On January 22, 2019, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that “secret sales” of an invention subject to confidentiality provisions can invalidate patent rights under the “on-sale [...]
New Forum for Trade Secret Protection
In Information and Business Technology, Intellectual Property, Risk Mitigation PostedPresident Obama recently signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act into law. The bill raises trade secret protection to a federal cause of action and attempts to create more consistent protection for [...]
Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions: Have We Finally Hit Bottom?
In Corporate Issues, Intellectual Property PostedRecent court decisions have severely eroded the protectability of computer-implemented inventions. These decisions essentially hold that the mere implementation of a mental or otherwise known [...]