Patent & IP news for March 5, 2010
Patent Litigations
- Polartec LLC et al v. Kingwhale, Inc. filed 2010-03-04 in Massachusetts
- Maidenform Brands, Inc. v. Times Three Clothier LLC filed 2010-03-02 in New York Southern
- FLIR Systems, Inc. v. Gambaro et al filed 2010-03-01 in Oregon
- Brinkmeier v. Exergen Corporation filed 2010-03-03 in Delaware
- Schering Corporation et. al. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc.. et. al. filed 2010-03-02 in New Jersey
- Delphi Automotive Systems LLC et al v. Vehicle Occupant Sensing Systems, LLC et al filed 2010-03-04 in Michigan Eastern
- Perfection Product Management, LLC v. Homer TLC, Inc. filed 2010-03-04 in Ohio Northern
- Perfection Product Management, LLC v. American Safety Razor Company, LLC filed 2010-03-04 in Ohio Northern
- Lightspeed Aviation, Inc. v. Bose Corporation filed 2010-03-03 in Oregon
- Nash Manufacturing, Inc. d/b/a Nash Sports v. HO Sports Company, Inc. filed 2010-03-04 in Texas Northern
- ADC Technology Inc. v. LG Electronics Mobilecomm U.S.A., Inc. et al filed 2010-03-04 in Illinois Northern
- Ruehl v. AM General LLC filed 2010-03-04 in Wisconsin Eastern
- Technogym SPA v. Sports Art America Inc filed 2010-03-04 in Washington Western
- Zojo Solutions, Inc. v. Zircon Corporation filed 2010-03-03 in Illinois Northern
- Simonian v. Playtex Products, Inc. filed 2010-03-04 in Illinois Northern
USPTO Stats
8,199
published
appl'ns
appl'ns
4,562
granted
patents
patents
219
ptab
decisions
decisions
Patent & IP Blogs
New York Times Publishes Graphic Featuring Nonexistent Patent Lawsuits from thepriorart.typepad.com Saw an interesting chart in the New York Times this morning (via Techdirt) titled "An Explosion of Mobile Patent Lawsuits." Check it out: Pretty big explosion! But some parts of the chart looked strange to ...
What is a human embryo? Answers, please, by 10 March ... from ipkitten.blogspot.com Thanks go to fellow blogger Hugo Cox for drawing the IPKat's attention to this note on the UK's IPO website concerning a reference to the European Court of Justice in Case C- 34 ...
Cool Analogy from www.patenthawk.com 5,955,955 claims a computer drive bay fan, meant to cool the hard drives right in their own living room. '955 owner Comaper sued Antec for infringement. Trial found Antec willfully infringing some claims ...
PubPat Releases Claim Construction Dictionaries from thepriorart.typepad.com Does the word "user" mean a person or a machine? And when you say "connected," does that necessarily mean directly connected? If your eyes are rolling back in your head while you're reading this ...
Great conference -- but what about the menu? from patlit.blogspot.com On 16 and 17 April 16 and 2010 the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) is organizing a conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, writes CEPIPI's Director General Christophe Geiger. The subject ...
Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com As ever, the onset of the fifth day of the standard Western working week marks triggers a frantic rush to check the IPKat's side bar for choice events. Good habits are the hallmarks of ...
"Since water is warmer than air" from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Within a news.yahoo story about an article in Science (co-authored by Natalia Shakhova ) on methane release from Siberia, one has the text:
The release of just a "small fraction of the methane held in ...
Within a news.yahoo story about an article in Science (co-authored by Natalia Shakhova ) on methane release from Siberia, one has the text:
The release of just a "small fraction of the methane held in ...
IE6: a hard sucker to kill from ipbiz.blogspot.com
In the post 'Funeral' being held today for aging Web browser, CNN notes a mock funeral for Internet Explorer 6, BUT at the end observes that "As many as hundreds of thousands of sites out ...
In the post 'Funeral' being held today for aging Web browser, CNN notes a mock funeral for Internet Explorer 6, BUT at the end observes that "As many as hundreds of thousands of sites out ...
Post-Grant Review Changes To S.515 from www.patentspostgrant.com
Changes to Patent Reform bill S.515 are now available. The newly proposed Post-Grant Review, Supplemental Examination and Inter Partes Review that seem to remove the bulk of current patent reexamination functions from patent examiners ...
Changes to Patent Reform bill S.515 are now available. The newly proposed Post-Grant Review, Supplemental Examination and Inter Partes Review that seem to remove the bulk of current patent reexamination functions from patent examiners ...
Do scholars own their ideas? from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Brian Fisher on admissionsquest writes in the context of Hegemann's “Axolotl Roadkill":
A stronger, more viable concept [than authenticity], we see originality practiced and protected every day. Scholars, authors, film makers artists, scientists, and ...
Brian Fisher on admissionsquest writes in the context of Hegemann's “Axolotl Roadkill":
A stronger, more viable concept [than authenticity], we see originality practiced and protected every day. Scholars, authors, film makers artists, scientists, and ...
