Monthly Archives: April 2007

Cease & Desist Letters –> Declaratory Judgment Lawsuits

Fact pattern. You send a competitor a letter putting them on notice of a patent you own (it isn’t a “cease & desist” letter per se, but that is ultimately your intent). You are very careful not to threaten suit, use the word “infringement,” or give any other reason for the competitor to [...]

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Patent Case Law Portal Adds Amazing Search Functions

You’ve GOT to like what Matt Buchanan is doing over at FedCirc.us. That site is really coming together as one “heck” of a patent law portal. As fast as Matt is rolling out new functions, the site almost needs a change log.
The most recent change? A one stop shop search page for [...]

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