Do the AIA's changes to patent law's best mode requirement open the door to "best mode trade secret" protection? *

USA - October 31 2012
To obtain a patent, the inventor must “set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention” in his patent application.

The Ninth Circuit writes the latest chapter on how the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act limits False Advertising Claims under the Lanham Act *

USA - May 30 2012
What does the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”) have to do with false advertising under the Lanham Act?