Erik Belt, the new president of the Boston Patent Law Association, was quoted in Boston Business Journal's "Law & Money" section on December 18th. "If you look at statistics in the Patent Office about where patents are coming from, Boston and the area around it are disproportionately Continue Reading
How Much Credit Monitoring Are You Entitled to After a Data Breach
Given all of the big-name data breaches that have occurred during the past few years, there’s a good chance your personal or payment information has been compromised. There’s also a chance you’ve been offered some type of identity protection, usually in the form of free credit monitoring, by the Continue Reading
First Step in Flying a Drone Begins on Land
The new [FAA drone registration] rules come on the heels of a report by Bard College citing 240 close-calls between drones and airplanes nationwide. That includes nearly 90 incidents in the tri-state area. The FAA warns that failure to comply could cost you up to $27,500 in fines, or up to three Continue Reading
Attorneys React To The Paris Climate Change Deal
Nearly 200 countries reached a historic agreement in Paris over the weekend to limit greenhouse gas emissions in hopes of curbing global warming. Here, attorneys tell Law360 what they see as the takeaways from the landmark accord. J. Wylie Donald, McCarter & English LLP “A non-binding Continue Reading
Forget Patent Trolls. This Boston Attorney Is Battling Silicon Valley’s Darth Vader
Erik Paul Belt, the McCarter & English LLP partner who last week started his one-year term as president of the Boston Patent Law Association, thinks intellectual property rights in this country are under attack. Like, a Death Star level of attack. The group he leads includes more than 900 Continue Reading
10 Partners On The Secret Of Success
Success can seem elusive even once you've been promoted to partner. How do you bring in great clients? And how can you best serve your firm and the associates you work with? We reached out to partners, and asked them to share their secrets. Jeffrey Testa, McCarter & English LLP "My Continue Reading
BU Wins $13 Million in Patent Infringement Suit
A US District Court jury has awarded Boston University more than $13 million after finding that three companies infringed on a BU patent for blue LEDs (light emitting diodes), used in countless cell phones, tablets, laptops, and lighting products. The University was represented by Michael Shore, Continue Reading
Fed. Circ. Fortifies PTAB Against Constitutional Attacks
The Federal Circuit's rejection of an appeal contesting the constitutionality of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's inter partes review process on Wednesday bolsters the administrative framework for challenging the validity of patents that was created by the America Invents Act and makes it tougher Continue Reading
Wage Suits Hit Record High Amid Focus On Worker Rights
The number of new wage-and-hour suits in federal courts hit an all-time high last year, up about 8 percent over the previous year, a rise attorneys say stems from overtime and minimum wage policy debates around the country increasing worker awareness and the difficulty of applying New Deal-era Continue Reading
ClearCorrect Ruling Keeps ITC From Policing Web Piracy
The Federal Circuit's decision Tuesday that the U.S. International Trade Commission cannot block importation of infringing digital files stymies plans by the movie and music industries to use the trade body to fight piracy, but the case is a strong candidate for en banc review, attorneys say. On Continue Reading