Patent & IP news for November 8, 2010
Patent Litigations
- Arnold v. Manning NavComp, Inc. filed 2010-11-04 in Colorado
- Enpat, Inc. v. Robinson Air Crane, Inc. filed 2010-11-05 in Florida Southern
- Enpat, Inc. v. N130Cd LLC filed 2010-11-05 in Florida Southern
- KM Enterprises, Inc. v. Global Traffic Technologies, LLC filed 2010-11-05 in Minnesota
- Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC v. Carlisle Foodservice Products, Incorporated et. al. filed 2010-11-05 in Virginia Western
- Monsanto Company et. al. v. Southfork Farms, LLC et. al. filed 2010-11-05 in Tennessee Western
- Uniloc USA, Inc. et. al. v. Engrasp, Inc. et. al. filed 2010-11-08 in Texas Eastern
- Main Hastings LLC v. Brunswick Corporation et. al. filed 2010-11-08 in Texas Eastern
- Promote Innovation LLC v. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. filed 2010-11-08 in Texas Eastern
- Mobile Micromedia Solutions, LLC v. SAAB Cars North America, Inc. et. al. filed 2010-11-08 in Texas Eastern
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Blawg Review #289 from www.patentbaristas.com Welcome to another Autumnal Edition of Blawg Review, hosted this week by the Patent Baristas. We’re always glad to have people over to visit so grab a piping hot spiced latte and we’ll ...
Monday miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com The closing date for the IPKat's Anagrams competition, for which the prize was complimentary admission to next week's "Copying Without Infringing" conference on Wednesday 17 November, was 31 October. The Kat was roaming ...
Lamebook sues Facebook for Trademark Non-Infringement from www.iptrademarkattorney.com Facebook, if you've been living on a deserted island, is eponymous with online social networking. Lamebook is a parody website recently created by Jonathan Standefer and Matthew Genitempo, two graphic designers from Austin, Texas ...
Trade marks and brands "overlooked" from ipkitten.blogspot.com Sharing the same vision, singing
the same tune -- ITMA and BBG The IPKat learned today that his friends at the British Brands Group (BBG), together with the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA), expressed serious ...
Court Labels Claims Transformed in Patent Reexamination Mere Disguise from www.patentspostgrant.com Substantially Identical…More than Meets the Eye!
An interesting issue raised by any post grant claim amendment (e.g., patent reissue and/or patent reexamination) is: For a given claim, what is the degree of ...
Meet the Trademark Troll from ipfinance.blogspot.com 
We have patent trolls and copyright trolls (especially in jurisdictions that provide for statutory damages). Now it is the turn of the trademark troll.
Consider the following situation. You file a trademark application on behalf ...
The PCC Page, no.5: taking a look at the road map from patlit.blogspot.com Navigating the PCC's new rules --
not a subject to take 'lightly' The PCC Pages is a series of Tuesday features on the new regime for litigation before the recently revamped Patents County Court (PCC ...
Two En Banc Arguments at Federal Circuit this Week from inventivestep.net Tomorrow morning, two important cases will be argued at the Federal Circuit.
Therasense v. Becton Dickinson
This case will be heard by the 9 active judges plus Senior Judge Daniel Friedman. Senior judges usually do ...
Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org
November 8, 2010 - Advanced Patent Licensing 2010: Current Developments and Best Practices (Practising Law Institute) - New York, NY (Groupcasts to be held in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Mechanicsburg, PA) November 8-9, 2010 - Patent Litigation 2010 ...
November 8, 2010 - Advanced Patent Licensing 2010: Current Developments and Best Practices (Practising Law Institute) - New York, NY (Groupcasts to be held in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Mechanicsburg, PA) November 8-9, 2010 - Patent Litigation 2010 ...
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. Astellas US LLC et al. v. Nycomed U.S. Inc. 1:10-cv-08274; filed November 2, 2010 ...
By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Astellas US LLC et al. v. Nycomed U.S. Inc. 1:10-cv-08274; filed November 2, 2010 ...
Two for Tuesday: En Banc Hearings in Therasense, Tivo from www.pharmapatentsblog.com
This week brings two en banc hearings at the Federal Circuit. Inequitable conduct issues will be addressed in Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., and contempt proceedings issues will be addressed in Tivo Inc. v ...
