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University Professor Sues Students for Copyright Infringement

Chapman University professor David Berkovitz has sued his students, as “John Does,” for publishing his midterm and final exams on the platform Course Hero. According...

Positive Times for Negative Limitations: Part 2

Just this month, the Federal Circuit again took up the issue of a negative claim limitation.  But, this time, it was from a different perspective,...

Trademark Practice before the USPTO: A Webpage as a Specimen of Use for Goods

Unless a U.S. trademark application is based solely upon a corresponding registration from a foreign country or is an extension of an International Registration, the...

Positive Times for Negative Limitations

Recently, the Federal Circuit determined that a negative claim limitation, excluding a certain type of dosing in a method of treatment, satisfied the written description...

Allison Gaul to Vice-Chair the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s International Artificial Intelligence Policy Task Force

MWZB wish to congratulate attorney Allison Gaul as she assumes the position of Vice-Chair on the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s International Artificial Intelligence Policy...

USPTO announces final rule to permit submission of higher-capacity physical media

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a final rule permitting patent applicants to use physical media larger than compact discs, i.e.,...

When Ordinary Involves an Expert

The Federal Circuit recently had to deal with a question concerning an “expert” in the determination of the person of ordinary skill in the art. ...

Allison Gaul named to the American IP Law Association’s Special Committee on Privacy and Cybersecurity

We are pleased to announce that Allison Gaul, Of Counsel, at MWZB was recently named to the American IP Law Association’s Special Committee on Privacy...

JPTOS To Publish Scholarly Work By Ryan Pool

We are pleased to announce that the JPTOS will be publishing a paper written by Ryan Pool, a partner at the firm.  The paper is...

Insight on New Federal Circuit Decisions

The Persistent Preamble Problem SHOES BY FIREBUG LLC, v. STRIDE RITE CHILDREN’S GROUP, LLC, (Appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2017-01809,...
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