Gonzaga Intellectual Property Law Association


"Dedicated to all things IP. We strive to create interesting and timely posts which readers find relevant to their legal practices and in everyday life."

Author: Sheri Engelken, Nadine Farid, and Chris Lynch, are law professors at Gonzaga University, and Steve Kirby and Philip Matthews are students there. Dave Higer is an associate at Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago.

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Recent Posts from Gonzaga Intellectual Property Law Association


  • Nokia v. Apple

    Nokia sued Apple in federal court in Delaware last week, claiming Apple willfully infringes 10 fundamental cell phone patents owned by Nokia — in essence, that every iPhone Apple has sold since launching the product in…

  • Protection for your Font . . .

    It seems that NBC has been hit with a infringement suit for using a Font from Font Bureau Inc.  Font Bureau says that NBC used its font design while promoting various NBC shows including the…

  • Seeing Through Walls

    This past week researchers in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Utah have found a way to see through walls.  Joey Wilson and Neal Patwari have found that using WiFi signals,…

  • A Name, A Copyright Assertion

    I’m trying to fill out paperwork with a client before his arraignment in federal court.  The client is being somewhat cantankerous.  After a making it through the language in the indictment, he states: “my name is copyrighted.” I…

  • Opel And IP Rights

    How do you sell a company, but during negotiations say: “oh, by the way, we want to hold onto the intellectual property rights,” and still sell the company?  That’s the question GM is trying to…

  • Lobbyin’ Ain’t Cheap

    For the 2008 fiscal year Microsoft posted a profit of $17.7 billion USD.  Of that massive amount $1.9 million Microsoft spent nearly $1.9 million in the second quarter lobbying on intellectual property rights, cyber security and…

  • Something To “Tweet” About

     Both a noun and a verb, the word “tweet” has gained currency since Twitter launched in 2006.  The Collins English Dictionary announced the word would be listed as both a noun and a verb in…

  • New USPTO Director

    Mr. Dave Kappos was confirmed by the U.S. Senate this week as the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the…

  • Coming Soon To A District Near You?

    In March 2009, when it issued proposed rules for comment, the Northern District of Illinois took another significant step toward the adoption of local patent rules.  As the Northern District continues with its process to…

  • That’s Right — You’re Not from Texas

    I told you the last story about contractual jurisdiction and venue provisions in order to tell you this one. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has granted two WRITS OF MANDAMUS recently on…