By Howard Skaist, Berkeley Law & Technology Group
Howard Skaist
This is the first article of a three-part series sharing some of Berkeley Law & Technology Group’s PATENTBUSTERS® tips. These tips suggest tools companies can use to efficiently devalue or invalidate an asserted patent, potentially saving time […]
Ken Seddon
GROWTH.
In a single word, growth is what LOT Network has been experiencing this year. With the addition of industry leaders like Ant Financial, Alibaba, Daimler, Cisco, Udemy, CoreLogic, TCL, and over 20 start-ups, LOT Network has grown to 131 members. We are now able to permanently […]
By Maria Anderson, Mauricio Uribe, and Christie Matthaei
Maria Anderson
Prior to 2007, a finding of patent infringement also carried a high risk of a finding of willful infringement absent some form of prior mitigation by the defendant. Accordingly, a vast majority of companies addressed the […]
By Frank Bernstein, Singularity
Frank Bernstein
In Life Techs. Corp. v. Promega Corp., [1] the US Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yet again, holding that making a single component of a patented invention in the US, and sending that component […]
Founded in 2011 in Santa Clara, California
It’s safe to say that lead-acid batteries have been a part of your life for as long as you’ve been alive: they are the standard battery in most cars and other vehicles. Like most people in the developed world, you […]
We are thrilled to announce that Innography™, an IP data industry leader and partner of LOT Network, has performed an analysis confirming the value of LOT Network, and has generously extended access to its PatentScout application free of charge to active LOT Network members. Click here to learn how to sign up […]
License Compliance: How to be a Good Open Source Citizen
By Heather Meeker
This is the second half of a two-part series on how start-ups can best use open source software without accidentally getting themselves into a legal bind. The first article in the series can be […]
By Regina Sam Penti, Edward Kelly, Steve Baughman and Anita Varma
Regina Sam Penti
Europe’s proposed Unified Patent Court (UPC) appears to be back on track following the UK’s announcement in November that it will ratify the UPC Agreement (UPCA) despite the Brexit vote calling for the UK to […]
Mary Wolff is the CEO of taptl, a display technology start-up based in Miami. She was born and raised in St. Louis. Upon graduating from Washington University, she moved to Miami to attend University of Miami School of Law, where she graduated with a J.D./LL.M. in Real […]
By William J. McCabe and Gene W. Lee
Bill McCabe 
Gene Lee
DTSA Overview
Every year, trade secret misappropriation costs the U.S. economy more than $300 billion and 2.1 million jobs. [1] To help address this problem, on […]
500,000+ Patent Assets and Counting
I hope the summer has been enjoyable for you and your families. There has been little rest here at LOT, as we are proud to announce many new members and the achievement of two major milestones.
Since May, we have had fourteen more companies join […]
By Ted D. Karr
Whether you are forming a new business or introducing a new product, Federal registration of a trademark is an important consideration to support your company’s business strategy.
A trademark is a company asset that gains value through association with the company’s product or […]
