Inventions needed in the medical device world

David Shaywitz, MD, writing for The Health Care Blog, expresses concern over what he sees as a major issue in the medical device world: the gap between clinicians, healthcare providers and those on the front lines of health care and technologists and entrepreneurs...

Shareholder derivative suits increasingly prevalent

Since 2000, members of corporate Boards of Directors are increasingly being sued in shareholder derivative suits for claims related to mismanagement of patent and other intellectual property assets. There is a new class of shareholder activists who police neglect of...

Trade Dress Series, Part 5: Ineffective trade dress claims

In Part 1 of this series, I introduced the different methods for seeking protection on product designs, namely, trade dress, copyright, and design patent. In Part 2, we took a closer look at trade dress and how to obtain this type of intellectual property protection....

Trade Dress Series, Part 4: Successful claims

In Part 1 of this series, I introduced the different methods for seeking protection on product designs, namely, trade dress, copyright, and design patent. In Part 2, we took a closer look at trade dress and how to obtain this type of intellectual property protection....