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Copyright and the Game of Thrones

Posted by Raymond Van Dykeon September 4, 2017March 13, 2022in America, author rights, authors, Congress, Copyright, Copyright Office, copyright tips, creative community, damages, federal circuit, Infringement, Innovation, intellectual property, IP, IP law, IP tips, litigation, statutory damag

The enormous popularity of HBO's Game of Thrones has driven many into a frenzy. Just as the Night King appropriated Daenerys Targaryen's dead dragon for his own uses, many viewers think that GoT episodes should be freely available for their own uses. …

Roberts Rules of Order

Posted by Raymond Van Dykeon May 30, 2017March 13, 2022in alice, America, antitrust, author rights, authors, CLS v Alice, Copyright, copyright tips, damages, Infringement, Innovation, Innovation for Improving Lives, intellectual property, Inventors, IP, IP law, IP tips, les, licensing, licensing executives society, litigation, patent damages, software patent, Supreme Court Rulings, Uncategorized, United States Patent & Trademark Office, USPTO

The Supreme Court has been quite active fine-tuning the patent system and deboning the law of the Federal Circuits for many years. Today is no exception. In Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. (May 30, 2017), Chief Justice Roberts…

Supreme Court Messes with Texas

Posted by Raymond Van Dykeon May 22, 2017March 13, 2022in America, damages, Infringement, Innovation, intellectual property, Inventors, IP, IP law, IP tips, litigation, software patent, Supreme Court Rulings, Uncategorized, United States Patent & Trademark Office, USPTO

The Supreme Court today decided a monumental case in patent law regarding venue, i.e., where a patent plaintiff can file a lawsuit. TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC (May 22, 2017). For a few decades, the operative…

Patent Damages Event Recap

Posted by Raymond Van Dykeon February 28, 2017March 13, 2022in damages, Infringement, intellectual property, Inventors, IP, IP law, les, licensing, licensing executives society, litigation, patent damages, Supreme Court Rulings, Uncategorized, update

As reported, the Greater Washington, DC Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) had a great Patent Damages Symposium on February 23, 2017. Here is a link to some pictures from the event: http://lesusacanada.site-ym.com/blogpost/1326845/269411/Patent-Damages-Symposium Many thanks to the speakers and host…

Patent Damages Symposium in Washington, DC

Posted by Raymond Van Dykeon February 14, 2017March 13, 2022in CLS v Alice, damages, Infringement, intellectual property, Inventors, IP, IP law, IP tips, les, licensing, licensing executives society, litigation, patent damages, software patent, Supreme Court Rulings, Uncategorized

On February 23, 2017 in Washington, DC, the Licensing Executives Society (www.les.org) is having a Patent Damages Symposium with prominent damages professionals and IP attorneys, including Krista Holt, CEO of GreatBridge Consulting, Inc, Ryan Morris, a partner at Sidley &…

Ray Van Dyke Teaches Course on Intellectual Property at SMU

Posted by Raymond Van Dykeon January 7, 2016March 13, 2022in Alexander Hamilton, antitrust, Benjamin Franklin, Copyright, damages, George Washington, Infringement, intellectual property, Inventors, IP, IP law, licensing, litigation, patent damages, philosophy, Supreme Court Rulings, thomas jefferson, trade secret, Uncategorized

Next week at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, I reprise my course on intellectual property. Excerpts from the course description are set forth below and available online at http://lyle.smu.edu/~matula/IPIT/ Dr. David Matula and I have taught the class since…

Krista Holt to speak at LES DC

Posted by Raymond Van Dykeon September 18, 2015March 13, 2022in awards, damages, Infringement, intellectual property, les, licensing, licensing executives society, litigation, models, patent damages

For those who read my blog the other day on the Alice decision, Alice Doesn't Patent Here Anymore, http://rayvandyke.com/posts/, I thank you. At the September 17, 2015 Licensing Executives Society (www.les.org) meeting in Reston, Virginia, the Licensing Executives Society (www.les.org) prominent IP…