May 08, 2020
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a new update almost every day lately about how the pandemic is affecting its operations. Meanwhile, coronavirus-related issues also have been in play in court, leading to a patent trial conducted over Zoom, a fight over accessing Roku's source code remotely and more.
May 05, 2020
A Missouri federal judge ruled Monday that DuraSeal Pipe's former CEO must post a $2 million bond to stay a $24 million judgment against him and others in a bankruptcy-linked civil conspiracy trial during post-trial proceedings, despite the man's arguments of coronavirus-related hardships.
March 30, 2020
A Missouri federal judge entered a $93 million judgment Friday against a father-son investment duo who a jury found forced the bankruptcy of a company that makes anti-corrosive coatings for oil pipelines so they could take its intellectual property.