AKAMAI V. LIMELIGHT: FEDERAL CIRCUIT FINDS DIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF METHOD CLAIMS WHERE STEPS PERFORMED BY OR ATTRIBUTABLE TO SINGLE ENTITY By Jeffrey H. Chang A unanimous en banc Federal Circuit held that, despite
Joseph J. Berghammer, Peter D. McDermott, V. Bryan Medlock Jr., Jon O. Nelson, Joseph M. Potenza, Christopher J. Renk, Charles W. Shifley and Bradley C. Wright are listed as leaders in intellectual
Mr. Porter explains how the Federal Circuit’s en banc decision in Akamai v. Limelight may impact how parties draft patents in the Law360 article, “Limelight case widens scope of direct infringement.” He also discusses how the case may
SUPREMA, INC. V. ITC: ITC CAN EXCLUDE, UNDER INDUCEMENT THEORY, IMPORTED PRODUCTS THAT ONLY INFRINGE AFTER IMPORTATION By Jeffrey H. Chang On August 10, 2015, an en banc Court of Appeals for the Federal
THE IMPORT OF ELECTRONIC DATA: FEDERAL CIRCUIT APPEARS UNLIKELY TO AFFIRM COMMISSION’S JURISDICTION OVER DIGITAL “ARTICLES” By Aaron Bowling The United States International Trade Commission (ITC or Commission) possesses unique powers
THE USPTO ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING SUBJECT MATTER ELIGIBILITY UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 101 By Brian J. Emfinger On July 30, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued
Richard S. Stockton points out in the Aug. 3, 2015, edition of the Daily Journalthat the long-running dispute between the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and GoDaddy.com LLC could largely
The American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) has named Darrell G. Mottley editor-in-chief of its Landslide magazine. Mr. Mottley previously served as deputy editor-in-chief and moved into his new role
Charles W. Shifley discusses whether inter partes reviews could lead to a decrease in patent applications and litigation in the August 2015 issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine. Please click here to read, “Patently Dangerous: Rise of the
In the July 27 article, Mr. Dannenberg weighs in on a lawsuit filed by the state of Georgia against a political activist for allegedly uploading and distributing copies of its annotated