This week brings two en banc hearings at the Federal Circuit. Inequitable conduct issues will be addressed in Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., and contempt proceedings issues will be addressed in Tivo Inc. v ...
Top nine trademark application mistakes from ipelton.wordpress.com
Thinking of applying for trademark registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office? Of course, registering a brand name, slogan, or logo is a very good idea as it enhances your protection and value ...
Curated gobbledy-gook? from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Within a story titled The Washington Post comes to iPad :
Chloe Sladden, Twitter Director of Media Partnerships, said: "The effortless way that The Washington Post's iPad app integrates curated, meaningful Tweets into their articles ...
Within a story titled The Washington Post comes to iPad :
Chloe Sladden, Twitter Director of Media Partnerships, said: "The effortless way that The Washington Post's iPad app integrates curated, meaningful Tweets into their articles ...
Lamar Smith on patent reform from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Lamar Smith in mainjustice on 4 Nov 2010:
Patent Reform: Nearly 30 percent of American workers are found in intellectual property industries such as health care, entertainment, renewable energy and information-technology. Patents protect this intellectual ...
Lamar Smith in mainjustice on 4 Nov 2010:
Patent Reform: Nearly 30 percent of American workers are found in intellectual property industries such as health care, entertainment, renewable energy and information-technology. Patents protect this intellectual ...
"Lawyers talking about metaphysics are not an ideal situation" from ipbiz.blogspot.com
There are a number of interesting quotes within the article What U.S. Can Teach Europe About Patents.
There is mention of metaphysics:
Current English law — falling as it does under the European Patent Convention ...
There are a number of interesting quotes within the article What U.S. Can Teach Europe About Patents.
There is mention of metaphysics:
Current English law — falling as it does under the European Patent Convention ...
WIPO Copyright Committee Tackles Visually Impaired Access, Other Exceptions from www.ip-watch.org
The World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) is meeting this week in an attempt to advance proposals to improve global access to copyrighted works, following a disappointing summer meeting ...
The World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) is meeting this week in an attempt to advance proposals to improve global access to copyrighted works, following a disappointing summer meeting ...
Biotech grants announced from www.athenaalliance.org
One section of the heath care legislation passed last spring was a programs of grants and tax credits to biotech firms for high-risk research -- the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program. In an interesting arrangement, the ...
Plaintiff's "Recent, Ephemeral" Presence in EDTX did not Warrant Retention of Venue Where the Public and Private Convenience Factors Favored Transfer from docketreport.blogspot.com
Defendants' motion to transfer venue was granted where the private and public factors favored transfer. "[Plaintiff] allegedly moved its office to a residential apartment complex in Frisco less than three weeks before this suit was ...
Defendants' motion to transfer venue was granted where the private and public factors favored transfer. "[Plaintiff] allegedly moved its office to a residential apartment complex in Frisco less than three weeks before this suit was ...
USPTO plans to extend "Green Technology Pilot Program" from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Note from page 64692 of the Federal Register/Vol. 75, No. 202/Wednesday, October 20, 2010/Notices on the Green Technology Pilot Program :
The program is designed to promote the development
of green technologies. Participation ...
Note from page 64692 of the Federal Register/Vol. 75, No. 202/Wednesday, October 20, 2010/Notices on the Green Technology Pilot Program :
The program is designed to promote the development
of green technologies. Participation ...
Event Reminder : IP Conclave 2010 by CCH India and Fidus Law Chambers from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
Just a quick reminder : CCH India is organizing a one-day Intellectual Property Conclave in collaboration with Fidus Law Chambers on November 12, 2010 in Mumbai. It is for the first time that an IP event ...
Just a quick reminder : CCH India is organizing a one-day Intellectual Property Conclave in collaboration with Fidus Law Chambers on November 12, 2010 in Mumbai. It is for the first time that an IP event ...
Preparing for the patent agent exam from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
In a previous post, we had written about the release of a revised draft revised patent manual (hereafter 'draft manual') at the IPO. This post will discuss how one preparing for the patent agent exam ...
In a previous post, we had written about the release of a revised draft revised patent manual (hereafter 'draft manual') at the IPO. This post will discuss how one preparing for the patent agent exam ...
