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Articles by Joseph F. Ecker
A Winning Combination: Recent Decisions Signal Strengthened Protectability of Compilation and Combination Trade Secrets
“[T]hese decisions signal increased flexibility by courts in evaluating compilation and combination trade secrets as commercially meaningful wholes rather than mechanically dissecting every component….” For companies in many industries, their most valuable trade secrets reside not in a single formula or document, but in years of accumulated data, coordinated processes, and combinations of technical and commercial information from various internal sources.
Single-Cell Genomics Acts as a Microscope on Plant Biology
By combining high-resolution genomic data with AI, researchers are uncovering the regulatory logic plants use to sense and survive environmental stress. Written byNatanella Illouz-Eliaz, PhD and Joseph Ecker, PhD Single-cell genomic atlases provide scientists with a new molecular lens for identifying the regulatory programs that enable plants to tolerate environmental stress.
FRAND Litigation In An Evolving Technological And Global Political Environment
Partners Kate Cappaert and Chris Suarez and associate Joe Ecker authored an article titled "FRAND Litigation in an Evolving Technological and Global Political Environment," which appeared in the American Bar Association's Landslide magazine. The article looks at emerging technologies likely to be involved in FRAND litigation and licensing in the coming years, as well as highlights major policy shifts abroad that may affect resolution of FRAND disputes in the United States and abroad.
That's Not Fair: Supreme Court Sides With Trademark And Copyright Rightsholders In Rejecting Fair Use And Parody Defenses
The Supreme Court recently issued opinions in two important intellectual property cases clarifying the scope of protection for rightsholders facing fair use and parody defenses. First, in Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, the Court unanimously held that First Amendment protections will not protect alleged infringers who use a mark as a source identifier for their goods, regardless of whether the mark also conveys an expressive message.
Industry Impact: Supreme Court Equates Broad Repatha® Antibody Patents To A
The Supreme Court last week unanimously affirmed a Federal Circuit decision finding that patent claims for Amgen's Repatha® that cover "the entire genus" of antagonist antibodies involved in regulating LDL cholesterol are invalid. The Court held that the patents at issue do not sufficiently enable a person of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the claimed invention as required by 35 U.S.C. § 112(a).
Z. Ying Li, Ph.D. - Partner
Ying Li counsels biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients on patent portfolio management and strategic development. She has extensive experience in patent prosecution worldwide. Ying helps clients survey competitive patent landscapes and renders opinions of counsel on freedom to operate, non-infringement, and patent invalidity. She also conducts IP due diligence for venture capital investment and corporate business development.
Vishal C. Gupta - Partner
Overview Vishal Gupta is the co-chair of Steptoe's Life Sciences practice. He focuses on complex patent litigation, inter partes reviews, IP transactions and strategic counseling in a wide range of technologies including small molecule pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices. Vishal is a seasoned Hatch-Waxman and biologics patent litigator who has served as lead counsel before district courts, the PTAB and the Federal Circuit.
Joseph F. Ecker - Associate
Joseph Ecker focuses his practice on patent litigation representing companies in US federal district and appellate courts, Section 337 investigations at the International Trade Commission, and inter partes reviews at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Joseph also handles disputes involving trade secrets, antitrust, breach of contract, trademarks, and copyright.
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