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Law firm targeted by science publisher answers copyright infringement complaint

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 3 2012

The law firm that was sued for copying and disseminating copyrighted articles from scientific journals for submission with its clients’ patent applications to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has filed its response to the copyright infringement claims

Science publisher claims submission of prior art to USPTO involves copyright infringement

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 15 2012

A New Jersey-based publishing company has filed copyright infringement lawsuits in federal courts in two states against law firms that submitted citations to or copies of copyrighted articles from scientific journals to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with their clients’ patent applications

USPTO General Counsel issues paper on fair use of non-patent literature in examination process

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 2 2012

The Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released a position paper after receiving a number of inquiries about copyright infringement and the use of non-patent literature (NPL) in the patent examination process

$1 million in costs and fees assessed as sanction for spoliation

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 17 2011

A federal magistrate judge in Maryland has determined that the plaintiffs in a case involving alleged patent and copyright violations incurred $1.05 million in reasonable costs and attorney’s fees for discovery “that would not have been undertaken but for Defendants’ spoliation, as well as the briefings and hearings regarding Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions.”

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Law firm targeted by science publisher answers copyright infringement complaint

Science publisher claims submission of prior art to USPTO involves copyright infringement

USPTO General Counsel issues paper on fair use of non-patent literature in examination process

$1 million in costs and fees assessed as sanction for spoliation

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