Patent & IP news for July 14, 2010
Patent Litigations
- Finjan Inc. v. McAfee Inc. et. al. filed 2010-07-12 in Delaware
- Stiefel Laboratories Inc. et. al. v. Perrigo Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. et. al. filed 2010-07-12 in Delaware
- Ford et. al. v. Hubbell Incorporated et. al. filed 2010-07-13 in Illinois Southern
- ARC Products LLC v. Kelly filed 2010-07-13 in Missouri Eastern
- Schroeder & Tremayne, Inc. v. TV Products (USA), Inc. et. al. filed 2010-07-13 in Illinois Southern
- Promote Innovation LLC v. Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. filed 2010-07-13 in Texas Eastern
- ArrivalStar S.A. et. al. v. Xora, Inc. filed 2010-07-13 in Illinois Northern
- ArrivalStar S.A. et. al. v. Gordon * Howard Associates, Inc. filed 2010-07-13 in Illinois Northern
- ArrivalStar S.A. et. al. v. Xata Corporation filed 2010-07-13 in Illinois Northern
- ArrivalStar S.A. et. al. v. EMS Technologies, Inc. filed 2010-07-13 in Illinois Northern
- ArrivalStar S.A. et. al. v. Telargo, Inc. filed 2010-07-13 in Illinois Northern
- ArrivalStar S.A. et. al. v. Complete Innovations, Inc. filed 2010-07-13 in Illinois Northern
- ArrivalStar S.A. et. al. v. EarthSearch Communications International, Inc. filed 2010-07-13 in Illinois Northern
- ArrivalStar S.A. et. al. v. Cemtek Com, Inc. filed 2010-07-13 in Illinois Northern
- ArrivalStar S.A. et. al. v. Ford Motor Company filed 2010-07-13 in Illinois Northern
- GEM and I Products Inc v. Disney Consumer Products Inc et. al. filed 2010-07-12 in California Central
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The Branding Summer of our Content and Discontent from ipkitten.blogspot.com The recent whirl of sporting events that have riveted fandom worldwide--the World Cup, Wimbledon and the Tour de France--have enough drama and diversity for anyone interested in viewing sports competitions. Even if you are not ...
Wednesday whimsies from ipkitten.blogspot.com This striking image was taken at the reception held earlier this month at London's latest novelty venue, The Gherkin, to celebrate the centenary of London-based IP practice Mathys & Squire. Following high-powered presentations and comments ...
Lady Gaga Protects Her Trademark and Sues Knockoff Merchandisers from patentlawip.blogspot.com 
Lady Gaga started her 2010 “Monster Ball” tour with a pre-emptive trademark infringement lawsuit. In the past, non-licensed merchandise vendors were tolerated outside large concerts, so long as they didn’t interfere too much with ...
The Long and "Short" of Derivatives in Box-Offce Receipts from ipfinance.blogspot.com Back in May, I published a post entitled "From Bonds to Bond?" here, in which I discussed the pros and cons of creating a futures exchange to trade derivatives based on box-office take. The motivation ...
Tidbit from www.patenthawk.com Congress is a cesspool of corruption, offering its members a variety of tricks to feather their own nests, and pay back those cronies who help finance the con job commonly called democracy. One legislative sleight ...
The Patent System And Its Problem Of Scaling from www.ipjur.com There are myths about patents on computer-implemented inventions a.k.a. software patents which won't ever die.
One of them is the allegation that patents are a tool to steal a software developer / programmer ...
Seal-a-Fridge: even franchising has its limits from ipfinance.blogspot.com One of the best ways of generating quality earnings from a trade mark is by licensing its use under a business format franchise. In theory, once the business formula is tried and tested, the franchise ...
35 USC 101 | Patent Prosecution after Bilski v. Kappos from iskraip.com Until further guidance is provided by the Federal Circuit (or Congress), it is not clear what is required for a claim to pass the threshold patent eligibility inquiry of 35 USC 101 (and not ...
New referral to the EBO: until when can a correction under Rule 140 be requested? from ipkitten.blogspot.com A new referral is pending before the EBO (G 1/10). It concerns a procedural question regarding the timing of a request for correction under Rule 140 (old Rule 89).
The facts of the case ...
Advanced Magnetic Closures v. Rome Fastener from www.patentlyo.com By Jason Rantanen
Early this week, I wrote about Leviton, former Chief Judge Michel's last opinion on inequitable conduct before leaving the bench. Advanced Magnetic Closures brings another perspective on the issue - this time ...
After much anticipation, ProQuest LLC has announced ProQuest Dialog for “Summer 2010″ completing the merging of the Dialog and DataStar product lines. ProQuest Dialog is the successor to the numerous Dialog literature search systems such ...
Once a trademark application is filed with the USPTO, the information – including the owner’s contact information – is public record and easily found online. Unfortunately, several companies mine the public data and send out what ...
Most people hate the way dropped chewing gum forms yucky stains on pavements. Now a British company has come up with a way to stop it. Traditionally, innovation has concentrated on cleaning methods,...
(From Steve ...
On Friday, July 9, 2010, Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), issued a press release touting the fact that they had managed to win a Motion for Summary Judgment in the ...
IPBiz noted in December 2007:
Innovation is not a subset of invention, as invention is defined by the USPTO. One can have "innovation" without having a patentable invention. Once one recognizes that, one can begins ...
It would make sense that not all patents require the same duration of protection. Certain areas of technology may only be useful for short periods of time and the applicant may only be interested in ...
Members of the European Parliament will be able to read the current draft of the much-debated Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in the “secret reading room” for the Parliament, Green Party Member Jan Philipp Albrecht told ...
In a recent article, "Suspension of compulsory execution as relief from patent injunctions", German patent litigation lawyer Philipp Ess explains how, for defendants in most patent infringement proceedings, the threat of an injunction halting production ...
Yesterday, Commerce Secretary Locke announced the membership of his new National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This Council is part of the Secretary's Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (see earlier posting).
I welcome ...
It's been a little while since I have posted on matters relating to the IP ADR Blog, but perhaps I can start with California’s special take on trade secrets, one of my favorite ...
U.S. Pat. No. 4,170,357: Golf club.
I claim:
1. In an athletic club having a shaft portion extending between a handle portion and a head portion which includes a ball-striking face, the ...
Stock trader, Howard Lindzon, believes that it is less risky to invest in start-up companies than the stock market. He made this stunning statement in an interview on Tech Ticker (please see the full interview ...
The latest text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) reflecting the late June – early July negotiations in Lucerne, Switzerland has allegedly been leaked, just after being placed in a secret reading room for the European ...
The Federal Circuit panel in Atser Research Technologies, Inc. v. Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc., 2010-1088 (Fed. Cir. July 8, 2010) had an opportunity to explore the meaning of “coupled to” in the oral argument of that ...
In the article Examining Patent Examination, 2010 Stan. Tech. L. Rev. 2, Lemley and Sampat give acknowledgements:
We thank Patrick Crosby at xblabs.com for assistance in obtaining the data used in our analyses and ...
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals requested rehearing onhow the inequitable conduct defense should be handled in patent infringement cases. Theamicus briefof the University of Kentucky Intellectual Property Law Society filed by ...
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