Patent & IP news for March 9, 2011
Patent Litigations
- Static Control Components, Inc. v. Industrial Engineering & Development, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-03-08 in North Carolina Middle
- Verilux, Inc. v. 2Go Products, LLC filed 2011-03-08 in Minnesota
- Yyz, LLC v. Metastorm, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-03-07 in Pennsylvania Eastern
- Patent Research Institute, L.L.C. v. Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-03-08 in Texas Eastern
- Peters et. al. v. J.R. Peters, Inc. filed 2011-03-08 in Pennsylvania Eastern
- Academy, Ltd. v. Little Griddle Innovations, LLC filed 2011-03-08 in Texas Southern
- Fitness Brands Inc. v. Tsai filed 2011-03-08 in California Southern
- Frey v. Accessory Brands, Inc. filed 2011-03-08 in Florida Southern
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited et. al. v. Apotex, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-03-04 in New York Southern
- Homeland Housewares, LLC v. E. Mishan and Sons, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-03-07 in California Central
- Smith v. Kongsberg Defense Corporation filed 2011-03-08 in Pennsylvania Middle
- Aloft Media, LLC v. Sap Ag et. al. filed 2011-03-09 in Texas Eastern
- Patent Research Institute, L.L.C. v. L'Oreal USA, Inc. filed 2011-03-09 in Texas Eastern
- Nycomed Us Inc. v. Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC et. al. filed 2011-03-08 in New Jersey
- Ghj Holdings, LLC v. Fisher & Paykel Appliances, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-03-09 in Texas Eastern
- Masterobjects, Inc. v. Amazon.Com, Inc. filed 2011-03-07 in California Northern
- Patent Research Institute, L.L.C. v. Johnson & Johnson et. al. filed 2011-03-09 in Texas Eastern
- Promote Innovation LLC v. Schering Corporation et. al. filed 2011-03-09 in New Jersey
- Patent Group, LLC v. Bicycle Tools Inc. filed 2011-03-09 in Texas Eastern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Media Piracy in Emerging Economies and Satirical Licenses from spicyipindia.blogspot.com The Social Science Research Council recently released a study titled 'Media Piracy in Emerging Economies', an independent, comparative study of media piracy and enforcement, with a focus on the social benefits of media piracy in ...
IPKat banned in Turkey -- but he's not alone from ipkitten.blogspot.com The IPKat has learned to his great dismay that not just he but all bloggers whose work is hosted on a Blogger Blogspot website are currently unavailable to Turkish readers, having been blocked by a ...
The Court Of Justice Of The EU Kills Patent Court Proposal. from www.ipjur.com In an earlier posting I had reported on the Opinion 01/09 - Statement by the Advocates General of the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning the European Patent and the Community Patent Court ...
Pinewood pledges a four-a-year habit from ipfinance.blogspot.com Following the decision to abolish the UK Film Council, a major source of funding for British film projects, it seems that th private sector is stepping in. Leading British studio and film service provider Pinewood ...
Guest Post: Made in India, faked in China from spicyipindia.blogspot.com 
Image take from here
Suchita Saigal, a name familiar to the Spicy IP readers, brings yet another piece of her refreshing and analytical reasoning to the fore for us, that has been presented as follows ...
Cooperation between competitors from ipkitten.blogspot.com If you know the rules, you and your competitor can
get a draw every time -- and no-one suspects collusion The IPKat is very fond of the Competition Law Association, but he can't always get ...
Bill Me from www.patenthawk.com 95-5, the Senate passed S.23, the America Invents Act. With a title like that, it might as well be called The Semi-Literate Senate Patent Act. Get your boots, here's the flow: "If we ...
Lights On from www.patenthawk.com Altair Engineering sued LEDdynamics for infringing 7,049,761, claiming an LED light fixture. The lights went out for Altair. "Closely-spaced" was hotly contested. Altair's position was shorted. Altair also had its plug pulled ...
Article One Featured Researcher: Timothy Kirk from info.articleonepartners.com From the chilly mountains of Denver, Colorado, Timothy Kirk is this week’s Featured Researcher. An initial ad on Craigslist sparked his interest, and after doing his research about Article One, he decided to join ...
Wednesday whimsies from ipkitten.blogspot.com Around the blogs. Congratulations are due to the most recondite blog on the IP block, The SPC Blog, which has just celebrated the signing-up of its one thousandth email subscriber. There is no truth in ...
