Media Mentions
2008
David M. Beckwith was quoted in a February 11 article published by the San Diego Business Journal regarding a patent infringement lawsuit set to determine whether patent holders can collect royalties and sue subsequent purchasers of patented goods. As a partner in McDermott's Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Practice Department, Mr. Beckwith stated that the case would affect "likely any area of manufacturing where you are putting limits on how the technology can be used or hope to use it." Regarding the sale of products with contractual restraints, Mr. Beckwith added that "there’s a fairly long history of being able to impose some restrictions of use of what you can do with the patented article."
David M. Beckwith, Intellectual Property, Media & Technology
2006
David Beckwith was quoted in the May 19 issue of the San Diego Daily Transcript in an article discussing the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in eBay v. MercExchange: "The District Court really put a lot of focus on the fact that MercExchange was willing to license and wasn't practicing an invention themselves."
David M. Beckwith, Intellectual Property, Media & Technology, Litigation - IP, Media & Tech
David Beckwith was quoted in the January 11 issue of the San Diego Daily Transcript in an article discussing issues surrounding patent law reform proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
David M. Beckwith, Intellectual Property, Media & Technology, Patent Prosecution