Investigating Patent Law’s Presumption of Validity—An Empirical Analysis from www.patentlyo.com
Etan Chatlynne reports post-KSR patent validity decisions with a special focus on the presumption of validity and the clear and convincing standard for rebutting that presumption. He finds that the presumption and evidentiary standard did ...
Etan Chatlynne reports post-KSR patent validity decisions with a special focus on the presumption of validity and the clear and convincing standard for rebutting that presumption. He finds that the presumption and evidentiary standard did ...
Investigating Patent Law’s Presumption of Validity—An Empirical Analysis from www.patentlyo.com
Etan Chatlynne reports post-KSR patent validity decisions with a special focus on the presumption of validity and the clear and convincing standard for rebutting that presumption. He finds that the presumption and evidentiary standard did ...
Etan Chatlynne reports post-KSR patent validity decisions with a special focus on the presumption of validity and the clear and convincing standard for rebutting that presumption. He finds that the presumption and evidentiary standard did ...
Rin v. Tide: Calcutta HC Stays the Rin Ad from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
According to news reports, the Calcutta High Court has stayed HUL's Rin Ad and has said that the ad is a clear case of disparagement. An injunction has been granted on the grounds that ...
According to news reports, the Calcutta High Court has stayed HUL's Rin Ad and has said that the ad is a clear case of disparagement. An injunction has been granted on the grounds that ...
WTO GIs Group Continues Work On Topic “Clusters” from www.ip-watch.org
The World Trade Organization group tasked with negotiating an international register for geographical indications (product names associated with a particular place and characteristics) on wines and spirits will continue to discuss a set of questions ...
The World Trade Organization group tasked with negotiating an international register for geographical indications (product names associated with a particular place and characteristics) on wines and spirits will continue to discuss a set of questions ...
Did Ranbaxy intentionally forfeit 180-day exclusivity for monetary benefit? from patentcircle.blogspot.com
Often strategic business moves are played within the closed walls of the Management Boardroom that can even take market analysts with surprise. Lately, Ranbaxy failed to launch its generic version of Flomax which was expected ...
Does Ranbaxy intentionally forfeited 180-day exclusivity for monetary benefit? from patentcircle.blogspot.com
Often strategic business moves are played within the closed walls of the Management Boardroom that can even take market analysts with surprise. Lately, Ranbaxy failed to launch its generic version of Flomax which was expected ...
South Australian Web Anonymity Law Backfires from www.iposgoode.ca
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. South Australian parliament recently came under fire for passing a new anti-anonymity amendment to its electoral act. Described by the Australian media as “draconian ...
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. South Australian parliament recently came under fire for passing a new anti-anonymity amendment to its electoral act. Described by the Australian media as “draconian ...
Software Patents, Waving a Red Flag to a Bull from www.ipeg.eu
Negotiations about a new EU-South Korean Free Trade Agreement have taken a while, but finally parties reached an agreement. Nothing shocking, nor special one would say, but as soon words like “intellectual property” and “computer ...
Negotiations about a new EU-South Korean Free Trade Agreement have taken a while, but finally parties reached an agreement. Nothing shocking, nor special one would say, but as soon words like “intellectual property” and “computer ...
Submissions To US Unilateral IP Enforcement Process Highlight Piracy, Health, and ACTA from www.ip-watch.org
Submissions to the United States annual review of how well it says the rest of the world is protecting US intellectual property are being assessed this week, with marked changes from previous years.
Submissions to the United States annual review of how well it says the rest of the world is protecting US intellectual property are being assessed this week, with marked changes from previous years.
The Qui Tam Beat Goes On from 37thoughts.wordpress.com
Since we last updated this list, the filing of qui tam suits for false marking of patent information has continued unabated. At some point, we will have to reconsider whether to keep filing posts like ...
Since we last updated this list, the filing of qui tam suits for false marking of patent information has continued unabated. At some point, we will have to reconsider whether to keep filing posts like ...
CJ Roberts is not about to retire from ipbiz.blogspot.com
In a post titled Here's Why John Roberts Was Rumored To Retire, one has the text:
Our criminal justice professor started our 9 am lecture with the news that roberts will be resigning tomorrow ...
In a post titled Here's Why John Roberts Was Rumored To Retire, one has the text:
Our criminal justice professor started our 9 am lecture with the news that roberts will be resigning tomorrow ...
Prisoner's dilemma from ipbiz.blogspot.com
In a post titled Health Reform: A Prisoner's Dilemma , KAREN TUMULTY uses the imagery of the game theory problem "the prisoner's dilemma" to get across the point:
The parallel here is that, in ...
In a post titled Health Reform: A Prisoner's Dilemma , KAREN TUMULTY uses the imagery of the game theory problem "the prisoner's dilemma" to get across the point:
The parallel here is that, in ...
More on Senate Reform Bill from inventivestep.net
I’ve now had a chance to review the bill that I reported yesterday. Here are my additional thoughts. First-to-File v. First-Inventor-to-File Many smaller inventors have been wary of the change from first-to-invent to first-to-file ...
I’ve now had a chance to review the bill that I reported yesterday. Here are my additional thoughts. First-to-File v. First-Inventor-to-File Many smaller inventors have been wary of the change from first-to-invent to first-to-file ...
