Attorneys often rely on court filings, public records, and docket materials when building arguments on behalf of their clients. Because these documents are publicly accessible, it can be easy to assume they are also freely available for reuse. A recent federal court decision serves as a reminder that public access and copyright ownership are not […]

Introduction Before a patent owner can pursue an infringement lawsuit, it must clear a threshold that has tripped up more than a few plaintiffs: Article III standing. As the Federal Circuit explained in Morrow v. Microsoft Corp. (2007), Article III of the Constitution limits the courts to resolving actual “cases” and “controversies,” and the standing […]

Introduction On May 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a precedential decision in Great Bowery Inc. v. Consequence Sound LLC, a copyright case that involved a district court’s summary judgment ruling against the plaintiff on the ground of lack of standing. Concluding that “the district court’s understanding of copyright law […]

Inventors have a limited amount of time to file a patent application, after which they will be forever barred from pursuing patent protection. On April 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in Definitive Holdings v. Powerteq, which affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of patent invalidity. […]