Patent & IP news for April 15, 2011
Patent Litigations
- Rowan et. al. v. Franco Manufacturing Company, Inc. filed 2011-04-14 in Ohio Northern
- Leggett & Platt Incorporated et. al. v. Simmons Bedding Company et. al. filed 2011-04-14 in Missouri Western
- JIA Jewelry Importers of America, Inc v. Pandora Jewelry, LLC filed 2011-04-14 in Maryland
- Gates That Open, LLC v. Gto Parts, LLC et. al. filed 2011-04-14 in Florida Northern
- DriverTech, LLC v. PJC Logistics, LLC filed 2011-04-14 in Minnesota
- Genzyme Corporation v. Seikagaku Corporation et. al. filed 2011-04-14 in Massachusetts
- C.G.H., Inc. v. Sunray Printing Solutions, Inc. filed 2011-04-14 in Minnesota
- Nautilus Neurosciences, Inc. et. al. v. Wockhardt USA LLC et. al. filed 2011-04-08 in New Jersey
- GIW Industries, Inc. v. S.P.I./Mobile Pulley Works, Inc. filed 2011-04-14 in Alabama Southern
- Texas Data Co., L.L.C. v. The Evercare Company filed 2011-04-15 in Georgia Northern
- Winchester Carpet & Rug Company v. Webvention Holdings LLC et. al. filed 2011-04-15 in Delaware
- Good Sportsman Marketing, LLC et. al. v. Best Buy Co Inc et. al. filed 2011-04-15 in Texas Eastern
- Abbott Laboratories et. al. v. The Mathilda and Terence Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Trust filed 2011-04-13 in New York Southern
- Arris Group, Inc. v. British Telecommunications, PLC filed 2011-04-14 in Georgia Northern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Some copyright books, Part II from ipkitten.blogspot.com Copyright Enforcement on the Internet, a collection of essays edited by Irini Stamatoudi, is the latest in the excellent Information Law Series which Bernt Hugenholtz edits for Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. Given the current degree ...
In Pursuit of Happiness... Lundbeck v Infosint [2011] EWHC 907 (Pat) from ipkitten.blogspot.com Even though the weather may have decided that sunshine is to be reserved until an unspecified date later in the year, there are still plenty of other things around and about to make a Kat ...
Top 5: Living Patent Holders from info.articleonepartners.com By Catherine Zielinski
Today we take a look at 5 of the most prolific inventors of our day. From nuclear fusion methods to digital paper to floral arrangements, each of our listed inventors currently holds ...
Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com Friday is Forthcoming Events Day! Please remember to check out the IPKat's Forthcoming Events page for details of all those exciting conferences, seminars. speeches ...
Huffington Puffington ... "Huffington Post Is Target of Suit on Behalf ...
Using a sign on the internet from ipwars.com Logan J has granted injunctions against International Hair Care UK’s use of AFFINAGE (and other trade marks) on its global website for (in effect) infringing International Hair Care Australia’s trade marks registered in ...
Some copyright books, Part I from ipkitten.blogspot.com Global Copyright: Three Hundred Years Since the Statute of Anne, from 1709 to Cyberspace, is a collection of essays edited by the academic triumvirate of Lionel Bently (Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law, University ...
Biotech/Pharma Docket from www.patentdocs.org
By James DeGiulio -- Cordis Stent Found to Infringe Boston Scientific Patent Boston Scientific Corp. secured a favorable ruling on summary judgment in its patent infringement suit against Cordis Corp. over one of its drug-eluting stents ...
By James DeGiulio -- Cordis Stent Found to Infringe Boston Scientific Patent Boston Scientific Corp. secured a favorable ruling on summary judgment in its patent infringement suit against Cordis Corp. over one of its drug-eluting stents ...
Walker Digital Sues the Bejesus Out of Everyone from tacticalip.com
Aaron Thalwitzer Walker Digital, an R & D lab for tech patents, known mostly for founding Priceline.com, has sued some really big computer/internet companies (and some others) for allegedly unauthorized use of its IP ...
