I recently helped a client win an intellectual property case against their customer over the following question: who owns the intellectual property to the software developed by the developer? Most ...

In Eldred v. Ashcroft (2003) the Supreme Court reaffirmed the primacy of historical and textual considerations in delineating Congress’ power and limitations under the Intellectual Property Clause.

James Madison — the fourth President of the United States and the father of the U.S. Constitution — wrote the usefulness of the power granted to Congress in Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 8 to award both ...

The text, structure, and history of the Intellectual Property Clause (IP Clause), as well as subsequent governmental activity, Supreme Court doctrine, and policy, show that the IP Clause limits ...

March 28, 2023 Clause 8 Podcast: Bob Stoll on Implementing AIA and Being Part of the First Family of IP The patent community often treats the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ...

A December 2014 study estimated that in 2013, the core copyright industries contributed $1.1 trillion dollars to U.S. GDP, accounting for 6.71 percent of the U.S. economy. And businesses dependent ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The incident highlighted the importance of intellectual ...

Researchers at universities, similar to employees of medical device companies, are accustomed to assigning patent rights to their institution in an employment agreement signed during the hiring ...

Posting a copyrighted photo on a blog cost a small public relations company thousands of dollars, even though the photo wasn’t labeled with a copyright notice. Labeling products with a patent number ...