At the 2018 American IP Law Association (AIPLA) Mid-Winter Institute Conference in Palm Springs, Rimon Partner Letao Qin moderated the panel discussion “From Drones to Rockets to Driverless Cars – IP is in the Air.” The panel consisted of Theodore “Ted” Ro from NASA, Melissa Coombes, Patent Attorney from Lee & Hayes and a pilot flying Bombardier…

On May 12, 2011, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy introduced the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (PROTECT IP Act) to the Senate Judiciary Committee.  The bill is a revised version of the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA), which was unsuccessful a year ago. The…

Earlier this year in March, Amazon launched the Amazon Appstore, which was then a new avenue for buying Android apps.  Almost immediately after the launch, Apple proceeded to file a trademark infringement suit against Amazon over the usage of the “Appstore” phrase.  The case is contingent upon whether “app store” can be deemed a generic…

By a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court rejected Microsoft’s argument and affirmed the Federal Circuit’s strong presumption of proof that granted U.S. patents are valid. On June 9, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Federal Circuit’s judgment, which had affirmed the district court’s judgment that awarded i4i $240 million for Microsoft’s infringement of U.S.…

In Part I, I outlined actions (1) – (5) that can be taken by a business after receiving such a patent infringement notice. Eventually, you will likely need to form an internal team and an external team.  This might prove to be the most important action. The internal team should start forming immediately after receiving…

Patents have many legitimate strategic uses, which seem great until you receive a letter or notice from someone claiming you are infringing one or more patent claims. The following are some actions that can be taken by a business after receiving such a notice. (1) Quick Check – Review the limitations of each asserted independent claim…

It’s not easy being a technology startup. There are many challenges, including racing towards product and business development milestones, recruitment and management of employees, funding goals and restraints, fierce competition from big and small competitors, changing legal and regulatory landscapes – just to name a few. One of the costliest mistakes a startup can make…

The Senate recently passed “The America Invents Act” which, if completed, would be the first major overhaul to U.S. patent law in more than half a century. On March 8, 2011, the Senate overwhelmingly passed “The America Invents Act” with a bipartisan vote of 95-5.  If completed, this would be the first major overhaul to U.S. patent…

In Uniloc v. Microsoft, an appeals court issued a decision that may change how infringement damages are calculated by precluding the use of the “25 percent rule of thumb” which has been used to calculate damages in most patent cases for the past fifteen years.  This decision marks an important step towards requiring patent plaintiffs…