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ICANN: Recent Developments in Internet Governance
As a future computer scientist, it is hard not to write about the most recent issue of Landslide, published by the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law. The magazine contains an excellent article...
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U.S. Supreme Court: The End of Software Patents?
Via the IPWatchdog, we learned that today the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to In re Bilski. This is significant because In re Bilski deals with the controversial issue of allowing software...
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WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center: Blackberry Wins 101 Disputed Domain Names
Recently, a panel at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) granted Research in Motion 101 disputed domain names. In Research in Motion Limited v. Georges Elias, WIPO Case No. D2009-0218,...
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WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center: Lacoste v. LaCoste
A panel at the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) decided recently the domain name dispute Lacoste Alligator S.A. v. LaCoste Healing Jewelry, WIPO Case No. D2009-0700. The Complainant...
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Arbitrating Patent Disputes
Peter S. Vogel, trial partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and contributor to this blog, wrote a interesting article about arbitrating patent infringement licenses. Here is an excerpt: Markman...
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The Future of Software Patents: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Bilski...
As previously discussed, today the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments for Bilski v. Kappos, a high-stakes software patent case (the transcript is here). In Bilski, the Federal Circuit rejected patent...
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Microsoft Wins Domain Name Arbitration
A single-member Panel at the National Arbitration Forum decided the domain dispute Microsoft Corporation v. TN Chen, FA0911001296240 (Nat. Arb. Forum Jan. 13, 2010). The Complainant is Microsoft...
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ABA Section of Intellectual Property | Complex Patent Suits: The Use of...
The following is an excerpt from “Complex Patent Suits: The Use of Special Masters for Claim Construction” by Neil A. Smith published at Landslide by the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law. When...
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Bilski v. Kappos: U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Business Methods Survive
The US. Supreme Court decided today the high-stakes software patent case Bilski v. Kappos, No. 08-964, June 28, 2010, affirming the Federal Circuit’s judgment. (find our previous post here) In Bilski,...
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World Intellectual Property Organization 2010 Report | Cybersquatting Hits...
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently announced that the number of cybersquatting cases has reached an all time high. According to the report, in 2010, trademark holders filed...
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Resolving IP Disputes: Calling for an Alternative Paradigm Symposium
Mark your calendars! On October 4th, the University of Missouri School of Law will host a symposium focused on resolving intellectual property disputes with a particular focus on patents. The event,...
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Developing a Framework for Arbitrating Standards-Essential Patent (SEP) Disputes
Jorge L. Contreras, Associate Professor of Law at American University, Washington College of Law, and David L. Newman, Partner in the Intellectual Property Law Group at Arnstein & Lehr LLP, have...
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Technology Giants Apple, Samsung Agree to Mediation in Patent Dispute
Electronics giants Apple, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. have reportedly agreed to engage in mediation over the companies’ latest technology dispute. In Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.,...
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Wolves of the World Wide Web: Reforming Social Networks’ Contracting Practices
Michael L. Rustad, Thomas F. Lambert Jr. Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School, and Thomas H. Koenig, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology in the Law and Public Policy program at...
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Federal Judge Orders Google Wallet Consumer Privacy Dispute to Mediation
A federal judge in California has reportedly ordered a consumer privacy dispute that was filed against technology giant Google to mediation. In In re: Google Inc. Privacy Policy Litigation, No....
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Federal Circuit Must Provide More Deference to...
In a 7-2 decision, the United States Supreme Court has rejected the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s practice of reviewing all instances of district court patent claim construction using...
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Patent Arbitration: It Still Makes Good Sense
Peter Michaelson, Michaelson ADR Chambers, LLC, has published “Patent Arbitration: It Still Makes Good Sense,” Landslide (Journal of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law); July/August 2015, pp....
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International Arbitration of Patent Claims
Thomas H. Lee, Leitner Family Professor of International Law at Fordham University School of Law, has published “International Arbitration of Patent Claims,” in Contemporary Issues in International...
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SCOTX Asked to Reconsider Request to Vacate Arbitrator’s Award Based on...
In June, the Supreme Court of Texas denied a company’s petition for review that was filed after its motion to vacate an arbitral award of $3 million in legal fees issued to the company’s former law...
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SCOTUS to Consider Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review of Patents
Last week, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in a potentially significant patent case regarding whether the adversarial process currently used by the United States Patent and Trademark...
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