ARE Copyright Law Alert:
Supreme Court Limit Laches For Copyright Claims

On May 19, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, held that while laches cannot be invoked to bar a plaintiff’s claim for damages brought within Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations, there may be “extraordinary circumstances” where laches may limit equitable relief. In holding so, the Court reversed the Ninth Circuit Court […]

ARE Patent Law Alert:USPTO Issues A Final Rule to Implement the Patent Law Treaty

On October 21, 2013, the USPTO published a final rule in the Federal Register to implement the provisions of the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) in accordance with the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012.  The PLT is a multilateral treaty adopted by World Intellectual Property Organization in June of 2000 to harmonize certain patent […]