Patent & IP news for April 12, 2011
Patent Litigations
- Kraft Foods Global, Inc. et. al. v. Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-08 in New York Southern
- Hologic, Inc. v. IZI Medical Products, LLC filed 2011-04-11 in Massachusetts
- Sony Electronics Inc v. LG Electronics, Inc. filed 2011-04-08 in California Southern
- Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. v. Birchwood Laboratories, Inc. filed 2011-04-11 in Minnesota
- WhitServe LLC v. Patrafee AB et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Connecticut
- Purdue Pharma L.P. et. al. v. IMPAX Laboratories, Inc. filed 2011-04-08 in New York Southern
- Purdue Pharma L.P. et. al. v. Ranbaxy Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-08 in New York Southern
- Peoplenet Communications Corporation v. PJC Logistics, LLC filed 2011-04-08 in Minnesota
- Olympic Developments AG, LLC v. Valve Corporation filed 2011-04-11 in Washington Western
- Homoki et. al. v. Dorsey et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Texas Southern
- Icon Health & Fitness v. Yowza Fitness filed 2011-04-11 in Utah
- Icon Health & Fitness v. Pacemaster filed 2011-04-11 in Utah
- Walker Digital LLC v. Avaya Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. Apple Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. Myspace Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Lorenc v. Microaire Surgical Instruments, LLC et. al. filed 2011-04-08 in New York Southern
- Walker Digital LLC v. Compasslearning Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Luv N' Care, Ltd. et. al. v. Mayborn USA, Inc. filed 2011-04-11 in New York Southern
- Walker Digital LLC v. MasterCard International Incorporated filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. BuyWithMe Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-12 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. e2interactive Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. Google Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. Activision Blizzard Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. Facebook Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. Arrow Security Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. Amazon.com Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Infineon Technologies AG et. al. v. Atmel Corporation filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. American Airlines, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. Citigroup Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. Ayre Acoustics Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in Delaware
- Mesa Verde Strategies, LLC et. al. v. Etrade Financial Corporation et. al. filed 2011-04-12 in New Jersey
- Walker Digital LLC v. Cannon U.S.A. Inc. et. al. filed 2011-04-12 in Delaware
- Wanda Ying Li v. Costco Wholesale Corporation et. al. filed 2011-04-08 in California Central
- Kim Edward Laube v. FURminator, Inc. filed 2011-04-11 in California Central
- Tex Pat, LLC v. Becton, Dickinson and Company et. al. filed 2011-04-12 in New Jersey
- Cisco Systems Inc. v. SynQor Inc. filed 2011-04-12 in Texas Eastern
- Aquawood LLC v. Wide Eyes Marketing, Ltd. et. al. filed 2011-04-11 in California Central
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Patent & IP Blogs
Mirror World v. Apple -- The Entire Market Value Rule Strikes Again from patent-warrior.blogspot.com 
For damages purposes, this case is actually known for an apparent mixup, where the jury awarded damages per patent for essentially the same conduct -- a verdict that the plaintiff did not ask for, but later ...
WEB SHIPPING ruling: CTM injunctions both are and aren't pan-European from ipkitten.blogspot.com This morning the Court of Justice gave its ruling in Case C-235/09, DHL Express France SAS (formerly DHL International SA) v Chronopost SA, a case which the IPKat suspects will be greatly discussed, analysed ...
Judicial reform of patent litigation in the US: new article published from patlit.blogspot.com "Judicial reform of patent litigation in the USA" is the title of a team-authored article which will soon be published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice (JIPLP). The team consists of James ...
No Control from www.patenthawk.com 6,757,898 claims a networked medical database, over which McKesson sued Epic Systems. Epic licenses the accused product, MyChart, to healthcare providers. Epic's second summary judgment motion of non-infringement convinced the district court ...
"O Sole MyIPO ..." from ipkitten.blogspot.com Getting the OHIM Examiners choir to sing
"All Things Must Pass" was never going to be easy .... When the IPKat received information that the Malaysian Intellectual Property Office (a.k.a. MyIPO) had its own ...
Building an Invalidity Position from www.patenthawk.com Most patents are junk. But proving that to a judge or jury is no easy task. The more technical the claimed invention, the more difficult it can be to convey the mapping between prior disclosures ...
Crown Packaging v. Ball Metal Beverage Container: The Problem-Solution Approach to Written Description Issues from www.patentlyo.com By Jason Rantanen Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. v. Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation (Fed. Cir. 2011) Download 10-1020 Panel: Newman, Dyk (dissent), Whyte (author) For the past decade, the Federal Circuit has struggled to reconcile ...
Recent journals from ipkitten.blogspot.com The IPKat welcomes the newly-launched Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property which, as its title suggests, is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal about intellectual property which originates from the IPKat's friends and colleagues at Queen ...
Vodafone in Africa - a red footprint from ipfinance.blogspot.com Vodacom, RSA’s market leader in the cellular network space with a market share of 58% and 23 million customers (Wikipedia), is undergoing a major re-brand from its traditional blue/green to red. If you ...
Starclipz’s Trade Secret and Fraud Lawsuit Removed To Federal Court from www.iptrademarkattorney.com Los Angeles, CA – Starclipz sued Stargreetz and its principals in Los Angeles Superior Court for unfair competition, trade secrets misappropriation, interference with prospective advantage, conversion and other causes of action, none of which specifically included ...
USPTO to Host Clean Technology Partnership Meeting from www.patentabilityblog.com The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it will host its first Clean Technology Partnership Meeting on Wednesday, April 27th to bring clean technology stakeholders together to share ideas, experiences and insights ...
Patent Term Adjustment - When Is An Action An Action? from www.pharmapatentsblog.com
Yet another complaint has been filed against the USPTO challenging Patent Term Adjustment. The issue raised in Oncolytics Biotech Inc. v. Kappos is whether a deficient Office Action that was subsequently vacated by the USPTO ...
Yet another complaint has been filed against the USPTO challenging Patent Term Adjustment. The issue raised in Oncolytics Biotech Inc. v. Kappos is whether a deficient Office Action that was subsequently vacated by the USPTO ...
Europe Creates Orphan Works Registry, Copyright ID System; Digitises EU Content from www.ip-watch.org
A European Commission-backed project to identify copyright holders and define orphan works - whose copyright owners cannot be found - recently presented its results and is heading to a second phase with more partners. The project advances ...
A European Commission-backed project to identify copyright holders and define orphan works - whose copyright owners cannot be found - recently presented its results and is heading to a second phase with more partners. The project advances ...
Jon Dudas at FIRST on inventions of children from ipbiz.blogspot.com
from yahoo.finance:
"Kids are natural innovators," said Jon Dudas, who used to work for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office but is now the president of FIRST, an organization designed to help foster innovations ...
from yahoo.finance:
"Kids are natural innovators," said Jon Dudas, who used to work for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office but is now the president of FIRST, an organization designed to help foster innovations ...
Behind Walker Digital’s Velvet Glove Lies An Iron Fist from gametimeip.com
Patent licensing without the backdrop of litigation shouldn’t be rocket science. But Intellectual Ventures figured out last year that before shaking hands with the velvet glove, opponents want to peek at the iron fist ...
Patent licensing without the backdrop of litigation shouldn’t be rocket science. But Intellectual Ventures figured out last year that before shaking hands with the velvet glove, opponents want to peek at the iron fist ...
New stuff from the PTO from allthingspros.blogspot.com
- EFS-Web has been updated to process several types of petitions automatically. See the PTO notice here. You fill out an online form and the petition is granted in real time by EFS software, without action ...
Non Sequitur: We Need to Go Back to the Clinton Tax Rates from ipwatchdog.com
For goodness sake, innovation is the key to a better economy, not raising taxes! Simply stated, taxing more at a time when individuals and businesses are doing less well is not the same as taxing ...
For goodness sake, innovation is the key to a better economy, not raising taxes! Simply stated, taxing more at a time when individuals and businesses are doing less well is not the same as taxing ...
February trade in intangibles from www.athenaalliance.org
On the surface, this morning's trade data for February was good news. The deficit dropped by $1.2 billion to $45.8 billion. The bad news, however, was that improvement was due to slower ...
On the surface, this morning's trade data for February was good news. The deficit dropped by $1.2 billion to $45.8 billion. The bad news, however, was that improvement was due to slower ...
