New England Biz Law Update
If privileged information is disclosed to a third party who shares a “common legal interest” with the client and that person agrees to keep the information confidential, the privilege might not be waived. Agreements to share privileged information with persons ...
Read More »New tactic for licensing negotiations: Sue first, talk later
The U.S. Supreme Court’s January 2007 decision in Medimmune clarifying the power of federal courts to hear patent licensing disputes has already had an immediate and dramatic impact. In two decisions issued at the end of March, Sandisk v. ST ...
Read More »Patent Office 'Overrules' Federal Circuit, Changes Standards for Patent Term Extension
In a remarkable ruling, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has narrowed the eligibility standards governing patent term extensions (PTEs) on the grounds that the Federal Circuit 1990 precedent, Glaxo v. Quigg, is no longer good law. The PTO ...
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