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Using a Contingent Fee Attorney to Avoid the High Cost of Patent Litigation

Brett Trout

Brett Trout The Cost of Defending Your Patent As an inventor or patent holder, your intellectual property represents years of hard work, creativity, and financial expenditures. Even for smaller cases, where the damages are less than $1 million, the patent litigation costs average $700,000. Ready to explore your options?

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My New Article on Abusive “Schedule A” IP Lawsuits Will Likely Leave You Angry

Eric Goldman

I’m pleased to share a draft of a new paper, “ A SAD New Category of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation.” This paper explains the scheme, how it bypasses standard legal safeguards, how it’s affected hundreds of thousands of defendants, and how it may have cost the federal courts a quarter-billion dollars.

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Local Q&A: I’m a new law school grad who lives in the midwest. What are the most popular areas of practice in Chicago, IL?

Martindale-Avvo

Litigation : This area of practice involves representing clients in court, including civil and criminal trials, appeals, and alternative dispute resolution. Intellectual property law: This area of practice involves protecting clients’ intellectual property rights, such as trademarks, copyrights, and patents.

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Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Some forms of data are protected by copyright, trademark, or another cognizable forms of intellectual property. But most of the data on the Internet isn’t easily protectible as intellectual property by those who might have an incentive to protect it. LinkedIn Corp. In the end, it was a pyrrhic victory.

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Justia Featured Resources: Justia Dockets Offering Info on AI Lawsuits

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Federal statutes do not provide clear answers to these questions, so courts will need to confront them. Already, lawsuits involving AI-generated works have been filed in federal courts from coast to coast. This free database provides public records of lawsuits in federal trial and appellate courts. A pending lawsuit in the U.S.

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Farmers Fight for the Right to Repair: How the FTC’s Lawsuit Against Deere & Company Impacts Agriculture

Brett Trout

Heres what intellectual property attorneys and agricultural innovators should know about this landmark case. Implications for the Intellectual Property and Legal Community The FTCs lawsuit against Deere raises important questions about how intellectual property rights intersect with antitrust law and consumer protection.

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FAQ: Everything You Need to Know About Patenting Your Invention

Brett Trout

Protecting your idea through a patent is an essential step in safeguarding your intellectual property. Patent Agents : Individuals who are licensed to practice before the USPTO and can assist with filing and prosecution of patents but cannot provide legal advice or representation in court. What is a patent?