by Manija Sidiqi | Oct 11, 2021 | Article
On June 21, 2021, the United States Supreme Court (“Court”) issued a decision in United States v. Arthrex, Inc. on the issue of whether the administrative patent judges (“APJ”) of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) in the United States Patent and Trademark...
by Harold Pickmans | Sep 24, 2021 | Article
In August 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in GlaxoSmithKline, LLC, SmithKline Beecham (Cork) Ltd. (“GSK”) v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva”) regarding claims Teva infringed on GSK’s Patent. GlaxoSmithKline LLC...
by Manija Sidiqi | Sep 7, 2021 | Article
On July 22, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Court of Appeals”) reversed decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) that certain claims of U.S. Patent Number 7,122,609 to Earnest, Jr. et al. (“‘609 patent”) and U.S....
by Samantha Pendley | Jul 9, 2021 | Article
The Music Modernization Act, (“MMA”) was introduced on April 10, 2018 to update the copyright laws to ensure statutory licensing is more impartial for creators and efficient for digital music providers. There are three key titles of this Act: Musical Works...
by Manija Sidiqi | Jul 8, 2021 | Article
At the very end of an already tumultuous 2020, the Supreme Court of Florida issued a decision on December 31, 2020, adopting the federal summary judgment standard. In that opinion, rather than making substantial changes to the text of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure...
by Samantha Pendley | Jul 2, 2021 | Article
On June 01, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari for a matter of first impression and to review a circuit split regarding Copyright Law. The petition was granted for the Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP Lawsuit and the...