Intellectual Property Alerts http://www.haynesboone.com/ Haynes and Boone alerts for the Intellectual Property Practice en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 15:46:31 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 15:46:31 GMT Nuggets in the Ashes: A Few Guideposts Unearthed from CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation The Federal Circuit released the results of its en banc hearing of a case involving the issue of what is patent eligible subject matter under section 101 of the Patent Act. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/CLS-Bank-v-Alice-Corporation Publication bf75abb9-e137-43ed-8541-d8bfe8b44bcb Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT California Man Convicted of Hacking into Former Employer’s Computer Network A jury in the Northern District of California has convicted David Nosal of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) by accessing his former employer’s computer network without authorization to obtain confidential information for use in a competing business. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/California-Man-Convicted-of-Hacking Publication 53131173-51d5-4899-ae7f-01e500a7c4b2 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT California Computer Hacking Case Highlights Important Circuit Split on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act The computer hacking trial of David Nosal is under way in federal district court in California. The trial is being followed with interest in the business community because it is the latest development in a case that highlights an important split in the interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) that has far-reaching ramifications with respect to liability–and protection for companies’ proprietary information. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/California-Computer-Hacking-Case Publication 362a2e52-8a2c-4248-9b4d-a93cab5678d3 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Subject Matter Support in Design Continuation Applications: In re Owens Decision Provides New Guidance On March 26, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the U.S. Patent Office’s rejection of the claim of a design patent continuation application, bringing some degree of clarity to the practice of claiming a portion of a previously-claimed design while seeking priority to the filing date of the previously-claimed design. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Federal-Circuit-in-re-Owens Publication b4af68ce-58d1-42b3-ab85-e7df58ace31c Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Cyber Attacks are the Number One Threat to National Security The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, advised the Senate Intelligence Committee this week that cyber attacks are the number one threat to national security. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Cyber-Attacks-Threat-National-Security Publication 497bcd34-bd72-43d4-bda6-4a978ef8afc5 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Public Companies Increasingly Disclosing Cybersecurity Risks An increasing number of public companies - particularly banks and financial institutions - are disclosing cybersecurity incidents in their filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Public-Company-Disclosure-Cybersecurity Publication 9ad0145c-2311-455c-9324-1a12440f92c2 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama Signs Cybersecurity Executive Order President Obama recently signed an executive order focused on improving the security of the nation’s infrastructure from cyber attack. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Cybersecurity-Executive-Order Publication f087e0ce-44ad-4e70-806f-05955f63d8bd Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT U.S. Supreme Court Says “Enough, Already” - Nike’s Broad Covenant Not to Sue Mooted Its Competitor’s Cancellation Counterclaim Sometimes, litigants are forced to reevaluate their strategy mid-course. Occasionally, a plaintiff in a pending trademark infringement action faces a cancellation counterclaim that poses a real threat to the plaintiff’s trademark. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Already-v-Nike-Covenant-Not-to-Sue Publication 506f4fd0-ff64-4a2e-ae1c-3af0b3542ab6 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT One Patent (and Court) to Rule Them All: An Unexpected European Decision? Coming as a surprise to some, the European Parliament approved rules creating a Unified Patent Court and a Unitary Patent on December 11, 2012, after lengthy consideration. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/One-Patent-to-Rule Publication 8bb4401e-908e-42e9-ae81-198cfc71c638 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Step Right Up and Adjust Your Patent Term: Court Finds Improper PTO Calculations The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) has been improperly calculating patent term adjustment (“PTA”) for some patents, specifically, in cases where prosecution of the underlying application involved the filing of a Request for Continued Examination (“RCE”) more than three years after the application filing. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/newsroom/pubdetail.aspx?pub=3935 Publication dd151210-2999-4805-b3e5-439b100cd9ce Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT The IP Beacon, October 2012 A Haynes and Boone Newsletter highlighting current issues in Intellectual Property Law. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/The-IP-Beacon-October-2012 Publication 9eb94094-43fb-405f-9de5-5051c3690339 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT CLS Bank and Bancorp: Back to Back Federal Circuit Decisions Offer Different Conclusions on Patentability The issue of whether particular inventions include “patent eligible” subject matter under § 101 of the patent statute has become highly controversial in recent years, raising questions with high economic stakes and profound legal and philosophical implications. Twice the Supreme Court has entered the fray, first in Bilski v. Kappos in 2010, and earlier this year in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/Federal-Court-Decisions-Patentability Publication 6d30e42d-7f26-4e68-881a-02f1e2ad5597 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Big Reveal: ICANN Announces New gTLDs and Their Applicants After several delays, ICANN has published the list of generic top level domain (“gTLD” or “string”) applicants and the gTLDs they have applied for. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/newsroom/pubdetail.aspx?pub=3828 Publication cd0d8384-46ed-4c2f-bcd1-05c5030622b2 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT