Intellectual Property Law
New Matter SUMMER 2015 Volume 40, Number 2
Content
- 2015 New Matter Author Submission Guidelines
- Case Comments
- Civil Case on Redskins Heats Up: Pro-Football, Inc. v. Amanda Blackhorse, et al.
- Contents
- Copyright Interest Group
- Entertainment and Sports Law Interest Group
- Federal Circuit Review
- Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee 2014-2015
- Intellectual Property Section Interest Group Representatives 2014-2015
- International Ip Developments
- Letter from the Chair
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
- Licensing Interest Group
- Litigation Interest Group
- MCLE Self-Study Article
- Newsflash
- Ninth Circuit Report
- Patent Interest Group
- Patently "Wrong:" Scotus rules that the Federal Circuit has Misused the "De Novo" Standard when Reviewing Claim Construction Determinations
- Runaway jurisprudence: Has the "But For" Test for Proving Inequitable Conduct in Patent Cases Gone Awry, Gone Rogue, or Gone Quiet?
- The Licensing Corner
- The Moral of B&B Hardware: Companies Need to Be Strategic in Trademark Actions Before the Ttab
- The State Bar of California Intellectual Property Alumni
- Trademark Interest Group
- Legislation Update
Legislation Update
DERRICK BRENT Masimo Corporation
PATENT LEGISLATION
In January 2015, new members of Congress were sworn in and a new two-year legislative session began formally. One of the first items on the agenda for the new Congress, however, is anything but new—patent legislation. During the previous congressional session (2013-14), the House of Representatives passed a bill containing changes to patent litigation in the federal courts, primarily. The Senate decided to forego consideration of the House bill and draft: its own legislation. However, the Senate was unable to complete its work on legislation and consideration of the issue, at least for the 2013-14 Congress, stalled in May 2014.
On February 5, 2015, the House re-introduced its bill from the previous Congress, The Innovation Act. The central provisions of the bill are: