Patent & IP news for March 31, 2011
Patent Litigations
- Grandeye Limited v. Sentry 360 Security, Inc. filed 2011-03-30 in Illinois Northern
- Imperium (IP) Holdings, Inc. v. Apple Inc. et. al. filed 2011-03-30 in Texas Eastern
- StarPound Corporation, Inc. v. Zoove, Inc. filed 2011-03-29 in Georgia Northern
- Snack Alliance, Inc. et. al. v. Utz Quality Foods, Inc. filed 2011-03-30 in Ohio Northern
- Ghj Holdings, LLC v. Valterra Products, Inc. filed 2011-03-30 in Texas Eastern
- Tommy Hilfiger Group B.V. v. Webvention Holdings LLC et. al. filed 2011-03-30 in Delaware
- StoneAge, Inc. v. NLB Corporation filed 2011-03-30 in Michigan Eastern
- The United States Of America et. al. v. Hetero Drugs, Ltd. et. al. filed 2011-03-28 in New Jersey
- Tierravision, Inc. v. Research in Motion Ltd. et. al. filed 2011-03-30 in California Southern
- Grandeye Limited v. Immervision filed 2011-03-30 in Texas Western
- Simmons Bedding Company et. al.. v. Leggett & Platt, Inc. et. al.. filed 2011-03-30 in Wisconsin Western
- Dr. Greens, Inc. v. Stephens et. al. filed 2011-03-29 in California Southern
- Celgene Corporation et. al. v. Intellipharmaceutics Corp. filed 2011-03-25 in New Jersey
- Mortgage Grader Inc v. Archstone Financial Inc et. al. filed 2011-03-29 in California Central
- PJC Logistics, LLC v. AAA Cooper Transportation, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-03-29 in Florida Middle
- H-W Technology, L.C. v. Apple Inc et. al. filed 2011-03-30 in Texas Northern
- J2 Global Communications Inc et. al. v. Fax87.com et. al. filed 2011-03-29 in California Central
- Piao Shang Industry Co., Ltd. v. Acco Brands Corporation et. al. filed 2011-03-29 in California Central
- Pfizer Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. et. al. filed 2011-03-30 in Delaware
- Optimum Power Solutions LLC v. Apple Inc. et. al. filed 2011-03-29 in California Northern
- Senju Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. et. al. v. Lupin Limited et. al. filed 2011-03-31 in Delaware
- Eurand Inc. et. al. v. Anchen Pharmaceuticals Inc. et. al. filed 2011-03-30 in Delaware
- Ralink Technology Corp. v. Lantiq, Deutschland GmbH filed 2011-03-30 in California Northern
- Huga Optotech Inc v. Bluestone Innovations LLC et. al. filed 2011-03-31 in California Northern
- Patent Group, LLC v. CertainTeed Corporation filed 2011-03-31 in Texas Eastern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Book reviews from ipkitten.blogspot.com Apart from the light-bulb symbolism
on the cover, this book has much
to commend it to the busy reader The IPKat has been perusing the second edition of Essentials of Intellectual Property, by Alexander I ...
Patent Squatting from ipfinance.blogspot.com 
Shares in Eastman Kodak have risen 10% on the news that the company has persuaded the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to reconsider its patent infringement case against smartphone manufacturers Apple and Research In Motion ...
International Patent History and Laws: Brazil from info.articleonepartners.com China recently announced the lofty goal of filing two million patents annually by 2015, vastly outnumbering all other countries in number of patents filed. The impact of this announcement was seen and heard throughout the ...
Curia and curiouser: law reports, authenticity and the Court of Justice from ipkitten.blogspot.com It's time for to leave Wonderland
and enter the real world Taking a stroll along the cyber-highway this afternoon, the IPKat chanced upon this little gem from the Curia website of the Court of ...
Judicial determination of a "Well-known" Indian mark- TATA from spicyipindia.blogspot.com This post provides a review of a recent judgment of the Delhi (CS(OS) No. 264/2008 and CS(OS) No. 232/2009), Tata Sons Ltd. vs Mr. Md. Jawed & Anr., (judgment available on Indiankanoon ...
The Death of Data Exclusivity? from spicyipindia.blogspot.com After several months of secretive deliberations, intense politicking and protests, sophisticated debates and powerful op-eds, apparent volte faces, subtle media subterfuge and various other things that might have made for a good Bollywood blockbuster, it ...
Hours and minutes: the Advocate General speaks from ipkitten.blogspot.com The Court of Justice of the European Union is being kept very busy by intellectual property matters these days. Today's batch of Curia posts includes the Advocate General's Opinion in Case C‑190 ...
If Patent Interference Practice Is Too Expensive For Inventors, Why Is Eliminating It The Answer? from gametimeip.com
New Scientist reporter Paul Marks has written one of the more balanced articles on patent reform that I’ve read in a very long time. In it, Marks recounts the tale of an American inventor ...
New Scientist reporter Paul Marks has written one of the more balanced articles on patent reform that I’ve read in a very long time. In it, Marks recounts the tale of an American inventor ...
House Introduces Its Version of "America Invents Act" from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- Today, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives, Lamar Smith (R-TX) (at right), introduced a version of the America Invents Act (passed by the Senate as S ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- Today, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives, Lamar Smith (R-TX) (at right), introduced a version of the America Invents Act (passed by the Senate as S ...
Cross-Post: General Patent Corporation Owner Poltorak Suggests Improvements To Patent System from gametimeip.com
Originally posted at Patent Connections: Should America adopt German-style utility model patents? Speaking about patent reform as the founder and spokesman for American Innovators for Patent Reform (AMINN), Alexander Poltorak (also the owner of General ...
Originally posted at Patent Connections: Should America adopt German-style utility model patents? Speaking about patent reform as the founder and spokesman for American Innovators for Patent Reform (AMINN), Alexander Poltorak (also the owner of General ...
Toastabags® inventor Guy Unwin on Dragons' Den from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk
Last night I saw a new Dragons' Den episode for me, with Guy Unwin offering equity in his household products inventions in return for funding. It dates from 2008. I recognized the Toastabags®...
(From Steve ...
Last night I saw a new Dragons' Den episode for me, with Guy Unwin offering equity in his household products inventions in return for funding. It dates from 2008. I recognized the Toastabags®...
(From Steve ...
Licensees Obtaining Data from Other Licensees from www.pharmapatentsblog.com
When a drug candidate is licensed to different licensees in different territories, the ability of each licensee to obtain marketing approval for the product may depend on access to data generated by the other. While ...
When a drug candidate is licensed to different licensees in different territories, the ability of each licensee to obtain marketing approval for the product may depend on access to data generated by the other. While ...
Android patent suit no. 38: Tierravision sues Google, Microsoft and RIM over spatial data patent from fosspatents.blogspot.com
I recently published an infographic that shows 37 Android-related patent lawsuits that have been filed since March 2010. I have now found no. 38. It's not exclusively Android-related, but a key element of Android ...
A Radical Alternative Patent Reform Proposal: Eliminating The Non-Obvious Requirement from gametimeip.com
Congress is debating patent reform once again, with the House Judiciary committee hearing testimony from USPTO Commissioner David Kappos and other witnesses today about first-to-file and prior user rights. The most significant problem, as has ...
Congress is debating patent reform once again, with the House Judiciary committee hearing testimony from USPTO Commissioner David Kappos and other witnesses today about first-to-file and prior user rights. The most significant problem, as has ...
Dissing competitors in a patent application from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Within published US application 20110076733 (assigned to Gevo), one finds the text:
[0010]Isobutanol has been produced in recombinant microorganisms expressing a heterologous, five-step metabolic pathway (See, e.g., WO/2007/050671 to Donaldson et ...
Within published US application 20110076733 (assigned to Gevo), one finds the text:
[0010]Isobutanol has been produced in recombinant microorganisms expressing a heterologous, five-step metabolic pathway (See, e.g., WO/2007/050671 to Donaldson et ...
The Final Battle in Star Wars Copyright Dispute from www.iposgoode.ca
Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University. Andrew Ainsworth fabricated suits of Imperial Stormtrooper armour for the filming of Star Wars. Decades later, he began selling reproductions to fans. Lucasfilm Limited sued Mr ...
Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University. Andrew Ainsworth fabricated suits of Imperial Stormtrooper armour for the filming of Star Wars. Decades later, he began selling reproductions to fans. Lucasfilm Limited sued Mr ...
Some House members are questioning patent reform from ipbiz.blogspot.com
In a post titled Lawmakers Question Patent Reform Bill, Grant Gross presents some of the downsides to the present patent reform bill ("America Invents Act"; S.23 in the Senate).