PubPat Releases Claim Construction Dictionaries from thepriorart.typepad.com
Does the word "user" mean a person or a machine? And when you say "connected," does that necessarily mean directly connected? If your eyes are rolling back in your head while you're reading this ...
Does the word "user" mean a person or a machine? And when you say "connected," does that necessarily mean directly connected? If your eyes are rolling back in your head while you're reading this ...
Kathleen O’Malley: Next Federal Circuit Judge? from inventivestep.net
Hal Wegner is reporting that District Judge Kathleen McDonald O’Malley is being vetted by the Obama Administration to fill Judge Alvin Schall’s seat on the Federal Circuit. Judge Schall took senior status in ...
Hal Wegner is reporting that District Judge Kathleen McDonald O’Malley is being vetted by the Obama Administration to fill Judge Alvin Schall’s seat on the Federal Circuit. Judge Schall took senior status in ...
Conflicting Claim Constructions Preclude Finding of Willfulness from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court granted defendant's renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law of no willful infringement where a court in a related case issued a claim construction favoring defendant. "In spite of the ...
The court granted defendant's renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law of no willful infringement where a court in a related case issued a claim construction favoring defendant. "In spite of the ...
Judge Kathleen O’Malley from www.717madisonplace.com
Judge Kathleen O’Malley from the Northern District of Ohio is rumored to be the nominee for the open position on the Federal Circuit. Judge O’Malley sat by designation at the Federal Circuit in ...
Judge Kathleen O’Malley from the Northern District of Ohio is rumored to be the nominee for the open position on the Federal Circuit. Judge O’Malley sat by designation at the Federal Circuit in ...
The Patent Reform Act of 2010: A Substitute S. 515 from www.patentbaristas.com
Here comes the Patent Reform Act of 2010 in the form of an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 515 (“Amendment to S. 515”). I know, you’ve heard all this before ...
Here comes the Patent Reform Act of 2010 in the form of an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 515 (“Amendment to S. 515”). I know, you’ve heard all this before ...
The Patent Reform Act of 2010: A Substitute S. 515 from www.patentbaristas.com
Here comes the Patent Reform Act of 2010 in the form of an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 515 (“Amendment to S. 515”). I know, you’ve heard all this before ...
Here comes the Patent Reform Act of 2010 in the form of an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 515 (“Amendment to S. 515”). I know, you’ve heard all this before ...
Tivo, Inc. Demonstrates A Link Between Patent Rulings and Stock Prices from www.ipprospective.com
I have discussed in other posts the direct link between quality patents and shareholder value. Now, we have proof that a favorable patent ruling at the hand of the CAFC can help a stock price ...
I have discussed in other posts the direct link between quality patents and shareholder value. Now, we have proof that a favorable patent ruling at the hand of the CAFC can help a stock price ...
Hello Doctor, Can You Recommend a Good Doctor? from www.ipwatchdog.com
We do understand that the decision who to hire as your attorney is a very personal one, and you should make the selection carefully. At the same time it is at least a little insulting ...
We do understand that the decision who to hire as your attorney is a very personal one, and you should make the selection carefully. At the same time it is at least a little insulting ...
TiVo Wins Court Ruling Against EchoStar; Stock Soars from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is posted from Alex Pham's Technology blog published at the Los Angeles Times on March 4, 2010: TiVo's shares soared more than 53% after the company announced it had won a ...
The following is posted from Alex Pham's Technology blog published at the Los Angeles Times on March 4, 2010: TiVo's shares soared more than 53% after the company announced it had won a ...
New York Times Publishes Graphic Featuring Nonexistent Patent Lawsuits from thepriorart.typepad.com
Saw an interesting chart in the New York Times this morning (via Techdirt) titled "An Explosion of Mobile Patent Lawsuits." Check it out: Pretty big explosion! But some parts of the chart looked strange to ...
Saw an interesting chart in the New York Times this morning (via Techdirt) titled "An Explosion of Mobile Patent Lawsuits." Check it out: Pretty big explosion! But some parts of the chart looked strange to ...
ResQNet Throws Open the Doors of Discovery from eyesonip.blogspot.com
The recent opinion of the Federal Circuit in ResQNet.com, Inc. v. Lansa, Inc. has drawn much attention for its discussion of the kind of evidence needed to prove a “reasonable royalty”—one measure of ...
The recent opinion of the Federal Circuit in ResQNet.com, Inc. v. Lansa, Inc. has drawn much attention for its discussion of the kind of evidence needed to prove a “reasonable royalty”—one measure of ...
February employment from www.athenaalliance.org
This morning's BLS employment data was much better than feared. The unemployment rate stayed steady at 9.7% and the economy lost "only" 36,000 jobs. According to Wall Street Journal estimates, economist "were ...
This morning's BLS employment data was much better than feared. The unemployment rate stayed steady at 9.7% and the economy lost "only" 36,000 jobs. According to Wall Street Journal estimates, economist "were ...
Some content © 2007–2014 RPX Corporation.
Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
For DMCA requests contact help@priorsmart.com.
Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
For DMCA requests contact help@priorsmart.com.