“There is a misconception—a myth, that the innovation or idea behind the technology becomes more valuable once it has been declared to be...

Entrepreneurs are quite apprehensive of the early stages of a new business, and they understand that it is an unbelievably engrossing...

Information today has become an influential mechanism – almost equivalent to money or power. Its extravagance and distribution have led...

“To ensure you steer clear of any legal risk of reverse engineering, it should be performed only to the extent of allowances, such as for...

Two of the biggest players in the semiconductor industry will be merging in a $40 billion cash plus stock deal. The acquisition of Arm by...

Technology is the cornerstone of the digital world and abundant of its practicality rests in the software. As a matter of fact, all...

While drafting a patent application, it goes through the scrutiny of whether it falls under the legal requirements for patentability or...

While there are multiple ways to skin a cat (see discussion on indirect infringement and direct infringement here ), patent infringement can occur in two forms. The first is literal infringement. Literal infringement is when every aspect of the claim is being infringed upon in much the same way the claim was written. The second one, more complex, is an infringement under the doctrine of equivalents. Under this doctrine, the patentee can argue infringement even if each and eve

A landmark decision in relation to the curious case of DABUS AI and Stephen Thaler set a major precedent for patent eligibility for...

What is Merger and acquisition (M&A)? Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business...

As a mechanism that protects new ideas and investments in innovation and creativity, the USPTO has various offices within, which serve...

We are honored to be featured in Feedspot's Top 100 Intellectual Property Blogs in 2020, debuting at #47! The Copperpod team understands...

35 U.S. Code § 251 Reissue of defective patents (a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever any patent is, through error, deemed wholly or partly...

Patent rights last for a restricted period, and the right to sue the party infringing on the patent depends on this period.

The exponential growth of coronavirus across the globe has impacted virtually every facet of life. The stock markets have tanked,...

While there is no such thing as a world-wide patent, there is something that approximates a world-wide patent application that can result...

An Inter Partes Review (IPR) is a trial held before the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to cancel specific claims of a...

A patent is a contract between the patent owner and the government that gives the patent owner the legal right to exclude others from...

“Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted, counts.” - Albert Einstein (on a blackboard) A patent grants the owner the exclusive right to prevent others from using, manufacturing, offering, or selling the claimed innovation. If the innovation is monetized by others without obtaining a license from the patent owner, the patentee can choose to sue for damages in a federal court for further redress. If successful, the law under 35 U.S.C.

Open-source software today has not only allowed programmers to write increasingly complex software – but also democratized the software...