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Foreign Filing Beyond the U.S. Patent
Foreign counterpart patents are an important tool in the hands of a company or inventor with a well thought out patenting strategy. In contrast, they can be an expensive, unproductive and time-consuming diversion for companies that address the matter of foreign filing protection in an ad hoc manner. The following analysis describes the problem in some detail, and then describes a structured approach to making foreign filing decisions that some companies are effectively deploying.
The Problem
A United States patent grants its owner an exclusionary monopoly in the U.S. The patent owner has the right to prevent any other party (with the exception, in
certain cases, of agencies of the U.S. government) from practicing the invention covered by the claims that were allowed. Patent owners have the right to stop the manufacture, sale or use of infringing products and services. Although U.S. law also provides the important additional right to prevent the import of infringing products, the patent owner has no other control with regard to foreign manufacture, sale or use. The only way to secure this protection is to obtain a patent in every jurisdiction where there is a risk or likelihood of economic damage from patent infringement.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?