by russellngpllc | Jul 21, 2020 | Blog
A common mistake inventors make is to assume that because an invention is patentable, it is also necessarily non-infringing. This is not the case, however. Often an improvement in the art, while itself patentable, falls within the scope of previous...
by russellngpllc | Jan 10, 2015 | Blog
There have been few reported decisions regarding the intersection of patent infringement and the GNU Public License version 2 (GPLv2). This post discusses one recent case: In XimpleWare v. Versata, et al., Case No. 5:13cv5161, U.S. District...
by russellngpllc | Nov 16, 2014 | Blog
In the latest opinion in Ultramercial, Inc. v. Hulu, LLC, the Federal Circuit held the claims of Ultramercial’s patent to be unenforceable as directed to patent-ineligible subject matter under the Supreme Court’s so-called reasoning in its June...
by russellngpllc | Nov 4, 2014 | Blog
Many times inventors neglect a powerful route for protecting their innovations — design patent protection. In the US, a design patent has a term of 14 years, or, if filed after December 18, 2013, 15 years. In contrast to utility patents, which protect...
