Patent & IP news for March 25, 2010
Patent Litigations
- Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Zydus Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc. filed 2010-03-22 in New Jersey
- Acoustic Technologies, Inc v. Itron, Inc. filed 2010-03-24 in Massachusetts
- Dmg America, LLC v. Omni Dental Supply, Inc. et. al. filed 2010-03-22 in New Jersey
- O & G Searchquest v. Merck & Co., Inc. filed 2010-03-24 in Texas Southern
- O & G Searchquest v. Proctor & Gamble Company et. al. filed 2010-03-24 in Texas Southern
- Atticus Research Corporation v. Nimsoft, Inc. filed 2010-03-24 in Texas Southern
- O & G Searchquest v. Bausch & Lomb Incorporated filed 2010-03-24 in Texas Southern
- Ring Technology Enterprises of Texas, LLC filed 2010-03-24 in Texas Eastern
- Biogen Idec, Inc. et. al. v. Glaxosmithkline LLC et. al. filed 2010-03-24 in California Southern
- Sanders v. Flanders filed 2010-03-22 in Texas Western
- RemoTech LLC v. Airwave Technologies, Inc. filed 2010-03-24 in Florida Southern
- Waters Industries, Inc. v. Gerson Company, The filed 2010-03-24 in Illinois Northern
- Gordon-Darby Systems, Inc. v. Applus Technologies, Inc. filed 2010-03-24 in Illinois Northern
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Guest Post: Note on the Proposed Amendments to the Indian Copyright Act: Technological Protection in Measures/ Digital Rights Management from spicyipindia.blogspot.com 
We are glad to bring to our readers a fresh perspective by Amlan Mohanty, a second year student of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He has previously published on the blog of ...
Keywords again -- but this time Google's not a party from ipkitten.blogspot.com The IPKat has just taken a look at Case C-278/08 Die BergSpechte Outdoor Reisen und Alpinschule Edi Koblmüller GmbH v Günter Guni and trekking.at Reisen GmbH, a reference for a preliminary ruling from ...
Da Vinci Institute: Night with a Futurist from hallingblog.com Dale Halling will be speaking at the Night with a Futurist event at the Da Vinci institute on April 5, 2010 at the Madcap theater. As a patent attorney, Dale Halling deals with start-up entrepreneurs ...
Preamble from www.patenthawk.com "In July of 1990, Jeffrey and Claudia Griffin conceived of the idea of using a scratch-off label to mark beverage containers and cups so that attendees of a gathering or party could keep track of ...
Learn Practical Patent Analysis: A Case Study from intellogist.wordpress.com Today, based upon some suggestions from readers, I wanted to introduce a case study that I hope to discuss over several blog posts. What’s more, my hope is to get you, the reader, involved ...
Federal Circuit Disregards Claim Preamble in Holding Claim Invalid as Anticipated from inventivestep.net On Monday, the Federal Circuit continued the confusion surrounding the law on how to interpret the preamble of a claim. The court decided, in a 2-1 decision, that the preamble of the claim in Marrin ...
“Hey Ya’ll!” Chef Paula Deen Sued For Trademark Infringement Over “Butter Bell” from www.iptrademarkattorney.com Santa Ana, CA – The Southern-style chef Paula Deen has made “Hey Ya’ll!” her trademark phrase on the Food Network, while refusing to make anything remotely healthy that excludes her beloved butter, cheese, and fried ...
USPTO to Hold Independent Inventors Roundtable at Alexandria Headquarters from www.patentabilityblog.com David Kappos, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a roundtable for independent and small entity inventors on Monday, March 29 from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. The event ...
The Pirate Party Responds from ipkitten.blogspot.com Following his post about the UK Pirate Party's recently announced manifesto, at which a few of the IPKat's readers threw some well-aimed comments, the PPUK's prospective parliamentary candidate for Worcester, Andrew Robinson ...
Lee, BIO 2010 and global biotech innovation investment and jobs from thinkipstrategy.com He's busy, but always has time for a chat. So please do arrange to meet at BIO with Lee Caffin, our head of pharma and biotech.
In other news, and because I have been ...
Spicy IP Tidbit: US Court rules that all non-US copyright owners must register their Copyright from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
Some useful information for all non-US copyright holders who may need to file a suit in the US for copyright infringement:
An article on Mondaq by James Trigg and Harris W. Henderson, points out an ...
Some useful information for all non-US copyright holders who may need to file a suit in the US for copyright infringement:
An article on Mondaq by James Trigg and Harris W. Henderson, points out an ...
Right To Food Mandate Renewed By UN Agency from www.ip-watch.org
The UN Human Rights Council yesterday extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food for three years. The resolution, A/HRC/13/L.17, adopted without a vote, requests that the ...
The UN Human Rights Council yesterday extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food for three years. The resolution, A/HRC/13/L.17, adopted without a vote, requests that the ...
The Relevance of Invention Date in Patent Prosecution: Part II from www.patentlyo.com
This is Part II of my series on the relevance of the invention date in patent prosecution. You may download my entire paper here. * * * * Using the USPTO PAIR electronic database, I obtained biographical data for ...
