The Bloomberg BNA Intellectual Property Blog is the home of the "Do You Copy?" podcast and offers links to selected articles by the BNA IP team, which is accessible to both subscribers and non-subscribers as well as commentary and analysis exclusive to this blog.
June 10, 2013
by Bloomberg BNA Staff
Amy E. Bivins, who writes for BNA's E-Commerce Law Report, wrote this story on the Second Circuit's May 31 reversal of a summary judgment that had favored Oprah Winfrey in a trademark dispute,...
by Tony Dutra
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of a " fact sheet " published by the White House identifying 5 executive actions and 7 suggestions for patent reform legislation on the general...
by Anandashankar Mazumdar
Bloomberg BNA full story: Anandashankar Mazumdar's writeup of the Supreme Court's June 3 cert grant in Lexmark International Inc. v. Static Control Components Inc. , appearing in BNA's...
June 4, 2013
Blog exclusive: Our journal has been closely following legislative efforts to take action against patent trolls. My colleague Tony Dutra has written about several of the bills circulating in...
May 30, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of S. 1013 - the Patent Abuse Reduction Act - introduced by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and intended to address specific actions typical of...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of a discussion draft of a bill best labeled "Patent Reform Round Two," appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Anandashankar Mazumdar's writeup of the Supreme Court's cert denial on the question of whether members of the Copyright Royalty Board were appointed...
May 20, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's story on Sen. Chuck Schumer's bill that would make permanent the current 8-year term for challenging business method patents at the PTO and expand it...
by Bloomberg BNA correspondent
Bloomberg BNA full story: Correspondent Paul Shukovsky attends the AIPLA's spring meeting in Seattle and reports on the status of a proposed patent small claims court, appearing in BNA's...
by Tamlin H. Bason
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of the Ninth Circuit's decision affirming that "copyright troll" Righthaven lacks standing, appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark &...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of the six-opinion-with-no-precedential-value ruling by the Federal Circuit on the patent eligibility of computer method, system, and media...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision that a farmer infringes Monsanto's seed patents by replanting seeds harvested from a first crop,...
May 17, 2013
Podcast (stream or download): In this episode, Tony and Ananda discuss the Supreme Court's decision in the controversial Bowman v. Monsanto case. But Tony thinks that a decision, or rather non-decision, by the Federal Circuit in CLS Bank v. Alice is more interesting. Also, the inaugural segment of Listener Mail. The podcast is also available at Apple's iTunes Store.
May 10, 2013
Podcast (stream or download): No new podcast this week, so listeners aching for a fix might try to give another listen to Episode 21, a timeless discussion of the underpinning intent and logic of copyright law.
May 9, 2013
Blog exclusive: We've been following the Myriad case very diligently, not only in its presentation to the U.S. Supreme Court, but going back to when it was still before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. We've covered it not only in our own publication—Bloomberg BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal—and in this very blog and the "Do You Copy?" Podcast. But this past weekend, WNYC's On the Media drew my attention with an interview with Robert L. Nussbaum, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Nussbaum's problem with Myriad is that in 2006 or so, Myriad stopped sharing its own data that forms the basis of diagnosis related to the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. So about a year ago, Nussbaum decided to compile his own database and make it available to the public. He has been contacting as many genetic clinics as possible and asking them to contribute their data to the joint database, so even if Myriad's own data isn't available for everyone to look at, there will be an alternative for non-Myriad-affiliated diagnosticians to consult.
May 3, 2013
Podcast (stream or download): This week's episode features discussions on decisions related to the DMCA's safe harbors, a patent on airline seating knocked out by video evidence, and a mini-rant on a paucity of challenges to covered business method patents. The 'Do You Copy?' Podcast is now available for free at the iTunes Store.
April 30, 2013
by Guest Contributor
Bloomberg BNA full story: An outside author contribution (accessible to both subscribers and non-subscribers) to BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Journal by Peter M. Brody and ...
April 26, 2013
Podcast (stream or download): This week's episode of the podcast focuses on the oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Myriad case, which has consumer interest groups, civil liberties groups, cancer patients, and the biotechnology industry all on the edge of their seats.
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of the Southern District of New York's decision - once again - denying Viacom's attempt to force YouTube to monitor copyright infringement...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of Southern Texas district court decision on trademark infringement by an ex-franchisee, appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark &...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of 2-1 Federal Circuit decision advising litigators that you'd better file a contingent cross-appeal if you lost on any ground at the lower...
Bloomberg BNA full story: A contribution by John T. Aquino, who writes for Bloomberg BNA's Life Sciences Law and Industry and Medical Research Law and Policy Report on a post- Myriad oral...
