Patents

The Changing Global Landscape Requires Flexibility and Creativity

Kenneth R Adamo

David M Maiorana

Susan M Gerber

The US patent system is one component in the exploitation and enforcement of intellectual property rights. The US cannot be viewed in isolation from the rest of world, however. When it comes to intellectual property in today’s global economy, more and more US patentees seek and obtain foreign counterpart patents to protect their ideas. The effectiveness of both foreign and domestic patent systems, therefore, can have a great impact on the value and enforcement of US patents.

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Different Patent Systems, Similar Controversies

Trevor Cook

Patent litigation rarely makes it to the highest courts anywhere in the world, and the US Supreme Court is no exception. However, for the first time in a generation the Court is taking a real interest in patent matters. Some matters are still the subjects of petitions for certiorari requesting that the Court hear the case, with the Court having already granted certiorari in some, while in others it has requested a brief from the US Government, signalling its interest in the subject matter. Most such cases raise or touch on issues that are already, or are likely to become, matters of controversy in Europe, which makes it interesting to review them from such a perspective.

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Editorial: Patents

Patent litigation has become an increasingly global business. Complex, multi-jurisdictional suits are commonplace, as companies seek to protect their technologies and innovations from competition in domestic and international markets. Following six months of independent research into the legal marketplace, a trio of firms emerge that are well represented in several jurisdictions.

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Editorial: Patents in Florida

Research for this chapter has identified eight leading practitioners in Florida from six different firms. A number of these lawyers practise at specialised firms.

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Editorial: Patents in Singapore

In this chapter we highlight 13 leading practitioners in Singapore from 10 firms. Singapore has a thriving intellectual property market: 9,164 patent applications were filed there in 2006, according to figures published by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS). A number of the individuals selected for this chapter also feature in the trademarks chapter.

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Editorial: Patents in California

The research for this chapter has identified 26 leading practitioners from 18 firms. A number are based in Silicon Valley and Irvine – areas well known for their links to high-tech industry. We have focused our research on pre-eminent patent litigators – excluding, where possible, patent attorneys (or patent agents).

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Editorial: Patents in Texas

The research for this chapter has identified 27 leading practitioners in Texas from 15 firms. We focused our research on pre-eminent patent litigators – excluding, where possible, patent attorneys (or patent agents).

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Editorial: Patents in Georgia

This chapter identifies 15 leading practitioners from nine firms. We have focused our research on pre-eminent patent litigators – excluding, where possible, patent attorneys (or patent agents).

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Editorial: Patents in Illinois

According to the State of Illinois, it is America’s 4th largest industrial state, boasting over 11,800 Illinois based manufacturers.

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