The Importance of Alice Considerations on Patent Filings With apologies to Jefferson Airplane, a critical, and early, point in the patent prosecution process, is to consider if the invention is an abstract concept or is in fact a transformative invention. In 2014, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, […]
If you are going to the 2023 Game Developer Conference I would like to draw your attention to a couple of things to keep in mind. At GDC, you will probably encounter contracts related to game development, publishing, licensing, and other aspects of the industry. These contracts can be complex and often contain clauses that […]
A recent Texas Trade Secrets case was just concluded in the 434th District Court of Fort Bend County, resulting in a jury award of over $2.5 Million, as well as $5.37 Million in attorneys fees, plus punitive damages. (See DNOW LLP. v. Toby Eoff et al. Case number 22-DCV-294327 in Fort Bend County’s 434th District […]
When John & Morgan, P.C. gets calls from people needing help with Intellectual Property (IP) matters, frequently the person knows they need help but not what kind of help they need. I will attempt to break down the three main types of IP matters. Roughly speaking, Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights are all types of legal […]
A patent is a legal instrument that provides exclusive rights to an inventor for a limited period of time for an invention that involves software. The idea is that the inventor of a novel, useful thing gets a period of exclusivity in order to bring the invention to market and profit from the idea. The […]