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American Institute of Physics et al v. Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. et al

  1. August 30, 2013

    Publishers Lose Copyright Suit Over Articles In Patent Apps

    A Minnesota federal judge on Friday overruled two academic publishers' objections to a magistrate judge's finding that it is fair use for Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA and other firms to use copyrighted scientific journal articles in patent applications, calling the report well-reasoned.

  2. August 14, 2013

    Publishers Blast Ruling Allowing Journal Use In Patent Apps

    Two academic publishers asked a judge Tuesday to reject a magistrate's finding that it is fair use for Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA and other firms to use copyrighted journal articles when preparing patent applications, saying that the ruling "rests upon several significant legal errors."

  3. July 31, 2013

    Use Of Journal Articles In Patent Applications Ruled Fair Use

    It is fair use for law firms to use copyrighted journal articles when preparing patent applications, a federal magistrate judge said Tuesday, recommending that an infringement suit against Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA by two academic publishers be dismissed.

  4. June 04, 2013

    USPTO Copyright Suit Emails To Stay Under Wraps

    A federal judge Tuesday blocked a bid to allow access to emails between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office in a suit brought a pair of academic publishers challenging the use of their articles in patent applications.

  5. June 03, 2013

    USPTO Looks To Keep Copyright Suit Emails Under Wraps

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark office asked a Minnesota federal judge Thursday to nix a "fishing expedition" for its emails about a suit by academic publishers targeting an intellectual property boutique for using copyrighted journal articles in patent applications.

  6. May 15, 2013

    Publishers Renew Bid For USPTO Docs In Copyright Row

    Academic publishers suing Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA over the use of copyrighted journal articles in patent applications objected Tuesday in Minnesota federal court to a magistrate's ruling last month that denied them access to communications between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office.

  7. May 01, 2013

    Publishers Denied Docs In Copyright Row Over Patent Apps

    Academic publishers suing Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA over the use of copyrighted journal articles in patent applications lost their bid Tuesday in Minnesota federal court to force the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to hand over related communications it had with the U.S. Copyright Office.

  8. April 24, 2013

    USPTO Slams Publishers' Bid To Disclose Patent Suit Talks

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office told a Minnesota federal judge Wednesday that U.S. law protects its privileged communications with the U.S. Copyright Office about a suit by academic publishers against law firm Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA over copyrighted journal articles.

  9. April 18, 2013

    PTO Shielding Firms From Copyright Liability, Publishers Claim

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's unusual decision to intervene in a copyright case and claim that it is fair use for attorneys to reproduce copyrighted journal articles when preparing patent applications is a "raw political effort" to help law firms evade copyright liability, two academic publishers alleged Tuesday.

  10. March 01, 2013

    USPTO Wants Its Atty As Witness In Patent App Copyright Suit

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Friday pushed back against a move to block its top lawyer from testifying in a copyright suit brought by academic publishers against Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA over patent applications, arguing the publishers have had plenty of time to depose the attorney.

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