Patent & IP news for March 15, 2010
Patent Litigations
- Trebor Industries, Inc. v. Regatta AS et. al. filed 2010-03-12 in Florida Southern
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company et. al. v. Teva Pharamceuticals USA, Inc. filed 2010-03-11 in Delaware
- Amee Bay LLC v. EMS Ice Inc et. al. filed 2010-03-11 in South Carolina
- Evonik Degussa GmbH v. Elevance Renewable Sciences Incorporated et. al. filed 2010-03-11 in Delaware
- Taylor Brands LLC v. Utica Cutlery Company et. al. filed 2010-03-12 in Tennessee Eastern
- Superior Industries, LLC v. Masaba, Inc. filed 2010-03-12 in Minnesota
- John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. v. Perfect 10 Antenna Company filed 2010-03-12 in Minnesota
- Englehardt v. Medela, Inc. filed 2010-03-12 in Illinois Northern
- Ho Sports Company, Inc. v. Nash Manufacturing, Inc. et. al. filed 2010-03-12 in Washington Western
- Zest IP Holdings, LLC et. al. v. Implant Direct MFG. LLC et. al. filed 2010-03-12 in California Southern
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Patent & IP Blogs
IPO finds cosmetic treatment patentable from ipkitten.blogspot.com 
There are a number of things that are not in themselves patentable under UK law, according to the Patents Act 1977. As well as the well-known exceptions to patentability under section 1(2) such as ...
Florist-Inventor Stuck With to Admissions Made During Deposition and Loses on Summary Judgment from www.patentlyo.com Delaware Valley Floral Group v. Shaw Rose Nets (Fed. Cir. 2010) Shaw's Patent No. 5,765,305 covers a process for producing larger rose heads by placing an elastic netting around the head during ...
Procedural irregularities: when do you let go of a decision? from ipkitten.blogspot.com The IPKat's friend, IP blogger, commentator, practitioner and enthusiast Barbara Cookson (Filemot Technology Law Ltd) writes to draw his to attention to an unusual episode in the annals of the British Trade Mark Registry ...
Profile of an Article One Patent Researcher: Chun Ming (Eric) Wong from info.articleonepartners.com Our community of researchers is rapidly growing, and we would like to take a moment to profile a few researchers, whom we call Advisors.
Advisor Chun Ming (Eric) Wong joined the Article One community after ...
Monday miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com Tiger Tiger! The IPKat competition to come up with a good slogan tying golf genius Tiger Wood with TaG Heuer watches (see details here) produced a crop of wonderful entries. Alas, this is something of ...
Busy times ahead for CJ from ipkitten.blogspot.com Making a new resolution, this member of the IPKat team is determined to break with the habit of a professional lifetime and start to abbreviate what he used to refer to as the 'ECJ' as ...
Metaphor as Conflict - the Google Settlement from a Mediator's Perspective from www.ipadrblog.com
As a mediator reflecting on the label “Evil” attributed to the proposed Google Book Settlement (article by Tom McNichol in California Lawyer, Saving the World from Google: Public and private interests band together to fight ...
Selling the crown jewels: Nortel’s patent portfolio from www.iposgoode.ca
Brian Chau is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. As Nortel nears the end of the insolvency process, it is exploring the potential sale of its extremely valuable patent portfolio. Nortel holds 4 ...
Brian Chau is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. As Nortel nears the end of the insolvency process, it is exploring the potential sale of its extremely valuable patent portfolio. Nortel holds 4 ...
Violence not condoned -- but is Hitman a hit? from patlit.blogspot.com
PatLit's curiosity was stirred by an invitation to visit Patent Hitman, a website which purports to assist actual or threatened defendants in patent litigation suits. According to the rubric:
PatLit's curiosity was stirred by an invitation to visit Patent Hitman, a website which purports to assist actual or threatened defendants in patent litigation suits. According to the rubric:
"Alleged Infringement:
If you are ...
Google and Yahoo! Search Engines Do Not Infringe Method Claims Requiring Entry of Search Request Data By Users from docketreport.blogspot.com
Defendants were entitled to summary judgment of noninfringement with respect to the asserted method claim because their accused search engines did not perform the step of "providing, by the user to the local computer system ...
Defendants were entitled to summary judgment of noninfringement with respect to the asserted method claim because their accused search engines did not perform the step of "providing, by the user to the local computer system ...
Ranbaxy settles with Takeda, is Japanese connection coming into picture? from patentcircle.blogspot.com
Diachii-owned Ranbaxy has lately entered into a settlement agreement with the Japanese drug manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals to end patent lawsuit for anti-diabetic drug Actos, generically known as Pioglitazone Hydrochloride. Under the terms of the agreement ...