Bayh-Dole Patent Ownership Dispute to be heard by Supreme Court from www.filewrapper.com
Last week, the Supreme Court announced it will review the Federal Circuit decision in Stanford v. Roche, addressing patent ownership under the Bayh-Dole Act, after granting Stanford's petition for a writ of certiorari. The ...
Last week, the Supreme Court announced it will review the Federal Circuit decision in Stanford v. Roche, addressing patent ownership under the Bayh-Dole Act, after granting Stanford's petition for a writ of certiorari. The ...
Supreme Court hears arguments today regarding first sale doctrine and international purchases from www.filewrapper.com
This morning the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega S.A., a case regarding the potential international scope of the first sale doctrine. Costco lawfully purchased authentic Omega watches ...
European Officials Eye Pan-European Passport For Collective Copyright Licencing from www.ip-watch.org
The European Commission is considering a proposal in the coming months to create a pan-European passport for collective music licensing intended to overcome stifling difficulties of 27 national collecting societies, a top official has told ...
The European Commission is considering a proposal in the coming months to create a pan-European passport for collective music licensing intended to overcome stifling difficulties of 27 national collecting societies, a top official has told ...
How do we Improve IP and Patent Education at Universities? from info.articleonepartners.com
On Wednesday, November 17th, Article One will be hosting a discussion around Intellectual Property and Patent Research Education at universities. We will be looking for feedback from current students, professors or recent graduates, including ...
No doubt: China is a World Power in Patents from intellectualprofit.blogspot.com
I saw it reported in the Economix blog of the New York Times that China is about to take the global lead in patent application filings.
There is nothing surprising about this. Indeed it is ...
I saw it reported in the Economix blog of the New York Times that China is about to take the global lead in patent application filings.
There is nothing surprising about this. Indeed it is ...
Being Green Isn’t Easy – Green Technology Pilot Program Extended for Free Accelerated Patent Examination from tacticalip.com
By: Aaron B. Thalwitzer It’s never been easy being green, and it still isn’t, but it did just get a little bit faster. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently issued a Notice ...
By: Aaron B. Thalwitzer It’s never been easy being green, and it still isn’t, but it did just get a little bit faster. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently issued a Notice ...
Trademark Collective Marks: Trademarking the Tea Party? from ipwatchdog.com
While Tea Partiers generally oppose federal government intervention, a U.S. judge has agreed to referee a dispute among Florida political activists that questions whether anyone has a trademark or any other intellectual property rights ...
While Tea Partiers generally oppose federal government intervention, a U.S. judge has agreed to referee a dispute among Florida political activists that questions whether anyone has a trademark or any other intellectual property rights ...
PTO Inventors Conference: Patent Claim Drafting for Inventors from ipwatchdog.com
Similarly, inventors shouldn't be rushing out to write their own patent applications and represent themselves pro se. In fact, representing yourself in a patent application is the patent equivalent of taking out your own ...
Similarly, inventors shouldn't be rushing out to write their own patent applications and represent themselves pro se. In fact, representing yourself in a patent application is the patent equivalent of taking out your own ...
US Trademark Commissioner Beresford To Retire from www.ip-watch.org
United States Trademark Commissioner Lynne Beresford has announced she will retire on 30 December, according to the US Patent and Trademark Office. Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations Deborah Cohn will succeed Beresford and assume her ...
United States Trademark Commissioner Lynne Beresford has announced she will retire on 30 December, according to the US Patent and Trademark Office. Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations Deborah Cohn will succeed Beresford and assume her ...
Bpai obvious reverse benefit different feature claimed from allthingspros.blogspot.com
Takeaway: The BPAI reversed an obviousness rejection because the benefit relied on by the Examiner as a motivation to combine (improved performance) was not related to the feature claimed, but was instead a benefit of ...
Takeaway: The BPAI reversed an obviousness rejection because the benefit relied on by the Examiner as a motivation to combine (improved performance) was not related to the feature claimed, but was instead a benefit of ...
Walgreens sues Wegmans over Trademark from www.lotempiolaw.com
Recently I wrote a blog post regarding the alleged infringement of the trademark IHOP. Now the national drugstore chain Walgreens believes that the Wegmans logo looks too much like the Walgreens registered trademark (PDF).
So ...
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