Irish paper folds, but it's no O'Rigami ... from ipkitten.blogspot.com 
In "'Mail' sued over 'Tribune' cover" the Irish Times reports that the Irish Mail on Sunday is being sued for passing off over its alleged “brazen and outrageous” publication last month of a fake copy ...
Senate Passes Patent Reform Legislation (S. 23) from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Senate voted today in favor of S. 23, the "American Invents Act," aka the Patent Reform Act of 2011. The vote was 95-5, with Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Maria Cantwell ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Senate voted today in favor of S. 23, the "American Invents Act," aka the Patent Reform Act of 2011. The vote was 95-5, with Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Maria Cantwell ...
Reaction to Senate Passage of S. 23 from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- It took almost six years for Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to get a patent reform bill to the floor of the Senate for a vote. And after the Senate passed ...
By Donald Zuhn -- It took almost six years for Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to get a patent reform bill to the floor of the Senate for a vote. And after the Senate passed ...
Law Firms Making Changes To IP Staff from www.ip-watch.org
A number of law firms and a key trademark industry group have made changes in recent weeks aimed at boosting their intellectual property practices. Related Articles:
A number of law firms and a key trademark industry group have made changes in recent weeks aimed at boosting their intellectual property practices. Related Articles:
Lebron Jordan Inc. trademark complaint again Lebron, Jordan, Nike, and more from ipelton.wordpress.com
My wife loves to let me know when TMZ.com features stories relating to trademarks! Last night she asked if I knew that Lebron James and Michael Jordan has been sued for millions by a ...
My wife loves to let me know when TMZ.com features stories relating to trademarks! Last night she asked if I knew that Lebron James and Michael Jordan has been sued for millions by a ...
EU high Court says single European Community patent court would break law from ipspotlight.com
Yesterday the Court of Justice of the European Union dealt a blow to prospects for a Europe-wide patent court, stating that the proposed unified patent court would not be compatible with European Union law. After ...
Yesterday the Court of Justice of the European Union dealt a blow to prospects for a Europe-wide patent court, stating that the proposed unified patent court would not be compatible with European Union law. After ...
NPR GC takes over as interim CEO after (Schiller)2 resignations from ipbiz.blogspot.com
NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller has resigned
According to a CEO succession plan adopted by the Board in 2009, Joyce Slocum, SVP of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, has been appointed to the position ...
NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller has resigned
According to a CEO succession plan adopted by the Board in 2009, Joyce Slocum, SVP of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, has been appointed to the position ...
Patent Issues "Just After 12:00 a.m." on the Date of Issuance, Not When PTO Website Reports Issuance from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's earlier-filed declaratory relief action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction where the declaratory relief action was filed on the day the patent issued, but before ...
The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's earlier-filed declaratory relief action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction where the declaratory relief action was filed on the day the patent issued, but before ...
Gunasekera/Ohio University settle from ipbiz.blogspot.com
IPBiz has been covering the Gunasekera matter for some time. The federal case settled on Monday, March 7, 2011. Of some note is the observation that the lawyer fees [ $118,238 ] exceeded the amount Gunasekera ...
IPBiz has been covering the Gunasekera matter for some time. The federal case settled on Monday, March 7, 2011. Of some note is the observation that the lawyer fees [ $118,238 ] exceeded the amount Gunasekera ...
Cost-Effective International Patenting Strategies from info.inovia.com
As mentioned in an earlier post, inovia and a group of 4 University panelists discussed strategies for cost-effective foreign patent filing at the AUTM Annual Meeting last week in Las Vegas.
Bringing steps in-house, negotiating ...
Showdown between LG and Sony over PlayStation 3 seizures to take place tomorrow in a court in The Hague, Netherlands from fosspatents.blogspot.com
From a Brussels-based intellectual property lawyer I have received a copy of a Dutch court order obtained by LG against Sony on February 28, 2011. That court order -- which is an additional legal instrument not ...
Free Press Changes Leaders from www.ip-watch.org
Free Press, a US non-profit working to reform media, announced that its president is stepping down after almost a decade, to be replaced by the current managing director in mid-April. Josh Silver, who is outgoing ...
Free Press, a US non-profit working to reform media, announced that its president is stepping down after almost a decade, to be replaced by the current managing director in mid-April. Josh Silver, who is outgoing ...
Its all about relational capital from www.athenaalliance.org
We all know that relational capital is one of the most important intangible assets in this new I-Cubed Economy. Of course, it was always important. As the old saying goes, it's not what you ...