USPTO and UKIPO Address Patent Application Backlogs from dailydoseofip.blogspot.com
On Wednesday, March 10, 2010, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) announced a joint action plan to reduce overall patent application processing backlogs in both patent ...
On Wednesday, March 10, 2010, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) announced a joint action plan to reduce overall patent application processing backlogs in both patent ...
Lawyer email scams from blawgit.com
Scammers Are Branching Out Running internet scams is a tough racket. On the off change you run across some rube who has still not heard of the Nigerian Prince scam, the odds are low that ...
Scammers Are Branching Out Running internet scams is a tough racket. On the off change you run across some rube who has still not heard of the Nigerian Prince scam, the odds are low that ...
"An entirely new set of assumptions about ethics and originality" from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Susan Blum, author of “My Word! Plagiarism and the College Culture,” is giving a talk on plagiarism at Western Michigan University on March 15.
While her book talks about a new set of assumptions about ...
Susan Blum, author of “My Word! Plagiarism and the College Culture,” is giving a talk on plagiarism at Western Michigan University on March 15.
While her book talks about a new set of assumptions about ...
Tbilisi as the new Grover's Mill, New Jersey? from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Back in 1938, Orson Welles depicted, over the radio, a Martian landing at Grover's Mill, an unincorporated village in West Windsor Township, New Jersey in the United States. [See earlier IPBiz post on the ...
Back in 1938, Orson Welles depicted, over the radio, a Martian landing at Grover's Mill, an unincorporated village in West Windsor Township, New Jersey in the United States. [See earlier IPBiz post on the ...
Cigars and legal alchemy in Nokia/Apple tiff from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Legend states that Freud, a cigar smoker, when challenged on the possible phallic significance of the cigar, replied "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." In court papers filed by Nokia against Apple, the concept ...
Legend states that Freud, a cigar smoker, when challenged on the possible phallic significance of the cigar, replied "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." In court papers filed by Nokia against Apple, the concept ...
ED Texas judgment affirmed by CAFC in Fenner v. Microsoft from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The CAFC noted: The judgment in this case is affirmed. We uphold the district court’s grant of
summary judgment of no infringement based on the court’s determination that there are
no genuine issues ...
The CAFC noted: The judgment in this case is affirmed. We uphold the district court’s grant of
summary judgment of no infringement based on the court’s determination that there are
no genuine issues ...
More in the i4i/Microsoft case on Word from ipbiz.blogspot.com
A CAFC order on 10 March 2010 includes the text:
(1) Microsoft’s Motion for Leave to File a Reply in Support of Combined Petition
for Panel Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc is granted.
(2 ...
A CAFC order on 10 March 2010 includes the text:
(1) Microsoft’s Motion for Leave to File a Reply in Support of Combined Petition
for Panel Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc is granted.
(2 ...
New questions on intangibles in Kauffman firm survey from www.athenaalliance.org
One of the best sources of data on new start-ups is the Kauffman Foundation's Firm Survey, which is tracking 5000 companies that began operations in 2004. Each year, new questions are added to the ...
One of the best sources of data on new start-ups is the Kauffman Foundation's Firm Survey, which is tracking 5000 companies that began operations in 2004. Each year, new questions are added to the ...
Brazil Starts Public Consult On US IP Rights Retaliation from www.ip-watch.org
The Brazilian government today announced the start of a process of public consultation on suspension of concessions or obligations of intellectual property rights from the United States. The government on 15 March published a resolution ...
The Brazilian government today announced the start of a process of public consultation on suspension of concessions or obligations of intellectual property rights from the United States. The government on 15 March published a resolution ...
“Common sense” vs. “Common knowledge” from www.717madisonplace.com
The issue of “common sense” came up again in the oral arguments before the Federal Circuit. In Siemens AG v. Seagate Technology, 2009-1382 (Fed. Cir. March 9, 2010), the panel questioned appellant’s counsel about ...
The issue of “common sense” came up again in the oral arguments before the Federal Circuit. In Siemens AG v. Seagate Technology, 2009-1382 (Fed. Cir. March 9, 2010), the panel questioned appellant’s counsel about ...
If the Shoe Fits: Analyzing Lohan and Sgt. Sarver Right of Publicity from www.ipwatchdog.com
The buzz continues about Lindsay Lohan’s suit against E*TRADE over its use of the name “Lindsay” to identify a “milkaholic” character in the latest in its ongoing series of talking-babies commercials. Not coincidentally ...
The buzz continues about Lindsay Lohan’s suit against E*TRADE over its use of the name “Lindsay” to identify a “milkaholic” character in the latest in its ongoing series of talking-babies commercials. Not coincidentally ...
BIO Gearing Up for Big Spring 2010, Headlined by Kappos from www.ipwatchdog.com
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has just announced that David Kappos, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, will be a featured speaker at the ...
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has just announced that David Kappos, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, will be a featured speaker at the ...