Aaron Thalwitzer Walker Digital, an R & D lab for tech patents, known mostly for founding Priceline.com, has sued some really big computer/internet companies (and some others) for allegedly unauthorized use of its IP ...
House Judiciary Committee Approves H.R. 1249 from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary today approved H.R. 1249 (the "America Invents Act") and reported the bill to the House floor by a vote of 32-3, with ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary today approved H.R. 1249 (the "America Invents Act") and reported the bill to the House floor by a vote of 32-3, with ...
Korean search engines Naver and Daum file antitrust complaint over restrictions Google imposes on Android device makers from fosspatents.blogspot.com
According to Dow Jones Newswires, NHN Corp. -- the owner of Naver, the market-leading Korean search engine by revenue -- and Daum Communications Corp. (the number two) lodged an antitrust complaint today with South Korea's Fair ...
Proposed Changes to Patent Term Adjustment Rules--Looking a Gift Horse In The Mouth from www.pharmapatentsblog.com
On April 6, 2011, the USPTO announced proposed changes to the Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) rules that would award PTA for USPTO delay when an examiner reopens prosecution after a notice of appeal has been ...
On April 6, 2011, the USPTO announced proposed changes to the Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) rules that would award PTA for USPTO delay when an examiner reopens prosecution after a notice of appeal has been ...
Privacy Commissioners Worried About Lawful Access Initiative from www.iposgoode.ca
Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University. In an open letter to the Deputy Minister of Public Safety dated March 9, 2011, the federal Privacy Commissioner of Canada and her provincial and territorial ...
Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University. In an open letter to the Deputy Minister of Public Safety dated March 9, 2011, the federal Privacy Commissioner of Canada and her provincial and territorial ...
US 7,910,531 overcomes KSR obviousness by asserting unpredicatable outcome via allusion to Popular Science [!] from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The first claim of US 7,910,531 , titled Composition and method for producing colored bubbles , states:
A thin film forming a colored bubble comprising:
a colored bubble having a single color uniformly dispersed in ...
The first claim of US 7,910,531 , titled Composition and method for producing colored bubbles , states:
A thin film forming a colored bubble comprising:
a colored bubble having a single color uniformly dispersed in ...
They Invented What? (No. 200) from anticipatethis.wordpress.com
U.S. Pat. No. 5,195,917: Tear-apart stress relief doll and method. What is claimed is: 1. A method for relieving tension, comprising: providing a stuffed doll simulating a sports referee with indicia simulating ...
U.S. Pat. No. 5,195,917: Tear-apart stress relief doll and method. What is claimed is: 1. A method for relieving tension, comprising: providing a stuffed doll simulating a sports referee with indicia simulating ...
Judge copies party's submission; judgment tossed from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The Vancouver Sun reported:
A new trial has been ordered and a $5-million judgment thrown out because B.C. Supreme Court Justice Joel Groves plagiarized most of his ruling.
In a staggering decision Thursday [April ...
The Vancouver Sun reported:
A new trial has been ordered and a $5-million judgment thrown out because B.C. Supreme Court Justice Joel Groves plagiarized most of his ruling.
In a staggering decision Thursday [April ...
Industry Lobbyist Is “Journalist” For Managing IP from www.ip-watch.org
Patrick Ross, a former journalist who for the past three years was the executive director of the Copyright Alliance industry lobbying group in Washington, DC, has joined industry publication Managing IP as a reporter. Ross ...
Patrick Ross, a former journalist who for the past three years was the executive director of the Copyright Alliance industry lobbying group in Washington, DC, has joined industry publication Managing IP as a reporter. Ross ...
Photographer better known than the President of Austria, based on Google? from ipbiz.blogspot.com
An interesting post about a copyright issue on IPKat ends with the text:
Merpel's just puzzled to know why the court insists on referring to Natascha Kampusch as "Natascha K". Apart from the fact ...
