Inventive Applications and Patent Eligibility: A Conversation with Prof. Peter Menell

 In this episode, we talk to Berkeley Law professor Peter Menell about patent law and new challenges to … Continue Reading

Patent Privateering: VirnetX v. Apple

On February 3, 2016 a federal jury returned a verdict finding Apple guilty for willfully infringing four VirnetX … Continue Reading

Alice, Abstract Ideas, and Software-Related Patents

Those “who sweat in the clammy gymnasia of patent law” were impatiently waiting for the Alice decision. They … Continue Reading

How to Avoid Patent Cliffs: Product Hopping in the Pharma Sector

In May 2015, Mylan Pharmaceuticals appealed to the Third Circuit after the lower court dismissed its case against … Continue Reading

The European Court of Justice Bars Stem Cell Patents In Landmark Decision

The European Court of Justice in Luxemburg ruled on October 18, 2011 in a landmark decision in the … Continue Reading