Patent & IP news for April 9, 2010
Patent Litigations
- DDB Technologies, L.L.C. v. Espn filed 2010-04-08 in Texas Western
- Zap Lasers LLC et. al. v. Biolase Technology Inc filed 2010-04-06 in California Central
- Microsoft Corporation v. St Clair Intellectual Property Consultants Inc. filed 2010-04-07 in Delaware
- Wi-Lan Inc. v. Acer, Inc. et. al. filed 2010-04-07 in Texas Eastern
- The Elations Company LLC v. Osteo Bi-Flex filed 2010-04-07 in Ohio Southern
- Hatteras Hammocks, Inc. v. Red Star Traders, LLC filed 2010-04-08 in North Carolina Eastern
- Optronics International, LLC v. Rogers et. al. filed 2010-04-06 in Oklahoma Northern
- Easy Gardener Products Inc v. Greensscapes Home and Garden Products Inc filed 2010-04-07 in South Carolina
- Vps, LLC v. SNO Studios et. al. filed 2010-04-07 in Illinois Northern
- Clifton-Draper et. al. v. Pelam International, LTD et. al. filed 2010-04-08 in Florida Middle
- Fisher-Price, Inc. v. PixFusion LLC filed 2010-04-07 in New York Southern
- Basf Agro B.V., Arnhem (Nl), Wadenswil Branch et. al. v. Makhteshim Agan Of North America, Inc. (Mana) et. al. filed 2010-04-08 in North Carolina Middle
- Technology Licensing Company, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc filed 2010-04-05 in California Northern
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited et. al. v. Zydus Pharmaceuticals (Usa) Inc. et. al. filed 2010-04-05 in New Jersey
- Condatis LLC filed 2010-04-08 in Florida Southern
- Qbas Co Ltd et. al. v. C Walters Intercoastal Corporation et. al. filed 2010-04-05 in California Central
- Basf Agro B.V., Arnhem (Nl), Wadenswil Branch et. al. v. Cheminova, Inc. filed 2010-04-08 in North Carolina Middle
- Warner Chilcott Company LLC et. al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed 2010-04-08 in Delaware
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Patent & IP Blogs
Are Appeals at the Federal Circuit a “Coin Flip”? from www.patentlyo.com Guest Post by Professor Ted Sichelman, University of San Diego School of Law A general patent counsel at a Fortune 500 company recently remarked, "[T]he Federal Circuit does a coin flip and reverses district ...
Unusual aircraft from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk I read in today's Metro about Bertrand Piccard and his solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse. There does not seem (yet ?) to be a published patent specification. I've already posted about the Zephyr variant on ...
Justice Stevens to Retire From Supreme Court from inventivestep.net For the second time in less than a year, there will be a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice John Paul Stevens has announced that he will retire from the Court at the ...
Ghost of Patents Past from patentlibrarian.blogspot.com Have you ever noticed old patent numbers printed on new products? I own a pie dough blender that I bought new about 15 years ago. Etched on its blade are three US patent numbers, 1486255 ...
Banish the Trolls Back Home from ipfinance.blogspot.com 
Certainly the most famous Nordic mythological creature ever to enter the lexicon of IP is the so-called "patent troll." Since Peter Detkin, formerly of Intel, popularly used the term in 2001 to describe parties that ...
Trade marks at Fordham: some thoughts from ipkitten.blogspot.com One strand of this afternoon's programme at the Fordham IP Conference was dedicated to trade marks -- starting with premium products and the brands with which they are associated.
Speaking first, Monika Tomczak-Górlikowska (Miller Canfield ...
S.515 Provisions for a Post Interference World from www.patentspostgrant.com … or is it? Rumors of the demise of interferences via patent reform have been greatly exaggerated for years. Whether S.515 will have a different fate than other recent patent reform bills is uncertain at ...
He's Baaack! from www.patentdocs.org
Congressman Becerra Once Again Tries to Ban Gene Patenting by Statute By Kevin E. Noonan -- When last we encountered Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-CA), he was rumored to be headed for a post as U.S ...
Congressman Becerra Once Again Tries to Ban Gene Patenting by Statute By Kevin E. Noonan -- When last we encountered Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-CA), he was rumored to be headed for a post as U.S ...
Special Offer, Just For You: Yahoo's patent on targeted advertising from www.1201tuesday.com
Last week Yahoo! announced it was shuttering its answer to Google's AdSense, which was targeted at allowing smaller players -- blogs -- to make a few bucks through placement of ads. While that may be a ...
Last week Yahoo! announced it was shuttering its answer to Google's AdSense, which was targeted at allowing smaller players -- blogs -- to make a few bucks through placement of ads. While that may be a ...
Special Offer, Just For You: Yahoo's patent on targeted advertising from www.1201tuesday.com
Last week Yahoo! announced it was shuttering its answer to Google's AdSense, which was targeted at allowing smaller players -- blogs -- to make a few bucks through placement of ads. While that may be a ...