April 22, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tamlin H. Bason's review of a decision by the Middle District of Pennsylvania federal court related to fair use of libraries' materials, appearing in BNA's Patent,...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's review of oral argument at the Supreme Court April 15 in the controversial Myriad case, appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of the Eastern District of Louisiana's district court's trademark standing decision , appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright...
April 16, 2013
Blog exclusive: BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal has for years been covering conferences presented by the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice at Howard...
April 12, 2013
Podcast (stream or download): In this week's episode of "Do You Copy?," Ananda and Tony discuss the big picture when it comes to Novartis's failure to get a patent on its improved cancer drug. And then it's on to two decisions in which copyrights are pitted against service providers. In one case, Tony revisits an old rant against the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit when talking about the latest decision in the Aereo case. And Ananda talks about the downfall of ReDigi's attempt to sell second-hand digitized music.
April 8, 2013
Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of the S.D.N.Y. district court's decision against ReDigi's music transfer business model, appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily (accessible to...
Bloomberg BNA full story: BNA's correspondent in India, Madhur Singh, provided this writeup of the decision by India's top court rejecting Novartis's appeal seeking grant of a patent for...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Paul Barbagallo, who writes for BNA's Daily Report for Executives , contributed this piece on stakeholders' reactions to the Second Circuit's controversial Aereo ...
April 5, 2013
Podcast (stream or download): This week's episode of "Do You Copy?" is all about the Supreme Court and two cases that have stirred significant controversy. Ananda analyzes the long-awaited decision in the Kirtsaeng case, which involved the interplay of the first-sale doctrine with the Copyright Act's importation right. Tony offers his perspective on oral arguments in the Actavis case, in which the Federal Trade Commission has objected to "pay-for-delay" agreements between brand-name pharmaceutial manufacturers and their rival generics makers. This is also the first episode that will hit the blog and the iTunes Store simultaneously.
April 3, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of a March 21 decision by the Southern New York District Court that distribution of excerpts by a news clipping service is not protected...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of the March 25 oral argument at the Supreme Court on whether so-called pay-for-delay drug litigation settlements violate antitrust laws,...
Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of the Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or People in Trademark Registration Act ( H.R. 1278 ), that would make the term "redskin" not eligible for federal...
March 18, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Paul Barbagallo, who writes for BNA's Daily Report for Executives, contributed this article about the third bill introduced in the Senate intended to override the...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of the Sixth Circuit's reversal in a trademark case , as the court gave weight to ex-employees' testimony on its former company's...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of the Solicitor General's amicus brief in the Myriad case on patenting isolated DNA, appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Anandashankar Mazumdar and Tony Dutra combined on this writeup of Sen. Ron Wyden's effort to win the race among his colleagues in the Senate, being the first to...
March 15, 2013
Podcast (stream or download): Announcement: "Do You Copy?": Bloomberg BNA's Intellectual Property Law Podcast is now available for free at the iTunes Store. Do a search for "BNA" podcasts and subscribe to the "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" podcast. You can also find it through this URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/intellectual-property/id625225058?mt=2 On this week's podcast, Ananda and Tony marvel at Congress's sudden interest in intellectual property issues. They discuss the introduction of the Shield Act, which is intended to address the patent troll problem. They also discuss the political furore over cellphone unlocking.
March 7, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of the latest development in the battle between Apple and Samsung in the Northern California District Court, appearing in BNA's Patent,...
Bloomberg BNA full story: David McAuley, who writes for BNA's E-Commerce Law Report, contributed this piece on the Western District of Washington's ruling in favor of Amazon in a copyright...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Amy E. Bivins, who writes for BNA's E-Commerce Law Report, wrote this story on the England and Wales High Court of Justice's ruling in EMI v. British Sky...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of a Federal Circuit decision , in the wake of its en banc Akamai ruling, requiring that a district court conduct an inducement analysis as an...
March 5, 2013
Copyright is serious business. More than a few times, however, it has been invoked in curious circumstances that sometimes entertain us and occasionally leave us scratching our heads. The following...
Blog exclusive: I'm a moderate comedy buff and over the last couple of years, I've become a big fan of Marc Maron's "WTF With Marc Maron" podcast . Imagine my surprise when switched on Maron's...
March 1, 2013
Podcast (stream or download): Ananda and Tony discuss the Supreme Court's ruling in Gunn v. Minton, which slaps down the Federal Circuit for trying to block state courts from entertaining malpractice claims against patent attorneys. Also, Tony reports on his visit to the high court to observe the oral argument in Bowman v. Monsanto, and things don't seem to be looking very good for Bowman.