Failure to Allege Who Withheld Information From PTO Sinks Inequitable Conduct Counterclaims from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court granted plaintiff's motion to dismiss defendant's inequitable conduct counterclaim for failure to plead with particularity. "Counterclaim I fails to specifically identify who knowingly and purposefully withheld the allegedly material information regarding ...
The court granted plaintiff's motion to dismiss defendant's inequitable conduct counterclaim for failure to plead with particularity. "Counterclaim I fails to specifically identify who knowingly and purposefully withheld the allegedly material information regarding ...
Robertson #2: Class Action Settlement Approval Matters Heard from www.iposgoode.ca
Kirk Baert and Jonathan Bida of Koskie Minsky LLP are class counsel in this action. Heather Robertson has prosecuted two class actions on behalf of freelance authors in Canada relating to the reproduction of their ...
Kirk Baert and Jonathan Bida of Koskie Minsky LLP are class counsel in this action. Heather Robertson has prosecuted two class actions on behalf of freelance authors in Canada relating to the reproduction of their ...
Oral Argument in 9th Circuit Facebook Case from www.717madisonplace.com
The 9th Circuit released its decision in Facebook et al. v. Connectu, Inc., 08-16873 (9th Cir. April 11, 2011) concerning a disputed settlement agreement in the lawsuit regarding who came up with the idea for ...
The 9th Circuit released its decision in Facebook et al. v. Connectu, Inc., 08-16873 (9th Cir. April 11, 2011) concerning a disputed settlement agreement in the lawsuit regarding who came up with the idea for ...
Exploring the WIPO Global Brand Database from intellogist.wordpress.com
Who enjoys searching for trademarks? I don’t know many people who like using the clunky interface of the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) over at the USPTO website when they need to search for ...
Who enjoys searching for trademarks? I don’t know many people who like using the clunky interface of the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) over at the USPTO website when they need to search for ...
"Patent law is a creature of statute" from ipbiz.blogspot.com
In the suit brought by patentee MCKESSON TECHNOLOGIES, Epic Systems peevailed.
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit noted:
Patent law is a creature
of statute and “expanding the rules governing direct
infringement to ...
In the suit brought by patentee MCKESSON TECHNOLOGIES, Epic Systems peevailed.
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit noted:
Patent law is a creature
of statute and “expanding the rules governing direct
infringement to ...
Fixing the “First Inventor to File” One-Year Grace-Period Provision of the Patent Reform Bills from www.patentlyo.com
Guest Post by Ted Sichelman, University of San Diego School of Law As any avid reader of Patently-O knows, the pending patent reform bills all contain a shift from a primarily "first to invent" to ...
Guest Post by Ted Sichelman, University of San Diego School of Law As any avid reader of Patently-O knows, the pending patent reform bills all contain a shift from a primarily "first to invent" to ...
The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention from hallingblog.com
Human character (or at least behavior) was changed, and changed forever, by seventeenth-century Britain’s insistence that ideas were a kind of property. This notion is as consequential as any idea in history
Human character (or at least behavior) was changed, and changed forever, by seventeenth-century Britain’s insistence that ideas were a kind of property. This notion is as consequential as any idea in history
Manager’s Amendment for H.R. 1249 from inventivestep.net
Today, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced a Manager’s Amendment to H.R. 1249. The amendment makes a number of changes to the text of the original bill. First, the definition of prior art is ...
Today, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced a Manager’s Amendment to H.R. 1249. The amendment makes a number of changes to the text of the original bill. First, the definition of prior art is ...
Preparing The World To Influenza Pandemic, Industry Key Role, Says WHO from www.ip-watch.org
An influenza pandemic is like the sword of Damocles over the world, and the recent H1N1 pandemic showed that the global response was inadequate, said the co-chairs of a World Health Organization group working on ...
An influenza pandemic is like the sword of Damocles over the world, and the recent H1N1 pandemic showed that the global response was inadequate, said the co-chairs of a World Health Organization group working on ...
USPTO to Host Clean Technology Partnership Meeting from ipwatchdog.com
Leading industry experts will provide an overview of the clean technology landscape, addressing the importance of regional accelerators, giving an update on clean tech patents, and highlighting the benefits of the USPTO’s Green Technology ...
