Volume 17, Issue 3
Strengthening patent quality checks and implementing effective reforms are essential to safeguard innovation and mitigate the negative effects of invalid patents and patent trolls.
U.S. legislators have reopened the debate over the availability of injunctive relief for patent infringement.
The International Trade Commission has become a popular patent litigation venue for its exclusion orders, but possible reforms could help align its practices with federal courts.
Third-party litigation funding prioritizes investor profits over client interests, raising ethical concerns about autonomy and adequate representation.
Blaming patents for high drug prices oversimplifies a complex system and ignores the need to incentivize innovation.
A study of reexaminations challenging litigated patents between 2015 and 2022 concludes that they are a viable alternative to inter partes reviews.
Musicians often clash with politicians over the unauthorized use of their songs in campaigns, involving copyright, trademark, antitrust, and right of publicity issues.
Evaluating the legal risks and rights involved in open source AI requires practitioners to think beyond the traditional frameworks of open source software licensing.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the constitutionality of the Lanham Act names clause affirms the need for consent to register trademarks associated with living individuals.
The chair of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law highlights ABA-IPL’s advocacy efforts, collaborative initiatives, educational opportunities, and practice resources.
Review brief synopses of recent court decisions involving copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.