February 28, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of the Supreme Court's grant-vacate-remand order asking the Federal Circuit to revise its view on jurisdiction over patent attorney malpractice...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of a cert petition filed hoping the high court will resolve discrepancies between two Federal Circuit opinions on the Hatch-Waxman safe harbor for...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of a White House memorandum to agencies that publicly-funded research - including papers published in peer-reviewed journals owning a...
February 26, 2013
by Rebecca E. Hoffman
Blog exclusive: When Bruce P. Keller of Debevoise & Plimpton asked Jonathan Zittrain to join him on the "Intellectual Property" panel at Practising Law Institute's "Communications Law in the Digital Age 2013" program this past November in New York...
February 25, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Europe-based BNA correspondent Rick Mitchell provided this writeup of Google's deal with the French government to create an $81.3 million fund to help French newspaper...
February 24, 2013
Tony Dutra's writeup of oral argument at the Supreme Court in a case challenging exhaustion of patent rights under the first-sale doctrine when the patented item is self-replicating, like seeds,...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of the reintroduction in Congress of the "Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act," which would force free access to copyrighted...
February 15, 2013
Podcast (stream or download): Tony reports on his visit to the Federal Circuit to hear arguments on software patenting and Ananda notes that the long-simmering disparaging trademark issue involving Washington's professional football club has recently become a subject of public interest again.
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup about the three new nominations for a seat on the Federal Circuit bench, appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of arguments on whether the Federal Circuit has jurisdiction over appeals between the two parts of a bifurcated patent infringement trial,...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of arguments for and against patent eligibility of software before the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark...
Blog exclusive: A federal court recently took the drastic step of issuing a preliminary injunction in a trademark infringement suit. But did the court give too much protection ...
February 7, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of a farewell party held for PTO Director David J. Kappos, who resigned Feb. 1, appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of the appointment of Karyn Temple Claggett to serve as director of policy and international affairs at the Copyright Office, appearing in...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's writeup of a PTO request for comments and hearing announcement, based on international patent harmonization efforts of the so-called Tegernsee Group,...
by Richard Bingler
Blog exclusive: My favorite band recently came to town. All the members of this band wear a distinctive canary yellow suit...
February 4, 2013
Hallelujah! I wrote a story for my publication, the Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal, that assessed the arguments in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. , a case the en...
February 1, 2013
Podcast (stream or download): In this week's podcast, Tony gets to reminisce about his old employer, CompuServe, whose pre-internet online mall on a private network served as prior art to render obvious a patent in an internet shopping service. Ananda talks about a decision by the Connecticut Supreme Court that says that the states FOIA statute's exception for "federal law" includes the Copyright Act, and, thus, a state agency is not stuck with paying $9 million in licensing fees when a private citizen wants copies of 400,000 aerial images licensed by the state from a private party.
January 31, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Anandashankar Mazumdar's writeup of the District of Connecticut's Jan. 29 ruling that copyright law makes certain information exempt from public disclosure under a...
Bloomberg BNA full story: A guest contribution - published as a "BNA Insight" - from Ropes & Gray IP attorneys and appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily (accessible...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of an Eastern District of Michigan ruling on trade dress for a pizza parlor, appearing in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily...
January 24, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Anandashankar Mazumdar's writeup of the First Circuit's Jan. 7 ruling that a movie's recreation of an actual photograph was not a copyright infringement, appearing...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Amy E. Bivins, who writes for BNA's E-Commerce Law Report, contributed this story on a Jan. 16 decision by the Northern District of Illinois on likelihood of...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tamlin H. Bason's writeup of the Federal Circuit's Jan. 17 ruling that a finding of mootness in a patent infringement case is not altered by an appeal contingency...
January 17, 2013
Blog Exclusive: The Supreme Court recently decided a trademark case that was heavily disguised as a constitutional law case. As a result, the lessons for trademark practitioners, though sparse, are nontheless ...
January 15, 2013
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's notes on the Senate and House legislators who will be responsible for intellectual property legislation in the 113th Congress, appearing in BNA's Patent,...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Anandashankar Mazumdar's writeup of a Southern District of New York decision on trademark rights on the name of jazz band leader Cab Calloway, appearing in BNA's...
Bloomberg BNA full story: Tony Dutra's review of a brief filed by the solicitor general recommending that the Supreme Court deny the cert petition in GlaxoSmithKline v. Classen...
Blog exclusive: My last post lays out the two sides of the Aereo controversy. On one side, you have the television industry...
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