Patent & IP news for April 20, 2010
Patent Litigations
- LG Electronics USA Inc. et. al. v. Whirlpool Corporation et. al. filed 2010-04-16 in Delaware
- Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc. et. al. v. Xoft Inc. filed 2010-04-16 in Delaware
- Synthon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed 2010-04-19 in North Carolina Eastern
- Promote Innovation LLC v. Little Kids, Inc. filed 2010-04-19 in Texas Eastern
- Datatern, Inc. v. Staples, Inc. et. al. filed 2010-04-19 in Texas Eastern
- Dial Manufacturing, Inc. v. Essick Air Products, Inc. et. al. filed 2010-04-19 in Arizona
- Laughing Rabbit, Inc. v. Allstar Marketing Group LLC filed 2010-04-19 in Washington Western
- Bal Seal Engineering Company, Inc. v. Huang et. al. filed 2010-04-19 in California Southern
- Dura Operating Corp v. Magna International Inc. et. al. filed 2010-04-19 in Michigan Eastern
- Sierra Wireless, Inc. et. al. v. Norman IP Holdings LLC filed 2010-04-19 in California Southern
- Weatherford International, Inc. v. Hanby Environmental Laboratory Procedures, Inc. filed 2010-04-19 in Texas Southern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Wednesday whimsies from ipkitten.blogspot.com Patent attorneys offer free IP advice. As a goodwill gesture on World IP Day, next Monday, 26 April, members of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) will be offering free intellectual property advice to ...
When the Dog expires ... from ipkitten.blogspot.com The judgment of the General Court in Case T‑187/08, Rodd & Gunn Australia Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market, was posted on the Curia website this morning, confirming that this is ...
The future of IP? from thinkipstrategy.com What would you say if asked about the future of IP?
Some of my thoughts will appear in interviews in IP publications in the next month or so.
Here are some of my thoughts as ...
The United States Supreme Court v. Technology from blawgit.com Bilski
I wrote previously about my uneasiness with the United States Supreme Court’s apparent unfamiliarity with current technology. In re Bilski is a case which involves the patentability of various methods of doing business ...
Change is Coming to the Intellogist Blog from intellogist.wordpress.com Starting today, we are making a change to the Intellogist blog.
We started the blog in mid-January and we are very happy we did. What you don’t know, however, is that we talked about ...
Department of Commerce Reports that PTO Fee-Setting-Authority and Improved Post-Grant Patent Challenge Lead to Economic Growth from www.patentlyo.com The Department of Commerce has released a white-paper discussing the economic value of innovation and coupling that value to the need for reform of the US Patent Laws. The report focuses on (1) the need ...
Counterfeits: can the consumer also be the villain? from ipkitten.blogspot.com The IPKat, Merpel and Tufty have received an interesting and indeed provocative question from a reader who writes:
"Dear Feline Creatures
I am writing an article about the possible role of consumers in transactions involving ...
Short Straw from www.patenthawk.com 09/310,880 (Harari) traced its priority date linage back to June 8, 1988. 5,828,601 (Hollmer) was filed December 1, 1993, with no antecedent. So how do these two get into an interference ...
UEFA qualifies for Europe from ipkitten.blogspot.com It's still only an extempore ruling, but both Lawtel and LexisNexis have picked it up for their subscribers' benefit: Union of European Football Association (UEFA) and another v Euroview, heard by Mr Justice Kitchin ...
Court Report from www.patentdocs.org
By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Biovail Laboratories International SRL v. Paddock Laboratories, Inc. 0:10-cv-01571; filed April 15, 2010 in the ...
By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Biovail Laboratories International SRL v. Paddock Laboratories, Inc. 0:10-cv-01571; filed April 15, 2010 in the ...
Virtual Virtuosity: Or the Difficulty of Distinguishing Masterpieces from Masterworks from www.iposgoode.ca
Roger S. Fisher, Ph.D., J.D. teaches courses at York University on law, humanities and copyright policy. He is a member of the Bar of Ontario and is currently working on a project entitled ...
Roger S. Fisher, Ph.D., J.D. teaches courses at York University on law, humanities and copyright policy. He is a member of the Bar of Ontario and is currently working on a project entitled ...
