CAFC Update: HIP, Inc. v. Hormel Foods Corp.
This recent CAFC decision deals with the issue of joint inventorship. The US District Court for the District of Delaware ruled that an inventor be added as a joint inventor based on his contribution t...
Litigation (4)
Finding Stealth Prior Art Before It Finds You
An article authored by Mike Pomianek and Jason Balich titled “Finding Stealth Prior Art Before It Finds You” was published in IAM. In this article, the authors explain what happened in Minerva v. Holo...
Uncloaking Stealth Prior Art
A column authored by Jason Balich titled “Uncloaking Stealth Prior Art” was published in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) Magazine. In this article, Ja...
Patents Expire, But Trademarks Can Last Forever
A column authored by Jason Balich titled “Patents Expire, But Trademarks Can Last Forever” was published in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) Magazine. ...
Considerations in Divided Infringement Based on Recent Case Law
(as published in IPWatchdog) Divided patent infringement—also called “joint infringement”—is a doctrine plaintiffs can use to allege infringement where more than one party may have participated in a p...
Escape Infringing a Patented Method of Manufacturing – Legally
A column authored by Jason Balich titled “Escape Infringing a Patented Method of Manufacturing – Legally” was published in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Chemical Engineering Progress (...
Good Engineers Can Make Good Lawyers
A column authored by Jason Balich titled “Good Engineers Can Make Good Lawyers” was published in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) Magazine. In this art...
An Exercise in Restraint: Seeking and Combatting Injunctive Relief
(as published in IPWatchdog) Prior to the Supreme Court’s ruling in eBay v. MercExchange, when there was a finding of infringement, granting an injunction was almost automatic. See Richardson v. Suzuk...
Top Tips to Protect a Company’s Confidential Information When Sharing with Others
An article authored by Jason Balich and Brandon Blackwell titled “Top Tips to Protect a Company’s Confidential Information When Sharing with Others” published in the Intellectual Property & Techno...
Don’t Patent That! Consider Trade Secrets
A column authored by Jason Balich titled “Patent Update: Don’t Patent That!” was published in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) Magazine. In this articl...
Patent Deposition Notices With Minimal Motion Practice Risk
An article written by Charlie Steenburg, Jason Balich, and Alex Kim titled “Patent Deposition Notices With Minimal Motion Practice Risk” was published in Law360
Commission Finds Violation and Affirms No Indefiniteness Where Previous IPR Declaration Undermined Respondents Indefiniteness Positions
An article written by Libbie DiMarco, “Commission Finds Violation and Affirms No Indefiniteness Where Previous IPR Declaration Undermined Respondents Indefiniteness Positions” was published in the Dec...