I was greatly amused to read the comments of The Honorable Paul Michel, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet at the House of Representatives. It appears the good judge is, perhaps, having second thoughts as to
The Giant Awakens
It is interesting to note that in recent months, Internet giant Amazon.com has started to pay heed to complaints regarding counterfeit, “knock-off” goods being sold through the site. Through the years, Amazon, aided by an apparently sympathetic judiciary, has enjoyed effective legal immunity from claims of patent, copyright and trademark infringement by arguing that it
They say the Cubs are going to the World Series!
As a long-suffering Cubs fan, I expect it to be reversed on appeal.
Ray Niro — Best of the Best
I was saddened to learn that Ray Niro died yesterday while vacationing in Italy. For those of us engaged in contingent-fee patent litigation, Ray was the superstar, the source of inspiration — in short, the best there ever was.
I was fortunate to know Ray, although it came at a real cost to my client
Writing on the Wall?
I have now handled a couple of cases for small business people victimized by the irresistible on-line juggernaut known as Amazon.com.
In both cases, our clients were innocent victims of overseas scam artists who operate covertly, anonymously and well beyond the reach of U.S. courts. In both cases, Amazon provided these scam artists with easy
This is rich…
Just after bouncing us with a Rule 36 summary affirmance, the Federal Circuit takes the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to task for “not adequately describ[ing] its reasoning…”
Uh…yeah…right. “Not adequately describing its reasoning.” That’s something I’d kinda like to talk with them about myself…
When the going gets tough….Rule 36!
It’s not often that I get upset over an adverse result in court. It goes with the territory, and the only way never to lose is never to accept a challenge in the first place.
However, my equanimity in this regard is being tested — sorely. And the source of my vexation is the Federal
“When Dr. Leighton and Mr. Lewin patented their invention, they expected our legal system to protect their intellectual property.”
Heh, heh, heh…ho, ho, ho,…whatever lead them to believe THAT?
The Federal Circuit, perhaps spurred on by the hysteria over “patent trolls,” continues to systematically extract whatever worn down, yellowed and decaying teeth remain in the patent laws. Their recent decision in Akamai v. Limelight reaffirms the recently created “single entity” rule that essentially requires
Too big to what??
You have heard about banks that are “too big to fail.” Well, we are about to find out if some law firms are too big to make mistakes.
Continue Reading Too big to what??
IP Litigator Philip Mann Named to 2014 Washington Super Lawyers List
IP Litigator Philip Mann Named to 2014 Washington Super Lawyers List
Normally we don’t toot our own horn – but we are pleased and honored to announce that our founder Philip P. Mann was recognized in the 2014 Washington Super Lawyers ranking which lists the top attorneys in the state of Washington. The annual Super