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American Institute of Physics et al v. Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. et al
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November 14, 2012
IP Firms Copying Journals Counts As Fair Use, USPTO Says
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday asked a judge to rule that it is fair use for law firms to make copies of copyrighted journal articles for internal use while preparing patent applications, backing Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA in a suit by academic publishers.
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October 30, 2012
Law Firm Seeks Journal Sales Data In Patent App Copyright Suit
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA, which is accused by two publishers of infringing copyrights by including scientific journal articles in patent applications, asked a court Friday to order the publishers to explain how they make money from the articles and turn over any analysis they've done about fair use of the articles.
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September 17, 2012
Publishers Drop Copyright Claims Over Law Firm's USPTO Apps
Two scientific journal publishers backed down Friday from their claims that Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA infringed the copyrights attached to their articles by including them in patent applications, months after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said such conduct is protected.
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July 03, 2012
Judge Won't Toss Copyright Suit Over Attys' Patent Apps
A Minnesota federal judge on Monday refused to toss a pair of scientific journal publishers' copyright case against Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA, saying the law firm failed to debunk claims that it infringed articles by including them in patent applications.
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June 07, 2012
Publishers Defend Copyright Suit Over Law Firm Patent Apps
Two publishers accusing an intellectual property boutique of infringing copyright by using their scientific journal articles in patent applications on Tuesday argued they had made sufficient claims that the law firm had unlawfully copied articles they own or hold licenses to.
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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.
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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.
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