Leading industry experts will provide an overview of the clean technology landscape, addressing the importance of regional accelerators, giving an update on clean tech patents, and highlighting the benefits of the USPTO’s Green Technology ...
A Historical Perspective on the Gene Patent Controversy from holmansbiotechipblog.blogspot.com
"A page of history is worth a volume of logic”
- New York Trust Co. v. Eisner, 256 US 345, 349 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Critics postulate that gene patents threaten to impede next-generation genetic testing technologies ...
"A page of history is worth a volume of logic”
- New York Trust Co. v. Eisner, 256 US 345, 349 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Critics postulate that gene patents threaten to impede next-generation genetic testing technologies ...
Charlie Crist Settles With Talking Heads from tacticalip.com
By Daniel Davidson It is becoming an alarming trend for politicians and political parties to use someone else’s intellectual property in their campaigns. You may remember when Jackson Browne raised his eyebrow to the ...
By Daniel Davidson It is becoming an alarming trend for politicians and political parties to use someone else’s intellectual property in their campaigns. You may remember when Jackson Browne raised his eyebrow to the ...
Trademark Litigation Tactics Study was due to Congress March 17 – where is it? from ipelton.wordpress.com
Has the USPTO failed to comply with the law requiring it to report to Congress regarding trademark litigation tactics? On March 17, 2010, the Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 became law [Pub ...
Has the USPTO failed to comply with the law requiring it to report to Congress regarding trademark litigation tactics? On March 17, 2010, the Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 became law [Pub ...
International Patent History and Laws: Japan from info.articleonepartners.com
Today we bring you post three of a new five-part series on world patent and IP histories and laws. In this series, we’ll travel through Brazil, China, Japan, the European Union and India, highlighting ...
Today we bring you post three of a new five-part series on world patent and IP histories and laws. In this series, we’ll travel through Brazil, China, Japan, the European Union and India, highlighting ...
BPAI expands the reach of Agilent Doctrine in Ex Parte Smart from www.postgrant.com
The United States Patent Office recently published an new informative decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. In Ex parte Smart, the BPAI dealt for the first time with the doctrine developed by ...
The United States Patent Office recently published an new informative decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. In Ex parte Smart, the BPAI dealt for the first time with the doctrine developed by ...
Negotiations 101 - By Speaker John Boehner from www.ipadrblog.com
Speaker John Boehner showed his opponents how to negotiate. He used three standard but sophisticated techniques that those who are schooled in negotiations will recognize immediately.
The first one concerned the opening offer. If you ...
Infineon Files Patent-Infringement Lawsuit Against Rival Atmel in Delaware from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from an article by Phil Milford at Bloomberg published on April 12, 2011: German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG (IFX) sued smaller U.S. rival Atmel Corp., alleging infringement of 11 patents ...
The following is excerpted from an article by Phil Milford at Bloomberg published on April 12, 2011: German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG (IFX) sued smaller U.S. rival Atmel Corp., alleging infringement of 11 patents ...
BPAI affirms obviousness when Applicant's evidence shows that advantages of claimed feature were known from allthingspros.blogspot.com
BPAI affirms obviousness when Applicant's evidence shows that advantages of claimed feature were known
Takeaway: In an application for a medical device, the Applicant offered declaration evidence explaining why a claimed feature was superior ...
BPAI affirms obviousness when Applicant's evidence shows that advantages of claimed feature were known
Takeaway: In an application for a medical device, the Applicant offered declaration evidence explaining why a claimed feature was superior ...
Federal Budget Cuts = USPTO Budget Cuts? from www.patentlyo.com
For the most part, government accountants do not care that the USPTO is fee-funded rather than taxpayer-funded. Thus, $100 million cut from the USPTO budget counts as $100 million cut from the federal budget. In ...
For the most part, government accountants do not care that the USPTO is fee-funded rather than taxpayer-funded. Thus, $100 million cut from the USPTO budget counts as $100 million cut from the federal budget. In ...
Court Report - Part II from www.patentdocs.org
By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd et al. v. Watson Laboratories Inc. et al. 1:11-cv-00293; filed April 7 ...
By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd et al. v. Watson Laboratories Inc. et al. 1:11-cv-00293; filed April 7 ...
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