Patents, Presidents
Land of the Free, the Brave, and the Inventive
WE THE PEOPLE of Beem Patent Law Firm, together with JOHN ADAMS and THOMAS JEFFERSON, wish you a joyful Independence Day!
Infringement, Intellectual Property (IP), International, Patents
Will a Chinese Company Steal Your Market?
Suppose your American company is No. 1 or No. 2 in your product niche. You’re a leader because you make a product better than your competitor’s product.
Infringement, Litigation, Patents
Apple, Qualcomm End Patent Feud: What’s a Few Billion Between Friends?
The front page headline of the Wall Street Journal* blared the news: “Apple, Qualcomm End Legal Feud.”
History, Intellectual Property (IP), Patents, Presidents
Father of the Patent System
Today, on the official holiday celebrating Washington’s Birthday (or Presidents Day), we remember George Washington as the Father of His Country.
Intellectual Property (IP), Legal Updates, Patents, Supreme Court
A Sale is a Sale: Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of “On Sale” in Helsinn
The Supreme Court recently clarified the post-AIA meaning of “on sale” in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceutical USA, No. 17-1229, 2019 WL 271945 (Jan. 22, 2019).
Bar Associations, Civil Justice, General Counsel, Infringement, Law Firm, Law Practice Management, Litigation, Patents
Top 5 reasons to choose a Chicago lawyer
Chicago can be a cold, hard place. Crime, corruption, taxes. Brutal winters.Why would one choose to live and work in Chicago? I’ll tell you my story, below.
Patents
Six Ton Tower Trike Patent
Jim Gesto of South Bend, Indiana, has invented and patented an 11,000 pound trike!
History, Intellectual Property (IP), invention, Patents, Technology
Invention, Reinvention, and Patents
Among other events that occurred on this date in history, U.S. Patent 942,699, directed to the first synthetic plastic, Bakelite, was granted to inventor Leo Baekeland.
Ethics, Intellectual Property (IP), International, invention, Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Technology, Trademarks
Marching Orders
Business—at least as waged between competitors—is war. That observation was made in 1832 by Prussian General Carl von Clausewitz in his magnum opus, On War, based on his service in the Napoleonic Wars.
Appeals, Claim Construction, Federal Circuit, Information technology (IT), International, Legal Updates, Patent Prosecution, Patents, Software or CII patents, Supreme Court, Technology
AIPPI Resolves Software Inventions Eligible for Patent
In a major new development, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) has adopted a resolution favoring patent-eligibility of computer software inventions, also known as “computer implemented inventions” or “CII.”