Open Source Company Alleges IBM Antitrust; IBM Requests Analysis from www.ip-watch.org
Computer giant IBM is facing an antitrust claim before the European Commission brought by an open source software company alleging that IBM is preventing customers from using that software. Meanwhile, the open source community is ...
Computer giant IBM is facing an antitrust claim before the European Commission brought by an open source software company alleging that IBM is preventing customers from using that software. Meanwhile, the open source community is ...
Rethinking the Valley of Death from www.athenaalliance.org
Over at Andrew Hargadon's blog, GreenTech Media, he has posted an interesting take on the Valley of Death problem. The Valley of Death is usually seen as a financial issue: how to get funds ...
Over at Andrew Hargadon's blog, GreenTech Media, he has posted an interesting take on the Valley of Death problem. The Valley of Death is usually seen as a financial issue: how to get funds ...
Novartis Sues Macleods Over Famciclovir Patent from patentcircle.blogspot.com
Novartis has lately filed a civil lawsuit against the Mumbai-based generic manufacturer Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited for infringement of US Patent No. 5,866,581 listed with the Orange Book for Famvir tablets, generically Famciclovir. The ...
Geneva Events Address Public Health Solutions For Developing Countries from www.ip-watch.org
Public health authorities and observers in Geneva this week are discussing problems and possible solutions to medicines pricing and availability in developing countries. But concerns were raised yesterday about a World Health Organization expert group ...
Public health authorities and observers in Geneva this week are discussing problems and possible solutions to medicines pricing and availability in developing countries. But concerns were raised yesterday about a World Health Organization expert group ...
Copyright Amendment Bill from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
For those who've been hunting for a copy of the Copyright Amendment Bill without much success, PRS has come to your rescue. You may download the bill from its website.
At long last, this ...
For those who've been hunting for a copy of the Copyright Amendment Bill without much success, PRS has come to your rescue. You may download the bill from its website.
At long last, this ...
CAFC test: whether a reasonable examiner would be so befuddled from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The issue in the case pertained to "incorporation by reference" of an application
filed on the same day, at a time when the application number of the incorporated
reference was not known.
Within the CAFC ...
The issue in the case pertained to "incorporation by reference" of an application
filed on the same day, at a time when the application number of the incorporated
reference was not known.
Within the CAFC ...
In an Amended Complaint, Plaintiff adds a count of False Marking where Defendants Allegedly Marked Products with Plaintiff’s Patent Number from docketreport.blogspot.com
From the Amended Complaint:
SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION
Violation of 35 U.S.C. §292 [False Marking]
(TriPharma Against Defendants and Does 1 through 10)
78. TriPharma incorporates paragraphs 1 through 70 in support of ...
From the Amended Complaint:
SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION
Violation of 35 U.S.C. §292 [False Marking]
(TriPharma Against Defendants and Does 1 through 10)
78. TriPharma incorporates paragraphs 1 through 70 in support of ...
Advanced manufacturing background paper from www.athenaalliance.org
And speaking of manufacturing (see yesterday's posting), the White House Office of Science and technology Policy (OSTP) has a new background paper on Advanced Manufacturing. Be warned however, this is not a overview policy ...
And speaking of manufacturing (see yesterday's posting), the White House Office of Science and technology Policy (OSTP) has a new background paper on Advanced Manufacturing. Be warned however, this is not a overview policy ...
Damages opinion on related licenses was excluded from evidence where alleged connection with the patents-in-suit was being "in the same field" from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court granted defendants' motion to exclude the testimony of plaintiff's damages expert to the extent such testimony relied on allegedly similar license agreements. "The Court . . . finds [the expert's] report inadequate for failing ...
The court granted defendants' motion to exclude the testimony of plaintiff's damages expert to the extent such testimony relied on allegedly similar license agreements. "The Court . . . finds [the expert's] report inadequate for failing ...
Pikes Peak Economic Club May 4 Meeting from hallingblog.com
Local author, “The Decline and Fall of the American Entrepreneur: How Little Known Laws and Regulation are Killing Innovation”.
Dale B. Halling is a patent attorney located in Colorado Springs. His book, “The Decline and ...
GWU CII IPR Summit -Controversies galore? from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
The recently concluded GW-CII IP Summit (covered here,here and here) seems to have stirred a Hornet’s nest.
