Warner Brothers Studios has secured patent protection for Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis System, sparking a debate about the role of Intellectual Property in the gaming industry. Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis System Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is a critically acclaimed...
Summary Canopy Growth, one of the world’s largest cannabis companies, has filed suit alleging that GW Pharmaceuticals’ process for producing Epidiolex infringes Canopy’s patent directed to subcritical CO2 cannabis extraction. Background Epidiolex is the first and...
The Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew Federal Circuit decision. The case presents two issues concerning whether Administrative Patent Judges of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board are constitutionally appointed: Whether...
Apple, Cisco, Google, and Intel have sued the Director of the USPTO, challenging a purported new rule alleged to violate the Administrative Procedure Act and exceed the Director’s statutory authority. The complaint was filed in the Northern District of California...
Fortnite has been banned from Apple and Google’s app stores after a direct-payment feature was included in the latest update, and developer Epic Games has filed suit against both companies. Apple and Google operate digital app stores that allow users to purchase and...