Intellectual Property & Technology Blog Posts From January 2019

• Blog: Huawei Trade Secrets Indictment is Cautionary Tale for Tech Partnerships
  Date: January 29, 2019 Title: Huawei Trade Secrets Indictment is Cautionary Tale for Tech Partnerships
  Summary: In a case that will be watched closely by both national security personnel and intellectual property counsellors in the United States and China, federal prosecutors unsealed a 10-count indictment in the Western District of Washington State on Thursday, January 28, 2019 against Huawei Device Company Ltd. and Huawei Device Company, U.S.A. Huawei is the largest supplier of telecom equipment in the world and the indictment charges the company with theft of trade secrets conspiracy, attempted theft of trade...
• Blog: Supreme Court Rules that AIA Did Not Alter the On-Sale Doctrine
  Date: January 24, 2019 Title: Supreme Court Rules that AIA Did Not Alter the On-Sale Doctrine
  Summary: The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that the phrase “or otherwise available to the public” added to 35 U.S.C. § 102 in the America Invents Act in 2011 did not change the “on-sale” doctrine, which provides that patent protection cannot be granted for an invention that was on-sale more than one year before the effective filing date of the patent. ...
• Blog: Copyright First Sale Doctrine Inapplicable to “Used” Digital Music: Second Circuit
  Date: January 24, 2019 Title: Copyright First Sale Doctrine Inapplicable to “Used” Digital Music: Second Circuit
  Summary: Copyright law’s First Sale Doctrine is the foundation of the music resale business. This doctrine mandates that a lawful purchaser of a copy of a copyrighted work is free to resell that particular copy without infringing the copyright holder’s distribution rights. he digital music resale business, however, was recently presented with a serious obstacle by a Second Circuit decision....
• Blog: Preserving Patent Rights on a Global Stage: Foreign Filing Options and How to Successfully Navigate Novelty Requirements
  Date: January 17, 2019 Title: Preserving Patent Rights on a Global Stage: Foreign Filing Options and How to Successfully Navigate Novelty Requirements
  Summary: Patent applicants often wish to expand patent protection by filing outside the U.S. These applicants can take advantage of a few options – direct filing, filing through the PCT, and regional filings. But, prior public disclosure of an invention could be an insurmountable hurdle that may prevent applicants from achieving their goals. ...