“Assignor Estoppel” May Have a Big Impact on Your Patent Assignments
This case pertains to a legal doctrine called “assignor estoppel,” which may have important implicati...
Article III Jurisdiction: No Leg to Stand on in Patent Litigation
An important issue in any litigation is “standing” — the right of a party to bring a suit in court.
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When Is An Invention Conceived?
Employer Barred from Reaching into the Future for a Date of Invention: The case discussed in this blo...
New Law Establishes Procedures and Rules that Will Benefit Trademark Owners
Recently enacted amendments to the federal Lanham Act trademark statute (Trademark Modernization Act ...
Is Your Brand Internet Proof?
As a result of the pandemic, many businesses were forced to limit their retail locations and primaril...
When is a “Franchisee” Actually a Glorified “Employee”?
The battle to define the dividing line between two business models (franchisee versus employee) conti...