We all know that relational capital is one of the most important intangible assets in this new I-Cubed Economy. Of course, it was always important. As the old saying goes, it's not what you ...
Patent legislation passes the Senate from www.athenaalliance.org
Yesterday, the Senate overwhelmingly passed patent reform legislation in the form of the America Invents Act (95 to 5). However, as the New York Times points out, "the House is unlikely to take up a ...
Yesterday, the Senate overwhelmingly passed patent reform legislation in the form of the America Invents Act (95 to 5). However, as the New York Times points out, "the House is unlikely to take up a ...
RPX IPO: Patent Aggregation, Terrorists and Goldilocks from gametimeip.com
As patent aggregator RPX prepares to go public, despite suspicious financial disclosures, analyzing the RPX business model for sustainability becomes paramount for any investor. Unfortunately, RPX’s sustainability plans also spell disaster for its clients ...
As patent aggregator RPX prepares to go public, despite suspicious financial disclosures, analyzing the RPX business model for sustainability becomes paramount for any investor. Unfortunately, RPX’s sustainability plans also spell disaster for its clients ...
Righthaven Seeks Appeal of Fair-Use Ruling from www.iposgoode.ca
Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University. U.S. copyright litigation corporation Righthaven is appealing an October ruling by a U.S. District Court judge that the copying of eight sentences of a ...
Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University. U.S. copyright litigation corporation Righthaven is appealing an October ruling by a U.S. District Court judge that the copying of eight sentences of a ...
Confidentiality and the Tressel matter at Ohio State from ipbiz.blogspot.com
from rivals.yahoo:
Emails released by Ohio State revealed that in April, Tressel was notified by an attorney that several of his players were selling memorabilia to Rife, who was under federal investigation. Tressel said ...
from rivals.yahoo:
Emails released by Ohio State revealed that in April, Tressel was notified by an attorney that several of his players were selling memorabilia to Rife, who was under federal investigation. Tressel said ...
UN Rapporteur On Food Offers Long-Term Answer To Food Crisis from www.ip-watch.org
The annual report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the sixteenth session of the UN Human Rights Council yesterday is unequivocal. There must be a global ...
The annual report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the sixteenth session of the UN Human Rights Council yesterday is unequivocal. There must be a global ...
Major Setback for Unified EP Patent System from info.inovia.com
Given the often prohibitive expense of obtaining patent protection in Europe (often due to translation requirements in individual EP countries), applicants have been advocating for a unified European patent system for years. Respondents to our ...
United States Files Motion to Intervene and for Reconsideration of Order Finding False Marking Statute Unconstitutional from www.grayonclaims.com
Yesterday, the United States of America filed a motion to intervene and for reconsideration in the Unique Product Solutions v. Hy-Grade Valve case in the Northern District of Ohio, relating to the Court's February ...
New Jersey nearly creates "identity theft" bonanza from ipbiz.blogspot.com
An AP story begins
Taxpayers' Social Security numbers, confidential child abuse reports and personnel reviews of New Jersey workers nearly went to the highest bidder after the state sent surplus computers out for auction.
Nearly ...
An AP story begins
Taxpayers' Social Security numbers, confidential child abuse reports and personnel reviews of New Jersey workers nearly went to the highest bidder after the state sent surplus computers out for auction.
Nearly ...
Altair illustrates how to win by losing from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The Altair case illustrates how to evade judicial estoppel.
As the CAFC noted:
With respect to judicial estoppel, Altair argues that
the issue of the nature of the accused product was never
contested, and it ...
The Altair case illustrates how to evade judicial estoppel.
As the CAFC noted:
With respect to judicial estoppel, Altair argues that
the issue of the nature of the accused product was never
contested, and it ...
--[T]he Court is persuaded that [plaintiff's] approach is correct and holds that the [patent-in-suit] was issued just after 12:00 a.m. EDT -- from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Within a district court decision one finds the text [T]he Court is persuaded that [plaintiff's] approach is correct and holds that the [patent-in-suit] was issued just after 12:00 a.m. EDT
One ...
Within a district court decision one finds the text [T]he Court is persuaded that [plaintiff's] approach is correct and holds that the [patent-in-suit] was issued just after 12:00 a.m. EDT
One ...
Commerce Secretary Locke Nominated US Ambassador To China from www.ip-watch.org
US President Obama today nominated current US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be ambassador to China. US intellectual property rights holders see it as a positive contribution to what they see as a fight against ...
US President Obama today nominated current US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be ambassador to China. US intellectual property rights holders see it as a positive contribution to what they see as a fight against ...
