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A flurry of patent lawsuits has affected the landscape for open source software developers and businesses operating in the United States. Adam Saunders examines the state of play. The United States is a popular region for patent litigation for a few...

A recent Technology Transfer Tactics article by Jesse Schwartz published on February 22, 2017 states that universities are bringing more intellectual property suits, particularly patent infringement actions, against large companies.  Notably, the article...

Recent developments in patent law have created a unique vulnerability for software developers choosing to keep their innovations as trade secrets rather than seeking patent protection. The three factors contributing to this perfect storm of risk include...

Following the decision of the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich, Germany, which rejected a request by Nespresso to revoke a patent owned by the Ethical Coffee Company (ECC), the Fribourg, Switzerland -based company issued yesterday the following...

Jim Lane It’s like the selling of Ginsu knives, the legal dispute between these two companies. No matter how much you hear….but wait, there’s more! This week, we heard from Butamax that the District Court of Delaware has issued an order scheduling...