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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. et al v. McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, LLP

  1. January 29, 2015

    Copyright Case Targeting Patent Attys Ends With Settlement

    A long-running case in which academic publishers sued attorneys who used their articles in patent applications ended with a settlement Wednesday, closing out a suit the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said could have caused "serious harm" to the patent system.

  2. January 21, 2014

    IP Law Firm Defends Article Copying In Patent Applications

    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.

  3. June 03, 2013

    McDonnell Boehnen Fires Back In Academic Publisher IP Suit

    Law firm McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP rebutted a copyright infringement suit claiming it jilted two academic publishers by forwarding emails of copyrighted journal articles while pursuing patent applications, telling an Illinois federal judge Friday the publishers haven't shown they own the copyrights.

  4. June 12, 2012

    USPTO Says Use Of Copyrighted Materials Vital To Patent Apps

    The use of copyrighted literature in the filing of patents is fundamental to the patent system and shouldn't be impeded, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said Tuesday as it sought to intervene in a copyright infringement suit against McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP.

  5. April 20, 2012

    Law Firms Fire Back At Copyright Suits Over Patent Apps

    The inclusion of copyrighted journal articles in patent applications is fair use and requiring a license for such material would undermine the patent system, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, one of the law firms that two publishers have accused of infringement, said in a response filed Thursday.

  6. March 01, 2012

    Law Firms Hit With Copyright Suits Over USPTO Apps

    Publishers American Institute of Physics and John Wiley & Sons Inc. launched suits in Illinois and Minnesota federal courts Wednesday claiming two intellectual property law firms used copyrighted scientific journal articles in patent applications without permission.