In the Press: Super Lawyers names partners Anthony F. Lo Cicero and Charles R. Macedo
September 2011Super Lawyers names partners Anthony F. Lo Cicero and Charles R. Macedo New York — Metro 2011 Intellectual Property Super Lawyers
In The Press:Michael Kasdan quoted in IP Law 360 article, 2nd Circ. Counsel Ruling Could Upend Google Books Deal
Law360, New York (September 8, 2011) — A ruling rejecting a copyright settlement between freelance writers and electronic database operators, in which the Second Circuit held that the plaintiffs’ subclasses must have separate counsel, could upend settlement negotiations in a similar, closely watched case involving Google Books, attorneys say. When the proposed settlements in the […]
ARE Patent Law Alert:Overview of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act on Patents
On Thursday, September 8, 2011, the U.S. Senate passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, H.R. 1249 (“the Act”), by an 89-9 vote, thus adopting the form of the bill previously approved by the House of Representatives. It is expected that the President will sign the bill into law shortly. The Act amends the Patent Law […]
Bilski v Kappos: a year in review
ARE Patent Litigation Alert:USPTO Proposes to Revise the Materiality Standard for the Duty to Disclose to Conform with the Therasense
Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) proposed to revise the standard for materiality in the duty to disclose information during the prosecution of patents in light of the Federal Circuit’s decision in Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co, Nos. 208-1511, 2008-1512, 2008-1513, 2008-1514, 2008-1595, 2011 WL 2028255 (Fed. Cir. May 25, […]
In The Press:JIPLP reviews The Corporate Insider’s Guide to U.S. Patent Practice
JIPLP reviews The Corporate Insider’s Guide to U.S. Patent Practice by Partner Charles R. Macedo "For the first time, corporate intermediary participants in the US patent system have access to a reference text that is dedicated to addressing their specific needs." Read the article here. – Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, June 20, 2011
ARE Patent Litigation Alert: U.S. Supreme Court find Bayh-Dole Act Does Not Override Employees’ Rights to Unassigned Inventions
On June 6, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., 563 U.S. __ (2011), a case related to the rights of inventors in federally-funded research programs. In Stanford, the Court rejected Stanford’s position that when an invention is conceived […]
In the Press: Mobile Marketer turns to partner Charles Macedo for his thoughts on the strategy behind Apple’s patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung over mobile phone technology.
Mobile Marketer turns to partner Charles Macedo for his thoughts on the strategy behind Apple’s patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung over mobile phone technology. Read the article here.
Is Facebook Killing Privacy Softly? The Impact of Facebook’s Default Privacy Settings on Online Privacy
“IMPORTANT!! Tomorrow, Facebook will change its privacy settings to allow Mark Zuckerberg to come into your house while you sleep and eat your brains with a sharpened spoon. To stop this from happening go to Account > Home Invasion Settings > Cannibalism > Brains, and uncheck the “Tasty” box. Please copy and repost.” – Satirical […]
Patentee Losing Claim Construction Does Not Make Infringement Case ‘Exceptional’
iLOR, LLC v Google, Inc., Nos 2010-1117, -1172, 2011 US App. LEXIS 516, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 11 January 2011 Abstract The Federal Circuit overturns an award of attorneys’ fees under 35 USC § 285 where a patentee’s claim construction position, although not ultimately adopted by the Court, is not objectively […]