Mel Watt [D-NC] questioned whether ...
In a post titled Lawmakers Question Patent Reform Bill, Grant Gross presents some of the downsides to the present patent reform bill ("America Invents Act"; S.23 in the Senate).
Mel Watt [D-NC] questioned whether ...
Organic farmers sue Monsanto over GM seed from ipbiz.blogspot.com
In a bit of a turnabout, organic farmers are suing Monsanto over genetically modified crops. From Mass High Tech:
Organic farmers have been angered by the use of genetically modified seed because it competes with ...
In a bit of a turnabout, organic farmers are suing Monsanto over genetically modified crops. From Mass High Tech:
Organic farmers have been angered by the use of genetically modified seed because it competes with ...
New smartphone patent suit also targets app developers: H-W Technology sues 32 parties from fosspatents.blogspot.com
I just finished my blog post on Android patent suit no. 38 (which also targets RIM and Microsoft), and then found out about the next smartphone suit that claims patent infringement by Android (also other ...
FOIA request as to emails of professors at public institutions from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Of a FOIA request for emails of professors at public universities, USAToday reported:
"I know it's not the same as a private e-mail account. I know the university owns my e-mail. But I'm ...
Of a FOIA request for emails of professors at public universities, USAToday reported:
"I know it's not the same as a private e-mail account. I know the university owns my e-mail. But I'm ...
Robert Bunsen (March 30, 1811 – August 16, 1899). from anticipatethis.wordpress.com
As observed by this recent Doodle at the Google website, March 30, 2011 marked 200 years since the birth of notable German chemist Robert Bunsen. If the name sounds familiar, those of you remember chemistry ...
As observed by this recent Doodle at the Google website, March 30, 2011 marked 200 years since the birth of notable German chemist Robert Bunsen. If the name sounds familiar, those of you remember chemistry ...
Response to competitiveness RFI - knowledge creation and dissemination from www.athenaalliance.org
Continuing comments on the questions posed by the Commerce Department's Competitiveness study RFI (see here, here, here and here), we turn to a cluster of topics and questions concerning knowledge creation and dissemination. The ...
Continuing comments on the questions posed by the Commerce Department's Competitiveness study RFI (see here, here, here and here), we turn to a cluster of topics and questions concerning knowledge creation and dissemination. The ...
WHO Experts To Analyse R&D Financing, Focus On Poor Country Diseases from www.ip-watch.org
The World Health Organization expert working group tasked with studying proposals on financing and coordinating research and development for diseases that disproportionately affect developing countries will meet next week. The working group’s path is ...
The World Health Organization expert working group tasked with studying proposals on financing and coordinating research and development for diseases that disproportionately affect developing countries will meet next week. The working group’s path is ...
Atlas Shrugged the Movie Opens April 15th from hallingblog.com
Ayn Rand’s ground breaking novel Atlas Shrugged has been made into a movie. The movie is tackling the book in three parts. The first part open on April 15th – how appropriate. Click here for ...
Ayn Rand’s ground breaking novel Atlas Shrugged has been made into a movie. The movie is tackling the book in three parts. The first part open on April 15th – how appropriate. Click here for ...
Australia’s Federal Court rules ISPs must help prevent Copyright Infringement from www.iposgoode.ca
Adam Heckman is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to ...
Adam Heckman is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to ...
The TKDL- A New Tool for Finding and Protecting Old Knowledge from intellogist.wordpress.com
It’s difficult for indigenous cultures in developing countries to protect their traditional knowledge (TK) from exploitation. Opportunistic individuals and corporations try to patent and sell traditional medical knowledge, since patent examiners often can’t ...
It’s difficult for indigenous cultures in developing countries to protect their traditional knowledge (TK) from exploitation. Opportunistic individuals and corporations try to patent and sell traditional medical knowledge, since patent examiners often can’t ...
Patent Reform 2011: House of Representatives Bill No. H.R. 1249 from www.patentlyo.com
Representatives Lamar Smith, Bob Goodlatte, and Darrell Issa have introduced their version of the America Invents Act (AIA) to the House of Representatives. H.R. 1249. [AIA.pdf] The AIA closely tracks the Senate's ...
Representatives Lamar Smith, Bob Goodlatte, and Darrell Issa have introduced their version of the America Invents Act (AIA) to the House of Representatives. H.R. 1249. [AIA.pdf] The AIA closely tracks the Senate's ...
