Sentence examples for file infringement from inspiring English sources
James Fornari, head of the intellectual property department at Gersten Savage, a Manhattan law firm, says the Supreme Court ruling "will make it easier for examiners to reject applications, using a more rigorous standard on obviousness," while the Federal Circuit appellate opinion will make it more difficult for marginal patent owners to file infringement suits.
This makeshift industry is even becoming vertically integrated: law firms prosecute patent applications, law firms acquire the resulting patents, and law firms turn around and file infringement suits for their own financial gain.
An Apple spokesman, Steve Dowling, declined to comment on the new case but noted that Apple had filed infringement cases of its own against Nokia.
Large technology companies have long complained about overly broad patents and "patent trolls," whose business is buying patents and filing infringement lawsuits seeking royalties.
The firm asserts that if the industry tries to combat file-sharing services like Napster by encrypting music files or by filing copyright infringement lawsuits, consumers will find other ways to trade files online.
It no longer includes proposals that would have sharply curbed damage awards and the freedom of patent-holding companies to file patent infringement lawsuits.
As part of the agreement, Microsoft said it would not file patent infringement suits against customers who purchase Novell's SuSE Linux.
Dr. Saffran filed his infringement lawsuit against Boston Scientific in 2005.
They are even filing for infringement with the intellectual property bureau, which seems fair enough.
If Bristol-Myers filed an infringement complaint, the wait could be 30 months.