Last week Yahoo! announced it was shuttering its answer to Google's AdSense, which was targeted at allowing smaller players -- blogs -- to make a few bucks through placement of ads. While that may be a ...
Another win for Hollywood: English High Court rules Newzbin liable for copyright infringement from www.iposgoode.ca
Nathan Fan is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In the growing number of legal victories for the MPAA, the English High Court of Justice recently found popular Usenet indexer, Newzbin, liable for ...
Nathan Fan is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In the growing number of legal victories for the MPAA, the English High Court of Justice recently found popular Usenet indexer, Newzbin, liable for ...
Video: Kappos Speech on the Future of the USPTO from 271patent.blogspot.com
On April 6, Director Kappos spoke at the William Mitchell College of Law, where he shared his vision for a "more innovation-friendly U.S. patent system."
The law school has graciously posted a video of ...
On April 6, Director Kappos spoke at the William Mitchell College of Law, where he shared his vision for a "more innovation-friendly U.S. patent system."
The law school has graciously posted a video of ...
USPTO Launches Ombudsman Pilot Program from dailydoseofip.blogspot.com
On Tuesday, April 6, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it has launched a new Ombudsman Program "designed to provide patent applicants with more assistance in handling application-processing problems if the ...
On Tuesday, April 6, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it has launched a new Ombudsman Program "designed to provide patent applicants with more assistance in handling application-processing problems if the ...
Banking on transparency -- Not! from www.athenaalliance.org
Here is the latest way that companies -- in this case specifically the big banks -- can legally cook the books. From the Wall Street Journal:Major banks have masked their risk levels in the past five ...
Here is the latest way that companies -- in this case specifically the big banks -- can legally cook the books. From the Wall Street Journal:Major banks have masked their risk levels in the past five ...
Vanderbilt University loses in tadalafil case from ipbiz.blogspot.com
In Vanderbilit University v. ICOS on an assertion of joint inventorship by Vanderbilt scientists, Vanderbilt lost at the CAFC:
The district court entered final judgment on January 29, 2009, concluding that Vanderbilt failed to prove ...
In Vanderbilit University v. ICOS on an assertion of joint inventorship by Vanderbilt scientists, Vanderbilt lost at the CAFC:
The district court entered final judgment on January 29, 2009, concluding that Vanderbilt failed to prove ...
May an inventor previously employed by plaintiff's predecessor-in-interest serve as an expert for defendant? from docketreport.blogspot.com
Yes. Plaintiff's motion to disqualify defendant's expert who was the inventor of the patent-in-suit was denied. "At the time of the development of the [patent-in-suit], [the expert's former employer] and [plaintiff] were ...
Yes. Plaintiff's motion to disqualify defendant's expert who was the inventor of the patent-in-suit was denied. "At the time of the development of the [patent-in-suit], [the expert's former employer] and [plaintiff] were ...
State of the IP Industry Survey from www.patentbaristas.com
An increasing awareness of the importance of intellectual property (IP) rights to business success has led to unprecedented growth and transformation in the IP sector in recent years, but where does the industry go now ...
Are Appeals at the Federal Circuit a “Coin Flip”? from www.patentlyo.com
Guest Post by Professor Ted Sichelman, University of San Diego School of Law A general patent counsel at a Fortune 500 company recently remarked, "[T]he Federal Circuit does a coin flip and reverses district ...
Guest Post by Professor Ted Sichelman, University of San Diego School of Law A general patent counsel at a Fortune 500 company recently remarked, "[T]he Federal Circuit does a coin flip and reverses district ...
Director Kappos’ Speech at William Mitchell College of Law from intellogist.wordpress.com
Our friend on Twitter (@TechLaw_Elman), and a contributing member of the Intellogist community (TechLaw_Elman), recently pointed us to a speech given by USPTO Director David Kappos on April 6, 2010 at the William Mitchell College ...
Our friend on Twitter (@TechLaw_Elman), and a contributing member of the Intellogist community (TechLaw_Elman), recently pointed us to a speech given by USPTO Director David Kappos on April 6, 2010 at the William Mitchell College ...
Rule 11 Sanctions + Exceptional Case = Bad Day for Patent Troll from www.ipwatchdog.com
In a 52 page opinion Judge Means found the case an exceptional case for purposes of awarding attorneys fees under 35 USC 285, found that Rule 11 sanctions were appropriate and fined the attorneys involved ...
In a 52 page opinion Judge Means found the case an exceptional case for purposes of awarding attorneys fees under 35 USC 285, found that Rule 11 sanctions were appropriate and fined the attorneys involved ...
300 years ago, today from ipwars.com
copyright came into being – the Statute of Anne commenced -
See for yourself.
Of course, in 1710, Great Britain still operated on the Julian Calendar (the Gregorian calendar not being adopted until September 1752) 10 April ...
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