News

  • Television CAFC Reverses $4M Award in TV Component Fight

    November 29, 2018

    After affirming a district court judgement against Enplas Display Device Corp., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on November 19, 2018, vacated the $4 million patent infringement damages award that Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd. had won. Enplas Display Device Corp. v. Seoul Semiconductor Co., Fed. Cir., 2016-2599, 11/19/18.
  • Artificial Intelligence USPTO Hosts Free Artificial Intelligence Program

    November 28, 2018

    The US Patent and Trademark Office will convene an all-day program titled, "Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property Policy Considerations,” on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, in the Madison auditorium of their Alexandria, Virginia headquarters.
  • Streaming Music Copyright Royalty Board Publish New Music Royalty Rates

    November 27, 2018

    The Copyright Royalty Board on November 26, 2018, published final regulations setting rates and terms for digital music streamers like Spotify, Apple, Google, and Amazon.
  • Video Games Gaming Companies Get Mixed Rulings From CAFC

    November 13, 2018

    On November 6, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that certain elements of three patents owned by Acceleration Bay LLC are invalid.
  • GoPro-400 CAFC Says GoPro Catalog is Prior Art

    November 8, 2018

    On November 1, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reissued a modified opinion holding that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) erred when it held that a certain GoPro catalog is not a prior art printed publication.