.

Landslide® November/December 2020

This Is Not Another Fair Use Article: The Implied License and De Minimis Use Copyright Defenses

Digital Feature

The Future of Enablement for Antibody Genus Claims

Features

The Music of Mass Incarceration

Right to Not Be Forgotten (Sometimes): Celebrity Privacy Rights in a Data-Driven World

Student-Athlete Brands in the Age of Name, Image, and Likeness

Compulsory Patent Licensing in the Time of COVID-19: Views from the United States, Canada, and Europe

Life Sciences at the ITC: Predictions and Considerations for Biosimilar Litigation

Bolstering Confidence or Burdening Parties? The U.S. Counsel Rule

The “Essence” of an Invention Is as Important as the Claims

Top 10 IPR Pitfalls at the Institution Stage

Departments

An Interview with Regan Smith, General Counsel of the U.S. Copyright Office

Anything for Selenas? A Right of Publicity Case Study

Decisions in Brief

American Bar Association TM American Bar Association

Landslide® November/December 2020

This Is Not Another Fair Use Article: The Implied License and De Minimis Use Copyright Defenses

Digital Feature

The Future of Enablement for Antibody Genus Claims

IPLSPRING Virtual

Features

The Music of Mass Incarceration

Right to Not Be Forgotten (Sometimes): Celebrity Privacy Rights in a Data-Driven World

Student-Athlete Brands in the Age of Name, Image, and Likeness

Compulsory Patent Licensing in the Time of COVID-19: Views from the United States, Canada, and Europe

Life Sciences at the ITC: Predictions and Considerations for Biosimilar Litigation

Bolstering Confidence or Burdening Parties? The U.S. Counsel Rule

The “Essence” of an Invention Is as Important as the Claims

Top 10 IPR Pitfalls at the Institution Stage

Landslide Webinar Series

Departments

An Interview with Regan Smith, General Counsel of the U.S. Copyright Office

Anything for Selenas? A Right of Publicity Case Study

Decisions in Brief