Burroughs | New England IP Blog

Covering intellectual property developments in New England, and other developments that impact New England companies.

Inventorship Claim in Disease Treatment Patent Dispute Survives Motion to Dismiss

Determining who qualifies as an inventor on a patent application requires careful attention to the facts surrounding each person’s contribution to conception of the invention, as embodied in the patent claims. In one recent case out of Massachusetts, the court evaluated a complex set of circumstances to resolve an inventorship dispute involving a collaboration between … Continue Reading

Rampage’s Patent Suit Inks a Partial Victory in Surviving Motion to Dismiss

By Laura Stafford on January 31, 2017 Posted in Electronics, Manufacturing, Massachusetts, Motion to Dismiss, Software

Judge Allison Burroughs of the District of Massachusetts recently issued a decision that provides much-needed insight into pleading standards in patent cases. With the demise of Form 18 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, litigants have been faced with a number of questions concerning the level of detail a plaintiff needs to include in a … Continue Reading

Allison Burroughs Joins the District of Massachusetts

By Laura Stafford on January 26, 2015 Posted in Current Affairs, Massachusetts

The District of Massachusetts has another new district judge. Earlier this month, Allison Burroughs was sworn in as the latest addition to the District of Massachusetts bench. Judge Burroughs is the fourth new district judge confirmed to the District Court in the past year, and she will fill the seat formerly occupied by Judge Rya … Continue Reading