Publications

Section 101 at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board - A Surprising Result?

Think Before You Sign: Protecting IP Rights with MTAs

Material transfer agreements (MTAs) are contracts that allow one party to perform research using the materials of another party. These agreements provide a mechanism to protect the interests of the owners of discoveries and inventions, while promoting data and material sharing in the research community. Although these are admirable goals in principle, MTAs have a bad reputation with some researchers and institutions for being overly complex and, in fact, hindering research. Nonetheless, MTAs are important for defining the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of the parties with respect to research collaborations and need to be carefully considered, particularly with respect to ownership of IP rights implicated by the transferred materials.

Anything you say can and will be used against you - As Illustrated in a Recent FRAND Rate-Setting Case

A Subtle Claim Interpretation

Patentees must Exercise Reasonable Efforts to ensure that Licensees are Complying with the Marking Statute

If You Get a 37 C.F.R. § 41.202(d)(2) Order to Show Cause, You'd Better Stir Your Stumps!

BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal

Modern Counsel: April/May/June 2017 Edition

Modern Counsel

Patent Agent Privilege? Yes, But Be Careful!

Managing Intellectual Property

Droit américain des brevets : son fondement constitutionnel est-il d'inspiration française ?

Revue Francophone de la Propriété Intellectuelle

Claim Interpretation, a source of unhappiness for U.S. Patent Applicants and Patentees