Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics: Will The Supreme Court Revive The Exhaustion Doctrine?

Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics: Will The Supreme Court Revive The Exhaustion Doctrine?

Introduction The doctrine of patent exhaustion has long acted as a measure to prevent patent owners from “double-dipping” by collecting patent licensing royalties from multiple entities in a supply chain for use of the same patented invention. For example, assume that a patent owner has a patent that covers a computer processing chip. The patent […]

Recent Changes To Trademark Trial And Appeal Board Rules

Traditionally, opposing an application or petitioning to cancel a registration in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) has been an attractive alternative to litigation in the courts, in part because such opposition and cancellation proceedings have not required some of the hallmarks of a civil action, such as scheduling conferences, initial disclosures and expert […]