On February 26, 2010, several NGOs including Naz Foundation & Center for Internet and Society wrote a ...
The recently concluded GW-CII IP Summit (covered here,here and here) seems to have stirred a Hornet’s nest.
On February 26, 2010, several NGOs including Naz Foundation & Center for Internet and Society wrote a ...
Recent Updates at the CIPO from dailydoseofip.blogspot.com
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has recently announced a series of updates for visitors and users of its Web site:
1. The Trade-marks Opposition Board (TMOB) has a new "Decisions" page that provides hyperlinks to ...
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has recently announced a series of updates for visitors and users of its Web site:
1. The Trade-marks Opposition Board (TMOB) has a new "Decisions" page that provides hyperlinks to ...
Graham Dutfield on Traditional Medicines and Patents - Excerpts from the talk from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
We present to you the excerpts from the talk delivered by Prof.Graham Dutfield,Leeds University,UK on traditional medicines and patents.We thank Prajna R.Mahapatra,a third year student of NUJS Kolkata and ...
We present to you the excerpts from the talk delivered by Prof.Graham Dutfield,Leeds University,UK on traditional medicines and patents.We thank Prajna R.Mahapatra,a third year student of NUJS Kolkata and ...
Inventing Advice: How to Improve Upon a Product from www.ipwatchdog.com
There are always trade-offs in design work. Design features often conflict. For example, a big heavy vehicle is usually safer but the gas mileage is lower. But one of the things I have learned in ...
There are always trade-offs in design work. Design features often conflict. For example, a big heavy vehicle is usually safer but the gas mileage is lower. But one of the things I have learned in ...
Patent Survey Suggests Most 2009 Trends Should Slightly Improve in 2010 from 271patent.blogspot.com
Inovia recently surveyed over 150 US companies to assess the impact of the economic downturn on their global IP strategy and their outlook for 2010. The company issued a follow-up report that summarizes the results ...
Inovia recently surveyed over 150 US companies to assess the impact of the economic downturn on their global IP strategy and their outlook for 2010. The company issued a follow-up report that summarizes the results ...
Chinese Patent Number System from patentlibrarian.blogspot.com
According to a note on the EPO's Asian Patent Helpdesk, the Chinese patent office has adopted a new numbering scheme for published applications and issued patents. Prior to April 2010, applications and patents were ...
According to a note on the EPO's Asian Patent Helpdesk, the Chinese patent office has adopted a new numbering scheme for published applications and issued patents. Prior to April 2010, applications and patents were ...
SonicWALL Becomes a Patent Troll? from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from an April 16, 2010 post by Alex Eckelberry at the Sunbelt Blog: SonicWALL, a company I’ve had a lot of respect for in the past, has apparently decided to ...
The following is excerpted from an April 16, 2010 post by Alex Eckelberry at the Sunbelt Blog: SonicWALL, a company I’ve had a lot of respect for in the past, has apparently decided to ...
Nike at the CAFC from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The conclusion of the CAFC decision in Gillig vs. Nike states:
we affirm the [ND Tex] district court’s judgment that the
trade secret claims are barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse the ...
The conclusion of the CAFC decision in Gillig vs. Nike states:
we affirm the [ND Tex] district court’s judgment that the
trade secret claims are barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse the ...
Odd Horten learns from crazed inventor from ipbiz.blogspot.com
In the Norwegian film O'Horten, the character Trygve Sissener passes himself off as a diplomat who has an inventor brother diagnosed as a schizophrenic (but who may be merely shy). The brother held a ...
In the Norwegian film O'Horten, the character Trygve Sissener passes himself off as a diplomat who has an inventor brother diagnosed as a schizophrenic (but who may be merely shy). The brother held a ...
Nominee — Edward C. Dumont from www.717madisonplace.com
Edward C. Dumont has been nominated to fill the vacancy at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit when Chief Judge Paul Michel retires from the bench at the end of May ...
High Court allows appeal in Health World from ipwars.com
The High Court has unanimously allowed Health World’s appeal from the Federal Court’s ruling that it was not an “aggrieved person” and so had no standing to seek rectification of Shin Sun’s ...
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