by stephen@kraindm.com | May 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Chief Judge Randall Rader announced that he will be stepping down from his position as chief judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, effective May 30, 2014. Judge Sharon Prost will succeed Judge Rader as chief judge. Judge Rader, who leaves the...
by stephen@kraindm.com | Apr 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would allow companies to sue in federal court for damages resulting from theft of trade secrets. The House voted 410-2 to pass the “Defend Trade Secrets Act,” which passed the Senate earlier this month 87-0....
by stephen@kraindm.com | May 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) into law, creating a federal system of trade secrets law. The DTSA extends the current Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (“EEA”) which criminalizes trade...
by stephen@kraindm.com | Nov 6, 2013 | Internet
In the days before its initial public offering, Twitter expressed a number of intellectual property woes in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commision. In documents filed with the commission last month, Twitter expressed concerns over the loss of its...
by stephen@kraindm.com | Oct 23, 2013 | Copyright
Once considered a mere novelty, video games may have nonetheless evolved into a multi-billion dollar, international industry many find worthy of intellectual property protection. Accordingly, the World Intellectual Property Organization last week released a...