ABB v Cooper: The Broad Scope of Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction from www.patentlyo.com
By Jason Rantanen ABB Inc. v. Cooper Industries, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2011) Download 10-1227 Panel: Rader, Lourie, and Dyk (author) In ABB v. Cooper, the CAFC addressed the previously unanswered question of whether federal subject ...
By Jason Rantanen ABB Inc. v. Cooper Industries, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2011) Download 10-1227 Panel: Rader, Lourie, and Dyk (author) In ABB v. Cooper, the CAFC addressed the previously unanswered question of whether federal subject ...
Media Piracy In Emerging Economies Report Stirs Debate from www.ip-watch.org
A large (440-pp) new report on media piracy in emerging economies is stirring significant debate in internet copyright and open access circles, as it purports to turn rights owner assertions by developed countries about global ...
A large (440-pp) new report on media piracy in emerging economies is stirring significant debate in internet copyright and open access circles, as it purports to turn rights owner assertions by developed countries about global ...
Top Patent Firms List for 2011 Released from www.postgrant.com
Intellectual Property Today magazine has recently released its list of the top patent firms of 2011, comprising 327 patent firms. The list ranks firms according to the number of utility patents issued in 2010 where ...
Intellectual Property Today magazine has recently released its list of the top patent firms of 2011, comprising 327 patent firms. The list ranks firms according to the number of utility patents issued in 2010 where ...
Courtney Love Settles from tacticalip.com
By Daniel Davidson Twitter users beware. Your 140 words might cost you. Courtney Love, who I have been following in her twitter drama, has settled with designer, Dawn Simorangkir, for $403,000 plus interest. The ...
By Daniel Davidson Twitter users beware. Your 140 words might cost you. Courtney Love, who I have been following in her twitter drama, has settled with designer, Dawn Simorangkir, for $403,000 plus interest. The ...
Show Me the Money! Article One Reaches $1 Million Milestone from ipwatchdog.com
On Monday, March 7, 2011, Article One Partners announced that it had surpassed the $1 Million milestone and has now distributed over $1 million in reward money to Advisors. It would seem that Article One ...
On Monday, March 7, 2011, Article One Partners announced that it had surpassed the $1 Million milestone and has now distributed over $1 million in reward money to Advisors. It would seem that Article One ...
Salient Surgical Technologies Settles Bovie Medical Patent Infringement Lawsuit from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from a Salient press release published on March 9, 2011 by Business Wire: Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc., a privately held medical technology company that develops and markets advanced energy devices for ...
The following is excerpted from a Salient press release published on March 9, 2011 by Business Wire: Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc., a privately held medical technology company that develops and markets advanced energy devices for ...
Oral argument addresses the word “having” in a patent claim from www.717madisonplace.com
If you use the word “having” interchangeably with the word “comprising” in your claim drafting practice, you might want to listen to the oral argument in Biopolymer Engineering, Inc. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology v ...
If you use the word “having” interchangeably with the word “comprising” in your claim drafting practice, you might want to listen to the oral argument in Biopolymer Engineering, Inc. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology v ...
Jason Rantanen - Associate Professor of Law from www.patentlyo.com
I am very happy to announce that my fellow Patently-O author, Jason Rantanen, has accepted a tenure track position as an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Iowa College of Law. Professor Rantanen ...
I am very happy to announce that my fellow Patently-O author, Jason Rantanen, has accepted a tenure track position as an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Iowa College of Law. Professor Rantanen ...
CJudiciary Chairman Smith Praises Senate Passage of Patent Reform from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Lamar Smith (R-TX) noted:
Adopting a first-inventor-to-file standard creates certainty about patent ownership and makes it easier for American innovators to apply for patents around the world. The post-grant review process helps to reduce frivolous ...
Lamar Smith (R-TX) noted:
Adopting a first-inventor-to-file standard creates certainty about patent ownership and makes it easier for American innovators to apply for patents around the world. The post-grant review process helps to reduce frivolous ...
Patent Broker Ocean Tomo Auctioning Massive Collection Of Covenants from gametimeip.com
According to a press release from Ocean Tomo, patent owner Round Rock Research LLC will auction off four ‘Covenants Not to Sue’ at the upcoming Spring auction. This is an interesting move, and, offhand, I ...
According to a press release from Ocean Tomo, patent owner Round Rock Research LLC will auction off four ‘Covenants Not to Sue’ at the upcoming Spring auction. This is an interesting move, and, offhand, I ...
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