The long-awaited decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in the case of In re Bilski was handed down on October 30,...

In its decision in American Needle Inc. v. National Football League on May 24, 2010, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that an association formed by the member teams of the National Football League (NFL) to market their intellectual...

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On March 29, 2010, in a controversial decision which, if upheld on appeal, could have far-reaching implications for the biotechnology industry in the United States, the District Court for the Southern District of New York held that isolated genes do...

Creating, registering and protecting trademark rights can be a costly undertaking, whether on behalf of a large corporation’s international portfolio or the single brand of a small...

On January 7, 2010 in its decision in Wyeth and Elan Pharma International Limited v. Kappos, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) had in some cases been miscalculating the...