On December 6th, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Samsung v. Apple that when considering the basis for awarding damages based on the profits from infringing a design patent, it is not necessary to base these damages on the profit made on the...

Patent eligible subject matter under Section 101 has been a hot topic this year and the Alice v. CLS Bank decision by the U.S. Supreme Court has made it difficult to patent software-related inventions.  However, recent Federal Circuit Court...

An article by Ladas & Parry partner Dennis Prahl entitled, “Diamonds in the rough: TTAB refuses registration for repeating pattern,” describes the difficulties trademark applicants can encounter when trying to register repeating...

Dennis Prahl’s article entitled, “The Zero Sum Game in the Cola Wars,”  cautions companies looking to market low or no-calorie soft drinks of the potential legal battles they could encounter should they decide to use the term ZERO in...

John Richards article entitled, “Trade Secrets: Changes in the law on protection of trade secrets in the United States and European Union” was recently published in the July/August 2016 issue of Offshore Investment...

Dennis Prahl’s article entitled, “California District Court Puts Baby in a Corner,”  reminds that federal trademark infringement claims may be preempted by claims under U.S. copyright...