Patent / Trademark Law News

Window-covering giant Hunter Douglas in a federal lawsuit accuses its long-time patent attorney of swindling nearly $5 million from the company over 14 years.

A new partnership between Canon, Google, Dropbox, SAP, Asana and Newegg is attempting to preempt frivolous lawsuits from 'non-participating entities' commonly known as patent trolls.

McCord Research, Inc. was recently granted a US patent for a process to treat skin wounds characterized by the partial or full thickness loss of skin.

A federal lawsuit filed last week is the latest salvo in a long-running legal duel between the North Carolina university and California-based John Wayne Enterprises over commercial products featuring the name.

John Wayne's heirs are taking Duke University to court over the family's right to market bottles of bourbon branded with the late movie star's nickname, Duke.

FairWinds Partners Wednesday announced that Michelle Sara King has joined the firm as Vice President of Policy and External Relations.

Reverse Medical Corporation announced today that the United States Patent Office has notified the Company that a new patent has issued entitled "Protuberant Aneurysm Bridging Device and Method of Use".

In this case, the Federal Circuit affirms a narrow construction of X2Y's claim terms based upon a disavowal of scope.

Cognitive Networks announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company patent number 8,769,584 for its smart client technology.

Last month, the Intellectual Property Owners Association announced the release of its 31st annual list of the top 300 organizations receiving U.S. patents.

A majority of adults in the region say they feel the Washington Redskins should not change the team name, according to a new poll.

ZS Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for kidney, cardiovascular, liver and metabolic disorders, announced today that it has received Notices of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for U.S. Patent Application Numbers 13/371,080 and 14/036,489 for ZS-9 , the Company's product candidate in Phase 3 ... (more)

Patents granted in countries worldwide are booming as companies race to compete in emerging economies.

There is also rumor of a PTO "program" whereby corporations donate cash to some sort of "Director's discretionary fund" or "examiners' development fund."

Hot on the heels of Android's smart lock update with L, Apple has decided to follow suit.

FlowVision, LLC a full service provider of Lean Business and Supply Chain Consulting Services, today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued another patent to FlowVision, LLC for its approach to supply chain management.

Philip Johnson is Chief Intellectual Property Counsel of Johnson & Johnson, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.

Seres Health, a clinical-stage therapeutics company developing novel treatments for diseases related to the human microbiome, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a pharmaceutical composition patent application that covers its lead product candidate, SER-109, which is currently in ... (more)

The company recently filed for a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that would sense a user's location and adjust security levels accordingly.

When Congress created the Federal Circuit in Washington in 1982, it hoped that granting a single court the power to hear nearly all the nation's patent appeals would bring more uniformity to an arcane area of law.