Int’l Seaway Trading v. Walgreens: The Ordinary Observer Test is the Sole Test of Invalidity of a Design Patent from www.lawupdates.com
By Olivier A. Taillieu and Thomas F. Zuber || The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has extended the holding of Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa, 435 F.3d 665 (Fed. Cir. 2008), and ...
By Olivier A. Taillieu and Thomas F. Zuber || The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has extended the holding of Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa, 435 F.3d 665 (Fed. Cir. 2008), and ...
Latest financial reform bill from www.athenaalliance.org
This morning Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd introduced his long awaited financial reform legislation (see Dodd's statement, the summary, the full legislation, and stories in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and ...
This morning Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd introduced his long awaited financial reform legislation (see Dodd's statement, the summary, the full legislation, and stories in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and ...
Abbott files Hatch-Waxman case against Impax over Trilipix from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Trilipix is a drug designed to raise "good" cholesterol while lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides. Impax did a paragraph IV Hatch-Waxman filing and Abbott filed an infringement suit against Impax.
As to stock prices, Impax ...
Trilipix is a drug designed to raise "good" cholesterol while lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides. Impax did a paragraph IV Hatch-Waxman filing and Abbott filed an infringement suit against Impax.
As to stock prices, Impax ...
Google, Yahoo! Skirt Divided Infringement Claim Based on Data Provided "By the User" from 271patent.blogspot.com
PA Advisors LLC v. Google, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:07-cv-480 (E.D. Tex., March 11, 2010, order)
nXn (formerly "PA Advisors") owned a patent directed to Internet searching technology that "reflects the user ...
PA Advisors LLC v. Google, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:07-cv-480 (E.D. Tex., March 11, 2010, order)
nXn (formerly "PA Advisors") owned a patent directed to Internet searching technology that "reflects the user ...
Battle of the Patent Search Systems from intellogist.wordpress.com
Hello again from a very rainy Washington DC metro area! This week’s theme is the Battle of the Patent Search Systems because of all the activity we are seeing on our System Ratings pages ...
Hello again from a very rainy Washington DC metro area! This week’s theme is the Battle of the Patent Search Systems because of all the activity we are seeing on our System Ratings pages ...
Brazil set to Cross-Retaliate against US from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
Brazil seems to be all set to be the first country to use the IP Cross Retaliation provisions of the WTO, after their approval last year by the WTO. Earlier today, Brazil revealed a preliminary ...
Brazil seems to be all set to be the first country to use the IP Cross Retaliation provisions of the WTO, after their approval last year by the WTO. Earlier today, Brazil revealed a preliminary ...
The Ballad of the Patent Troll from hallingblog.com
This videoby Alexander Poltorak takes on a number of the myths associated with patent trolls. The video explains the hypocrisy of large companies complaining about “Patent Trolls.” It also makes an interesting point that patents ...
This videoby Alexander Poltorak takes on a number of the myths associated with patent trolls. The video explains the hypocrisy of large companies complaining about “Patent Trolls.” It also makes an interesting point that patents ...
Court Grants Zep Solar’s Motion to Dismiss Rival’s Non-Infringement DJ from greenpatentblog.com
In a previous post, I discussed a patent infringement suit filed by solar installer Akeena Solar against Zep Solar, Inc. (Zep), groSolar and High Sun Technology, Inc. (HST) in the Northern District of California. Akeena ...
In a previous post, I discussed a patent infringement suit filed by solar installer Akeena Solar against Zep Solar, Inc. (Zep), groSolar and High Sun Technology, Inc. (HST) in the Northern District of California. Akeena ...
USPTO and UKIPO Announce Plan to Reduce Global Application Backlog from www.patentdocs.org
By Sarah Fendrick -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced in a March 10, 2010 press release that it has joined forces with the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) to develop a plan ...
By Sarah Fendrick -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced in a March 10, 2010 press release that it has joined forces with the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) to develop a plan ...
Two "circuitry" elements not infringed by processor performing both functions from allthingspros.blogspot.com
Takeaway: Unique Concepts, Inc. v. Brown, 939 F.2d 1558 (Fed. Cir. 1991) holds that there is no literal infringement where the patent in suit claims two elements and the accused device has only one ...
Takeaway: Unique Concepts, Inc. v. Brown, 939 F.2d 1558 (Fed. Cir. 1991) holds that there is no literal infringement where the patent in suit claims two elements and the accused device has only one ...
Ajinomoto Co. v. International Trade Commission (Fed. Cir. 2010) from www.patentdocs.org
By Suresh Pillai -- Last week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a determination by the International Trade Commission ("ITC") that: (1) the asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,827,698 and 6,040,160 were ...
By Suresh Pillai -- Last week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a determination by the International Trade Commission ("ITC") that: (1) the asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,827,698 and 6,040,160 were ...
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