This is Part II of my series on the relevance of the invention date in patent prosecution. You may download my entire paper here. * * * * Using the USPTO PAIR electronic database, I obtained biographical data for ...
Pay-for-Delay Pharma Deals Not Banned from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from the March 24, 2010 post at BUSINESS Casual: The Financial Times reports that “a proposal backed by President Barack Obama that would have banned multibillion-dollar deals between big pharmaceutical companies ...
The following is excerpted from the March 24, 2010 post at BUSINESS Casual: The Financial Times reports that “a proposal backed by President Barack Obama that would have banned multibillion-dollar deals between big pharmaceutical companies ...
A New Proposal to Protect Canadian Musicians: The iPod Levy from www.iposgoode.ca
Amanda Carpenter is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Along with the large amount of copyrighted music that gets copied in Canada without compensating the musician, there are attempts to make sure that ...
Amanda Carpenter is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Along with the large amount of copyrighted music that gets copied in Canada without compensating the musician, there are attempts to make sure that ...
A Patent Conversation with Cheryl Milone of Article One Partners from www.ipwatchdog.com
Whatever your opinion of the business model, it is impossible to ignore the fact that Cheryl Milone has turned Article One Partners a major player in the patent research field. Article One is attracting big ...
Whatever your opinion of the business model, it is impossible to ignore the fact that Cheryl Milone has turned Article One Partners a major player in the patent research field. Article One is attracting big ...
Court's Prior Experience With Patents and Technology "Weigh Heavily Against Transfer" from docketreport.blogspot.com
Defendants' motion to transfer was denied. "This Court previously adjudicated a lawsuit involving the same patents with the same plaintiff. In that prior case, this Court construed twenty-five patent terms. Defendants argue that reexamination proceedings ...
Defendants' motion to transfer was denied. "This Court previously adjudicated a lawsuit involving the same patents with the same plaintiff. In that prior case, this Court construed twenty-five patent terms. Defendants argue that reexamination proceedings ...
Patent Office Fee Changes – Two Opposite Approaches from info.inoviaip.com
Proposed Changes in the USPTO
In 2009, the USPTO faced both an 8% budget decrease from the previous year ($1.43 billion vs. $1.31 billion) and the pressure of reducing an ever-growing backlog of ...
Miss a Date: $250 Million . . . from www.patentlyo.com
Encyclopaedia Britannica v. Dickstein Shapiro (D.D.C. 2010) EB sued a host of defendants in 2006-2007 for patent infringement. On summary judgment, the district court found the patents invalid -- holding that they did not ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica v. Dickstein Shapiro (D.D.C. 2010) EB sued a host of defendants in 2006-2007 for patent infringement. On summary judgment, the district court found the patents invalid -- holding that they did not ...
The Relevance of Invention Date in Patent Prosecution: Part III from www.patentlyo.com
This is Part III of my series on the relevance of the invention date in patent prosecution. You may download my entire paper here. This part considers the role of provisional patent applications as an ...
This is Part III of my series on the relevance of the invention date in patent prosecution. You may download my entire paper here. This part considers the role of provisional patent applications as an ...
Miss a Date: $250 Million . . . from www.patentlyo.com
Encyclopaedia Britannica v. Dickstein Shapiro (D.D.C. 2010) EB sued a host of defendants in 2006-2007 for patent infringement. On summary judgment, the district court found the patents invalid -- holding that they did not ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica v. Dickstein Shapiro (D.D.C. 2010) EB sued a host of defendants in 2006-2007 for patent infringement. On summary judgment, the district court found the patents invalid -- holding that they did not ...
Ropes & Gray: copying patents legal and ethical? from ipbiz.blogspot.com
A post by Brian Baxter notes Ropes & Gray filed a motion on March 23 to dismiss under FRCP 12(b)(6) the Cold Spring Harbor Lab [CSHL] malpractice suit, with Baxter including the text:
Ropes ...
A post by Brian Baxter notes Ropes & Gray filed a motion on March 23 to dismiss under FRCP 12(b)(6) the Cold Spring Harbor Lab [CSHL] malpractice suit, with Baxter including the text:
Ropes ...
8th Circuit allows franchisor to register trademark that was first used by licensee from ipspotlight.com
In Pinnacle Pizza Inc. v. Little Caesars Enterprises (8th Cir. Mar. 22, 2010), the U.S. Court of Appeals was faced with a dispute filed by Pinnacle Pizza, a South Dakota-based Little Caesars Pizza franchisee ...
What's in your preamble? from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Judge Newman's dissent in Michael Marrin begins:
I respectfully dissent, for the court has misunderstood the law of “anticipation” and
has misapplied the rules of claim construction.
What's at issue is the impact ...
Judge Newman's dissent in Michael Marrin begins:
I respectfully dissent, for the court has misunderstood the law of “anticipation” and
has misapplied the rules of claim construction.
What's at issue is the impact ...
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