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Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Silence May Preclude Enforcement of Your Patent

Silence May Preclude Enforcement of Your Patent Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses why patent owners should follow up after sending cease and desist letters. When the owner of a patent sends out a cease and desist letter to a potential infringer, there can be a significant risk to later enforcement of the […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Don't Rely on the Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art to Save your Patent

Notes from the Inventor Underground Don’t Rely on the Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art to Save your Patent Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses the level of detail an inventor is required to disclose to have a valid patent. In order to have a valid patent, an inventor must disclose sufficient […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Challenge the Written Description: Pending patent applications may be defeated by provisional patents filed earlier

Notes from the Inventor Underground Challenge the Written Description Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses how pending patent applications may be defeated by provisional patents filed earlier, unless you challenge the written description. In pursuing patents for their inventions, inventors need to make sure that earlier filed provisional patent applications filed by other […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Careful — Your Continuation May Lose Priority

Notes from the Inventor Underground Careful — Your Continuation May Lose Priority Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses what happens when the claims of the continuation application are not supported by the written description of the parent patent. When preparing and filing patent applications and continuation applications for patents, it is important to […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Protect Your Intellectual Property — Review Your Assignment Agreements Now

Notes from the Inventor Underground Protect Your Intellectual Property — Review Your Assignment Agreements Now Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses the importance of choosing the right language of assignment in order to assure ownership of intellectual property that is created in the future. A number of recent Federal Circuit decisions have highlighted […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Know Your Inventors and Name Them – Or Lose Your Patent

Notes from the Inventor Underground Know Your Inventors And Name Them — Or Lose Your Patent Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses the importance of disclosing all of the inventors on a patent application and making sure that only the correct inventors are listed. When multiple inventors contribute to the conception and reduction […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Divorces, Community Property and Intellectual Property — an Overlooked Problem and Some Solutions

Notes from the Inventor Underground Divorces, Community Property and Intellectual Property — an Overlooked Problem and Some Solutions Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses whether community property laws give divorced spouses rights to an inventor’s patent, and why inventors, owners and purchasers of patents should care. One important aspect of conducting due diligence […]

Land Use JMBM Development Rights Newsletter Fall 2010

JMBM Development Rights Newsletter / Fall 2010 In the Fall 2010 edition of the JMBM Development Rights Newsletter, you will find the following articles: Ben Reznik Selected as One of California’s "Top 100" Lawyers Ben Reznik, partner and chairman of the Government, Land Use, Environment & Energy (GLUEE) Department at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Protecting Ownership of Your Intellectual Property: The Importance of Employment Agreements

Notes from the Inventor Underground Protecting Ownership of Your Intellectual Property: The Importance of Employment Agreements Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses the importance of employment agreements in assigning and protecting the ownership of intellectual property. A recent decision from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal, Stanford University v. Roche, 583 F.3d 832 […]

Labor & Employment JMBM Focus: What California Employers Need to Know for 2011

The Developing Labor Law: What California Employers Need to Know for 2011 by Travis M. Gemoets The good news? 2010 saw only a few new employment laws that significantly affect California private sector employers. Good for unionized employers in certain industries is the passage of A.B. 569 which modified the meal requirement (see below). Although […]