IP Law Firm Defends Article Copying In Patent Applications

By Ryan Davis (January 21, 2014, 7:20 PM EST) -- McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP and the academic publishers that have accused it of infringing copyright by copying journal articles while preparing patent applications sparred in briefs filed Monday in Illinois federal court over whether the firm's actions are shielded by the First Amendment....

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