Why Tesla Should Consider Amending its Patent Pledge
Over two years ago, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk announced that the company would not initiate any patent lawsuits against anyone who was using Tesla’s technology in good faith. This pledge…
Climbing Out of the Rabbit Hole – Post-Alice Decisions on Patentability of Software Inventions
In early 2016, Google DeepMind unveiled the AlphaGo project, a gaming algorithm based on machine learning and dedicated to the last remaining game where humans held superior against computers—Go,…
How Will The Supreme Court Decide Samsung v. Apple?
On October 11, 2016, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc. on the issue of whether damages resulting from the infringement of a design…
Do Patents Make Inventors Legally Responsible?
In 2013, a child was paralyzed after a distracted driver in a Dodge Ram truck collided into a sports utility vehicle. The driver and a passenger of the struck vehicle…
CRISPR: The Final Interference
Background CRISPR (“Clustered regularly interspaced shorty palindromic repeats”), also known as CRISPR-Cas9, is a recent advancement in biotechnology that allows for genetic manipulation. This monumental discovery is currently at the…
A Troll’s Refuge
Everyone is familiar with the phenomenon that is trolling and the ubiquitous troll face. Equally as familiar in the public conscious is the concept of the “patent troll,” a term…
Rethinking Enhanced Damages: Stryker Oral Arguments
Last week the Supreme Court heard argument in Stryker Corp., et al. v. Zimmer, Inc., et al., docket no. 14-1520, which was the first time this term that the Court…
After More Than 15 Years, the Federal Circuit Clarifies the “Actual Notice” Requirement for Post-publication, Pre-issuance Patent Infringement
The American Inventor’s Protection Act (AIPA) was passed in 1999 and added § 154(d) to title 35 of the United States Code, which provides a remedy for patent applicants for post-publication, pre-issuance patent infringement.…
The IP Implications of Video Game Mods
The size of the video game industry has expanded greatly from the early 2000s to the present. There are more games being released and sold today than ever before. However,…
Conner Inn of Court “Fireside Chat & Reception”
The next meeting for the Conner Inn of Court is a Special “Fireside Chat & Reception” designed specifically Law Students and Associates. It will be held on Thursday, February 11,…