AEON Law’s Patent Poetry
(IP Haikus)
No Trade Secret Protection for Info Disclosed on Zoom Call
Secrets aren’t secret
If you discuss via Zoom,
and meeting’s public
Protecting Your Most Important Asset- Your IP
Patent, office says:
Diversity in inventors-
Economy gains
Patent Holders Need to Get it Right the First Time When Suing Infringers
Patent holders must
Prosecute claims actively
Or risk losing them
“Doctrine of Equivalents” Can’t Extend Physical Patent Claims to Software
Plaintiff loses claim:
Doctrine of equivalents
Not applicable
Neil Young Sues Trump Campaign for Using Songs
Young sues Trump campaign
Over “Free World” and “Devil’s”;
Rights pulled from license
When’s the best time to file a patent application?
Patents should be filed
As early as possible
But not too early
Inventors Include Those Who Significantly Contributed to an Invention
All the inventors
Must be listed on patent
Or disputes ensue
Where Should You File Your Patent Application First?
Patents are local.
How can you protect your rights
In other countries?
Courts Wrestle with Instagram Embedding
Instagram embeds
Aren’t allowed by website terms;
Lawsuits may ensue
Patent Troll Targets the Open Source Community
GNOME beats patent troll,
Fights rather than settle cheap,
Wins for open source