Recent Supreme Court Decisions Highlight the Need for Fee Shifting Legislation

While the law allows courts to grant attorney fees to the winning party in a patent infringement case, many federal courts have opted not to award those fees. Courts have interpreted the standard for awarding fees, "exceptional circumstances" (35 U.S.C. §285), so high few, if any, cases have been able [...]

By |2014-06-27T15:47:33-04:00May 1st, 2014|Blog, Innovation and IP, Patents|

ACT emphasises the need for an EU Patent

Jonathan Zuck highlights today in Science Business that while recent progress has been encouraging, the MEPs’ decision not to vote on the single European Patent leaves innovative businesses without the historic breakthrough they so desperately need. The EU patent is a critical step towards a more innovation-friendly business environment that [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:34-05:00July 26th, 2012|Blog, European Union, Innovation and IP, Patents|

ACT Identifies Changes for SOPA/OPEDTA

ACT reached out to Capitol Hill today to highlight improvements in the latest version of Rogue Website legislation while outlining the remaining concerns we have with the existing draft scheduled for a vote in the House Judiciary Committee tomorrow. ACT also addressed the Wyden/Issa plan in separate correspondence. The letters: [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:41-05:00December 14th, 2011|Blog, Innovation and IP, Open Standards|
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