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Mark McKenna quoted in AP article on Apple, Samsung trial
No full textMark McKenna was quoted in the Associated Press article by PAUL ELIAS Apple, Samsung resume court battle over smartphone patents as trial opens in Silicon Valley
Most cases with these enormous stakes would have settled by now — particularly once the court ordered a new trial on damages, which could substantially increase or decrease the damage award, said Notre Dame law school professor Mark McKenna, who specializes in technology.
But McKenna said a key incentive for both companies to reach a settlement was removed by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh when she refused to ban U.S. sales of the Samsung products the first jury found infringed Apple\u27s patents.
No matter the outcome, McKenna and other experts expect the loser to appeal
Mark McKenna was quoted AP story Jury selection begins in Apple-Samsung case on March 31
No full textMark McKenna was quoted AP story Jury selection begins in Apple-Samsung case on March 31
“There’s a widespread suspicion that lots of the kinds of software patents at issue are written in ways that cover more ground than what Apple or any other tech firm actually invented,” Notre Dame law professor Mark McKenna said. “Overly broad patents allow companies to block competition.
Mark McKenna quoted in USA Today article Apple gets $290M in Samsung patent dispute
No full textMark McKenna was quoted in the USA Today article Apple gets 400 million vacated by Judge Koh after the first trial, said Mark McKenna, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame
The Problem of Genericide in Trademarks (Quotes: Mark McKenna) Legalzoom, September 2012
No full textThe Problem of Genericide in Trademarks article by Michelle Fabio quotes Mark McKenna in Legalzoom, September 2012.
University of Notre Dame Law Professor Mark P. McKenna notes that leading up to the Google lawsuit, there have been “a few cases [regarding genericide], but most of them are quite old, and courts tend to be very reluctant to declare that a mark has become generic.”
The risk of genericide for the everyday trademark owner is likely fairly low. It is also “way overstated by trademark owners who want to shut down another use but want to shield themselves from bad public relations of doing so,” according to McKenna
Apple vs. Samsung: Three possible outcomes (Quotes: Mark McKenna) CNN Money
No full textApple vs. Samsung: Three possible outcomes article by David Goldman quotes: Mark McKenna in CNN Money on Aug 24, 2012.
I have been surprised that Samsung seems to have been on the defensive so much, said Mark McKenna, a law professor and intellectual property specialist at the University of Notre Dame
Mark McKenna quoted in CBS News article Supreme Court deals severe blow to Aereo on June 25.
No full textMark McKenna quoted in CBS News article Supreme Court deals severe blow to Aereo on June 25.
The Supreme Court today found that Aereo is similar to cable companies and publicly performs copyrighted works when it re-transmits over-the-air signals to its customers, said University of Notre Dame law professor Mark McKenna
Mark McKenna quoted in Google scores key legal victory in books lawsuit
No full textMark McKenna quoted in the USA Today article by Scott Martin Google scores key legal victory in books lawsuit
This is a huge victory for Google, which had previously tried to resolve legal issues regarding Google Books by class-action settlement, says Mark McKenna, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame.
Law professor McKenna says the decision vindicates Google\u27s massive book-scanning project on fair use grounds, yielding unnecessary an elaborate proposed compensation structure for the effort.
The decision is sure to be appealed, as its implications are enormous, he says
Should Google Be Running Scared From Apple? (Quotes: Mark McKenna) Wired Aug 28, 2012
No full textShould Google Be Running Scared From Apple? article by Sarah Mitroff quotes Mark McKenna in Wired Aug 28, 2012.
Looking at the case, University of Notre Dame law professor Mark McKenna says Google is focusing on distancing itself from the pinch-to-zoom, the tap-to-zoom, and the bounce-back features that Samsung created, saying they aren’t included in its base Android code. “Google’s claim is that those features are part of the modified experience from other companies that license the Android operating system,” says McKenna
Free Speech vs. Infringement in Suit on Alabama Artwork (Quotes: Mark McKenna) New York Times
No full textFree Speech vs. Infringement in Suit on Alabama Artwork New York Times article by Daniel Grant quotes Mark McKenna.
The case is of great interest to “artists all over the country whose free speech rights should not be subject to licensing arrangements by colleges and universities,” said Mark P. McKenna, a law professor at Notre Dame who was part of a group of professors that wrote a friend-of-the-court brief to the Court of Appeals on Moore’s behalf
Mark McKenna was quoted in the CNBC article Why Apple’s the underdog in this Samsung trial on April 10.
No full textMark McKenna was quoted in the CNBC article Why Apple’s the underdog in this Samsung trial on April 10.
It\u27s hard to know until you see all the relevant pieces, but an initial read of the patents suggests to me that some of them are written at a very broad level, said Mark McKenna, a law professor at Notre Dame. It would surprise me if they were upheld at that level of generality.
Apple is making some broad claims about what it owns and will have to make a strong case to prove it actually deserves as much as it is asking for, McKenna said
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