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Author Archives: Damion Jurrens
Patents, Progress, and Prognostication: A Recent AIA-Mandated Study Scans a Hazy Horizon
Last year’s passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) promised significant changes to the Patent Act, but the effect of those changes remains to be seen – largely because the most sweeping revisions have not yet taken effect. Though … Continue reading
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Google and the Sherman Act or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Civil Procedure
Overview Google’s market dominance has attracted the attention of the press, competitors, and now the federal government. Recent articles, cases, and hearings seem to point toward an inevitable collision between the industry giant and the Sherman Act, the federal statute … Continue reading
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U.S. v. Aleynikov: Source Code as a Stolen “Good” in a Case of Interstate Economic Espionage
On March 16, 2011, the Southern District of New York denied former Goldman Sachs programmer Sergey Aleynikov’s motion to dismiss his conviction for theft of trade secrets under the Economic Espionage Act (“EEA”). The court held that the evidence was … Continue reading
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