Call for Nominations for IPLAC’s Creative Achievement Award
The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) is accepting nominations for its annual Creator of the Year Award honoring creative achievements in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Award...
View ArticleNominations Open for Northern District Excellence in Pro Bono and Public...
The Northern District and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association are seeking nominations (by April 11, 2013) for attorneys who have provided outstanding pro bono and public interest...
View ArticleThe State of the Northern District Remains “Good”
Chief Judge Holderman offered his final State of the Court speech last month. Judge Castillo takes over as Chief Judge July 1, 2013. Here are the highlights from the address: “Filings are up and...
View ArticleNorthern District Releases Mobile App
The Northern District has released a mobile app — click here to download it. My initial suspicion was that it would not add much value beyond the Court’s mobile website, but I have been proven wrong....
View Article2013 PWC Patent Litigation Study: N.D. Illinois Remains a Key Patent District
PWC has published the latest installment in its excellent yearly patent litigation survey. This year’s survey looks at data for every year from 1995 through 2012. One interesting aspect of this...
View ArticleModifying the Innovation Act to Selectively Target the Patent Troll Problem
The following is a blog post by Varun Shah, Aruba Network’s Director, Intellectual Property — full disclosure, I previously represented Aruba. Shah has an interesting alternative patent reform...
View ArticleNominations Open for N.D. Illinois Excellence in Pro Bono
The Northern District and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association are seeking nominations (by April 3, 2015) for attorneys who have provided outstanding pro bono and public interest...
View ArticleSlowing Patent Trolls: RPX’s OPEN
RPX has begun a new, free program – OPEN – that seeks to increase transperency in the patent marketplace, while also reducing transaction costs and shrinking the troll marketplace. Members of OPEN...
View Article2015 Rocky Mountain IP Institute
In two weeks, I will be heading to the Colorado Rockies for the 2015 Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute where I will be moderating a panel called “Innovation & Disruption: How Crafty...
View ArticleThe Courts and Patent Litigation
We often hear concerns with the ability or the willingness of the courts to handle sophisticated patent cases. While we feel the concern is overstated, there are legitimate concerns. Roy Strom...
View Article2015 PWC Patent Litigation Study: “A Change in Patentee Fortunes”
PWC has published the latest installment of its yearly patent litigation survey. This year’s study has a focus on recent changes and how those changes are affecting patentees. In particular, the PWC...
View ArticleNPE Litigation is Back in 2015
This recent RPX[1] report tells retailers what you likely already knew anecdotally – NPE cases are back. Patent litigation filings in the first half of 2015 are close to 2013 levels. As you are likely...
View ArticleCLE: 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure: eDiscovery...
With amendments to the Federal Rules set to go into effect on December 1, the Seventh Circuit Pilot Program on Electronic Discovery is offering a CLE program on the e-discovery implications of the new...
View ArticleCourt Sets Holiday Hours
The Northern District and the Seventh Circuit have altered their hours of operation for the holidays. Both courts will be closed on: December 24, 2015; December 25, 2015; and January 1, 2016 The...
View ArticleBrexit Impact on IP Rights Not Known Until After UK Exit Terms Finalized
My colleague Dawn Rudenko Albert wrote a valuable article about the impact of the Brexit on IP rights. While it is not specifically about Chicago IP litigation, it answers questions that many Chicago...
View Article2016 Rocky Mountain IP Conference: Magistrate Judges Panel
I attended the 14th annual Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute at the beginning of June. As usual, one of the highlights of the Institute was the judges panel. This year’s panel was a group of...
View Article2016 Rocky Mountain IP Conference: The PTAB Speaks
I attended the 14th annual Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute at the beginning of June. An interesting addition to this year’s Institute was the panel of PTAB personnel, including the...
View Article2016 Rocky Mountain IP Conference: PTAB Year in Review
I attended the 14th annual Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute at the beginning of June. This panel looked at the PTAB case law and related Federal Circuit decisions over the last year. Here...
View Article2016 Rocky Mountain IP Conference: Mark Lemely Year in Patent Review
I attended the 14th annual Rocky Mountain IP & Technology Institute at the beginning of June. As usual, Mark Lemely reviewed the last year in patent law at the Federal Circuit. Here are some...
View ArticlePatent Plaintiff’s Lawyer Ray Niro Passes Away
Ray Niro passed away Monday at the age of 73 in Italy. Most readers will know Ray Niro as the original patent plaintiff’s lawyer. Ray was bigger than life, as was his reputation — both good and bad...
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