Explore how Coca‑Cola's choice to protect its famous recipe as a trade secret—rather than a patent—offers valuable IP lessons for businesses. Coca-Cola’s strategic choice to protect its iconic recipe through trade secrets over patents provides useful insights for modern entrepreneurs and tech companies looking to maximize their intellectual property assets and develop an effective IP strategy.
Read MoreRead for a discussion of international patent law on a country-by-country and regional basis. This article includes an analysis of patent requirements in various countries and provides insights on commonalities and differences between countries. Navigate the complexities of international patent law.
Read MoreThe Lizzie Magie Monopoly patent story reveals a hard truth—ideas alone hold little value without execution. While she patented The Landlord’s Game, it was Charles Darrow who transformed it into Monopoly and reaped the rewards. This article explores the role of patents, business acumen, and innovation in determining the true worth of an idea.
Read MoreWhat happens when generative artificial intelligence produces prior art? Does that affect an inventor’s ability to obtain a patent? Prior art is an all-encompassing term meant to be a catchall for any previous patent, publication, or use regardless of whether it is domestic or foreign.
Read MoreThere are strategies that a company can employ to defend itself against claims for willful infringement and exceptional case finding, which can lead to treble damages, attorney’s fees, and cost. The use of non-infringement opinions in patent cases can be useful to reduce litigation risk.
Read MoreWith continued efforts to have AI systems named as inventor of patents, courts continue to agree that AI cannot patent because it isn’t human, a requirement for inventors.
Read MoreOn July 25, 2022, Chief Judge Orlando Garcia of the Western District of Texas (WDTX) issued an order randomly assigning patent cases filed in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas. Click for order and other WDTX patent litigation resources.
Read MoreOn March 7, 2022, Judge Albright of the Western District of Texas (WDTX) issued new standing orders governing patent cases.
Read MoreDiagram and Checklist of the 2019 Updated Local Patent Rules for the Northern District of Texas (NDTX Local Patent Rules), which took effect October 1, 2019
Read MoreGet all you need to know about the Northern District of Texas Patent Rules (NDTX) prior to the October 2019 update (2nd Amended Miscellaneous Order No. 62). Download an infographic and obtain a summary of the NDTX Local Rules.
Read MoreCan AI invent patents? The AI known as DABUS was listed as inventor of patents in several countries.
Read MoreClick to read the recently approved amendments to the Western District of Texas (WDTX) local court rules.
Read MoreImagination Engine listed AI as the patent inventor of two US patents and the USPTO and a federal court in Virginia agreed AI can’t be an inventor.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court recently defined limitations to the doctrine of assignor estoppel in patent cases.
Read MoreChief Judge Lynn of the Northern District of Texas issued an order vacating Special Order 3-287, issued July 26, 2011, that established procedures for assigning patent cases filed under the Patent Pilot Program, as the program is set to end.
Read MoreThe USPTO released new resources to help guide inventors and attorneys through drafting ex parte appeal briefs.
Read MoreThe USPTO is seeking comments on proposed changes to requirements for qualification to take the patent bar exam.
Read MoreThe Discord platform, popular for gaming fan messaging, has been targeted by a patent troll and faces multiple claims of patent infringement.
Read MoreWith the induction of President Biden, Andrei Iancu resigns as Director of the USPTO while continuing to press for reform for patent eligibility requirements.
Read MoreEffective as of December 1, 2020, there are new amendments to EDTX local patent rules for invalidity contentions.
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