Intellectual Property Law

Widely recognized as a foremost expert in copyright law, David Nimmer represents clients in the entertainment, publishing and high technology fields. Read more

Open-source software is free of charge, robust, and ubiquitous in software development today. But to use it properly, companies need compliance processes in place to honor the terms of the licenses. This panel will discuss how to put together a workable corporate open-source compliance program. It brings together experts representing the perspective of in-house legal teams, M&A counsel, and engineering tooling providers, with deep expertise in setting up and running open-source compliance programs. Read more

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Receive a total of 4.0 Hours of MCLE for $100! Includes 1.0 Hour Legal Ethics. Offer ends April 21, 2022. Read more

The USPTO has transitioned from using Webex to Microsoft Teams for most of their virtual interactions, including outreach events and video conferencing interviews with patent examiners. Read more

The USPTO seeks nominations for the 2022 National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI). T Read more

Over the past year, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has gathered feedback from across the intellectual property (IP) community through outreach events. Read more

The USPTO announced a new Patent Public Search tool that provides more convenient, remote, and robust full-text searching of all U.S. patents and published patent applications. Read more

The USPTO has published a new webpage showing expungement and reexamination petitions that have been received. Read more

You can now use the USPTO's First Office Action Estimator online tool to get a time estimate for the first Office action on your U.S. patent application. Read more