Clear Forum Selection Clause May Avoid Patent Challenge

Careful language in a forum selection clause may help avoid patents from being invalidated. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is, at the same time, the birthplace of all U.S.

Constant Vigilance Needed to Keep Trade Secrets

IP Trivia - MLC

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) mentioned earlier in this issue administers a new blanket copyright license regime for digital music deliveries.

Attacking Online Disparagement

As the internet has become the principle venue for public discourse, review sites have become more prevalent, and inhibitions about expressing opinions online have decreased, the problem of online

Software Means-Plus-Function Claiming

An element in a patent claim may be expressed as a means or step for performing a specified function.

FUCT Can Be Trademarked [insert your favorite pun]

On June 24, 2019, in Iancu v. Brunetti, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the provisions of U.S.

Forum Selection in Dodocase

One of the last issues that we confront when drafting contracts is the forum selection clause. We consider the usual choices: here; there or somewhere in between.

Mechanical Licensing Collective Takes Shape

On July 8, 2019, the U.S.

Maryland Legal Alert - August 2019

Surety's Subrogation Right to Retainage Takes Priority Over Senior Lien of Lender

In a decision that serves as a reminder of the rights of a surety versus a lender, a Mississ