Electronic Filing and Automatic Decisions for Common Petitions to the Patent Office from www.patentlyo.com
Petitions practice before the Patent Office has long been something of a quagmire. The Office has been working on several initiatives to shed more light on the process and to ensure that decisions are released ...
Petitions practice before the Patent Office has long been something of a quagmire. The Office has been working on several initiatives to shed more light on the process and to ensure that decisions are released ...
FUJIFILM Corporation Wins Patent Infringement Case in U.S. Court of Appeals from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from a March 31, 2011 FUJIFILM press release published by Business Wire: On behalf of FUJIFILM Corporation based in Tokyo, Japan, FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation announced that the company has received ...
The following is excerpted from a March 31, 2011 FUJIFILM press release published by Business Wire: On behalf of FUJIFILM Corporation based in Tokyo, Japan, FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation announced that the company has received ...
Mixed Results For Round Rock Covenant Auction, No Sale For Walker Digital from gametimeip.com
Freedom to operate under a 4200+ patent portfolio owned by Round Rock Research, LLC went up on the ICAP Ocean Tomo auction block today in New York City, but according to Wendy Chou of Chou ...
Freedom to operate under a 4200+ patent portfolio owned by Round Rock Research, LLC went up on the ICAP Ocean Tomo auction block today in New York City, but according to Wendy Chou of Chou ...
WIPO Says Cybersquatting Filings Sharply Up, Watches ICANN’s Domain Name Expansion from www.ip-watch.org
Filing complaints about cybersquatting, which the World Intellectual Property Organization defines as the “abusive registration of trademarks as domain names,” is on an upward trend, according to WIPO Director General Francis Gurry said today. Meanwhile ...
Filing complaints about cybersquatting, which the World Intellectual Property Organization defines as the “abusive registration of trademarks as domain names,” is on an upward trend, according to WIPO Director General Francis Gurry said today. Meanwhile ...
An overview of the patent application process in the United States from ipspotlight.com
New inventors and corporate executives who are considering a patent for the first time often seek general information about the work, costs, and timing are required in order to apply for and obtain a patent ...
New inventors and corporate executives who are considering a patent for the first time often seek general information about the work, costs, and timing are required in order to apply for and obtain a patent ...
US Department of Energy challenge offers energy entrepreneurs $1,000 licenses to national laboratory technology from ipspotlight.com
This week U.S Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced a new program that is intended to encourage entrepreneurship and new energy technologies. The Deparment of Energy owns 17 national laboratories around the country. Each ...
This week U.S Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced a new program that is intended to encourage entrepreneurship and new energy technologies. The Deparment of Energy owns 17 national laboratories around the country. Each ...
CBA Canvassed Issues on IPS Liability in Now Dead Bill C-32 from www.iposgoode.ca
Kalen Lumsden is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to ...
Kalen Lumsden is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to ...
Patent Litigation Experiences K-T* Event? from gametimeip.com
Did anyone feel the ground shake on the Lower East Side today? At Capitale in New York City, a major shift in the patent transactional marketplace may have signaled the beginning of the end of ...
Did anyone feel the ground shake on the Lower East Side today? At Capitale in New York City, a major shift in the patent transactional marketplace may have signaled the beginning of the end of ...
Retraction vindicated? [?} from ipbiz.blogspot.com
A headline at The Scientist is Retraction vindicated? A definition of "vindicate" is To provide justification or support for. One might thus read the headline as prefacing a story wherein further evidence is found to ...
A headline at The Scientist is Retraction vindicated? A definition of "vindicate" is To provide justification or support for. One might thus read the headline as prefacing a story wherein further evidence is found to ...
Kansas City to Receive Gigabit Internet From Google – Google Adult Searches About to Spike in Kansas City from tacticalip.com
By Scott Nyman Over a year ago, Google announced that it would build a fiber optic data network in one lucky city capable of providing 1 Gbps downloading bandwidth (source). That’s 1,000 Mbps ...
By Scott Nyman Over a year ago, Google announced that it would build a fiber optic data network in one lucky city capable of providing 1 Gbps downloading bandwidth (source). That’s 1,000 Mbps ...
Decrease in New False Marking Cases Filed Post In re BP Lubricants from www.grayonclaims.com
New false marking case filings have appeared to drop dramatically since the Federal Circuit's March 15, 2011 In re BP Lubricants decision. This is evidenced by the fact that from March 16th through March ...
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