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Sony, ISP File Dueling 4th Circ. Petitions Over $1B Verdict
Cox Communications Inc. has urged the full Fourth Circuit to reconsider a three-judge panel's decision that the internet service provider is liable for willfully contributing to [...]
PTAB Turns Off Dali Antenna Patent In 2 Texas Cases
A pair of rulings from an administrative board has gutted the language in a patent covering antenna technology that had been at issue in a [...]
Fed. Circ. Corrects Albright On His Reading Of Contradiction
The Federal Circuit used a precedential ruling on Wednesday to dictate that the top federal judge in the Western District of Texas' popular Waco court [...]
New Balance Bid To Cut Nike Patents Is Too Early, Judge Hints
New Balance's bid to snip three patents from the latest infringement fight centering on Nike's patented Flyknit technology got an uneasy reception Wednesday from a [...]
PTAB Has To Rehear Challenge In Biotech Row
A panel set up by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal has told the Patent Trial and Appeal Board it needs to redo [...]
Federal Circuit Says Narrowing Limitation Does Not Create a Contradiction Leading to Indefiniteness
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision today reversing the Western District of Texas district court’s indefiniteness analysis [...]
Lewis Brisbois Adds IP Attorney From Robins Kaplan
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has added an attorney who worked for Robins Kaplan LLP for about seven years as a partner in its [...]
Navigating Trade Secret Litigation In A High-Stakes Landscape
Recent eye-popping verdicts are becoming increasingly common in trade secret litigation — but employers can take several proactive steps to protect proprietary information and defend [...]
Disney Copyright Expiration Spurs Trademark Questions
While the recent expiration of Disney’s Steamboat Willie copyright is not likely to have an immediate impact, it could provide clarity on the extent to [...]
Understanding IP Matters – IP and AI: Lessons for Students, Businesses and Governments
The use of generative and other forms of artificial intelligence is fueling challenging questions about AI’s relationship to IP rights. Businesses, investors, governments, lawyers and [...]
UMass, L'Oreal Fight Over Anti-Aging Cream May Be Near End
Cosmetics brand L'Oreal and the University of Massachusetts told a Delaware federal judge they "have agreed to resolve" a purportedly ​​$200 million dispute over a [...]
X Axes Music Publishers' Direct, Not Contributory, IP Claims
X Corp. can escape part of a lawsuit brought by dozens of major music publishers accusing it of "fueling its business" by intentionally breeding "massive" [...]
Apple’s 1.8 Billion EU Fine Foreshadows Increased Regulatory Activity Under Digital Markets Act
On March 4, the European Commission announced that it had levied a fine of more than €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion USD) against American consumer tech [...]
Fed. Circ. Doubts Whether Atty Fee Suit Has Legs
The Federal Circuit didn't seem convinced Tuesday morning that a U.S. Court of Federal Claims order overturning an attorney fee award was even ripe for [...]
Trolling Web Forum Takes Copyright Feud To High Court
An online forum notorious for supporting harassment is going to the U.S. Supreme Court with an argument that at least one court is wrong about what constitutes a notice [...]
Fed. Circ. Grills Both Sides In Toyo Tire IP Dispute
Federal Circuit judges had pointed questions Tuesday about a $10.1 million award — slashed from $110 million — that a small tire maker won against Toyo Tire [...]
Fed. Circ. Upholds Axing Pfizer Vax IP But Calls For More Info
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board rightly invalidated most of a Pfizer flu vaccine patent but was too hasty in its analysis when refusing to [...]
Judge Lets Ramey Drop Client In Netflix Patent Case
A California federal judge has allowed Ramey LLP to withdraw from representing a Finnish inventor in his patent infringement case against Netflix, saying he wasn't [...]
IPwe Seeks Ch. 7 Liquidation After Ch. 11 Financing Loss
Patent trading platform operator IPwe asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday to convert its Chapter 11 reorganization to a Chapter 7 liquidation, saying it has [...]
Gibson Dunn AI Leader On Weathering The AI Policy Blizzard
Like a mountaineer leading a team through a snowstorm, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's artificial intelligence co-chair Cassandra L. Gaedt-Sheckter is guiding companies developing and [...]
Magnolia Medical Again Sues Kurin Over Sepsis IP
Magnolia Medical has accused Kurin of continuing to infringe patents covering its diagnostic tests for sepsis and other bloodstream infections after Kurin lost a jury [...]
CAFC Partially Reverses Noninfringement Judgment But Scraps IBM Web Advertising Claims as Ineligible
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in a precedential decision today mostly upheld a district court ruling that found Chewy, Inc. [...]
Fed. Circ. Mostly Upholds IBM Defeat In Online Ad Patent Row
The Federal Circuit has agreed that a New York federal court was right to invalidate claims in IBM Corp.'s patents covering online advertising, and also [...]
$1.2B 'King Of Pop' Music Catalog Deal Leads Top 10 Ever
As a stable asset class that has fared well amid economic uncertainty, music catalogs have attracted much attention from both private equity firms and music [...]
EVENT   |   16th March, 2016

Technology : ABA TECHSHOW 2016, Chicago IL

For thirty years, technology enthusiasts and lawyers have come to the ABA Techshow to learn the benefits of technology and how technology enables smart work, better practice and the delivery of higher quality legal services to clients.This is the place to see the latest and greatest technology available to the profession. This year’s techshow is […]

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Opening of W3IP Law

Opening of W3IP Law

15th January 2016 - admin

We are very pleased to announce the opening of W3IP Law. Our new office is in Southport’s premier building ‘Kay House’ which is conveniently located at the northern end of the CBD, corner of Short and Scarborough Streets with a  G:link station close by. Our office address is Suite 3 Kay House, 35 – 39 Scarborough […]

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EVENT   |   21st May, 2016

INTA Annual Conference May 2016 – Orlando, USA

The International Trademark Association (INTA) 2016 Annual Conference is a gathering of brand owners, trade mark, brand management and other IP professionals from all over the world. This year, INTA who is headquartered in New York City expects more than 9500 members to attend the event which will consist of many networking and education opportunities […]

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