An interesting post about a copyright issue on IPKat ends with the text:
Merpel's just puzzled to know why the court insists on referring to Natascha Kampusch as "Natascha K". Apart from the fact ...
House Judiciary Committee Passes Patent Reform Bill from inventivestep.net
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act, by a vote of 32-3. Only Reps. John Conyers (D-MI), Steve King (R-IA), and James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) voted against the bill. This ...
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act, by a vote of 32-3. Only Reps. John Conyers (D-MI), Steve King (R-IA), and James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) voted against the bill. This ...
WTO Members Meet Monday On Geographical Indications Register from www.ip-watch.org
World Trade Organization members will meet Monday and Tuesday to discuss an emerging draft text of an agreement that would establish a global register for wines and spirits geographical indications, products named after places with ...
World Trade Organization members will meet Monday and Tuesday to discuss an emerging draft text of an agreement that would establish a global register for wines and spirits geographical indications, products named after places with ...
FY2011 PTO Numbers: PTO Explanation from inventivestep.net
Yesterday, I provided an update on the numbers from the PTO’s Data Visualization Center for the first half of FY2011. One number that I indicated was difficult to grasp was the First Action Pendency ...
Yesterday, I provided an update on the numbers from the PTO’s Data Visualization Center for the first half of FY2011. One number that I indicated was difficult to grasp was the First Action Pendency ...
Patent Reform 2011 from www.patentlyo.com
The U.S. Patent System moved one step closer to a major overhaul. On Thursday, April 14, the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives voted 32-3 in favor of the America Invents Act (Patent ...
The U.S. Patent System moved one step closer to a major overhaul. On Thursday, April 14, the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives voted 32-3 in favor of the America Invents Act (Patent ...
Special Report: World’s First IP Financial Exchange To Come Online This Year from www.ip-watch.org
The first financial marketplace for the trading of patent rights is scheduled to go online this year, and other countries are eying the United States’ progress with interest. Related Articles:
The first financial marketplace for the trading of patent rights is scheduled to go online this year, and other countries are eying the United States’ progress with interest. Related Articles:
Patently-O Bits & Bytes by Lawrence Higgins from www.patentlyo.com
Jay Walker sues more than 100 of companies for patent infringement Jay Walker is a successful inventor and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Priceline, a website that offers discounts on hotels, cruises, and other ...
Jay Walker sues more than 100 of companies for patent infringement Jay Walker is a successful inventor and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Priceline, a website that offers discounts on hotels, cruises, and other ...
References to Patents in Website's "Terms of Use" and Online Product Manuals Do Not Constitute False Marking from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment of no false marking and rejected plaintiff's argument that wristwatch manuals were "unpatented articles" because "without the manual, the product is practically useless." "[Plaintiff] cites ...
The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment of no false marking and rejected plaintiff's argument that wristwatch manuals were "unpatented articles" because "without the manual, the product is practically useless." "[Plaintiff] cites ...
Fast-Track Patent Processing to Begin on May 4, 2011 from www.postgrant.com
On April 4, 2011, the USPTO announced that it plans to begin accepting requests for prioritized examination of patent applications. Under the "Track One" program, a maximum of 10,000 applications may be fast tracked ...
On April 4, 2011, the USPTO announced that it plans to begin accepting requests for prioritized examination of patent applications. Under the "Track One" program, a maximum of 10,000 applications may be fast tracked ...
Policy Reversal on Reverse Payments from www.infringementupdates.com
H.N. Butler and colleagues published a study in Iowa Law Review titled, "Policy Reversal on Reverse Payments: Why Courts Should Not Follow the New DOJ Position on Reverse-Payment Settlements of Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation" (Iowa ...
H.N. Butler and colleagues published a study in Iowa Law Review titled, "Policy Reversal on Reverse Payments: Why Courts Should Not Follow the New DOJ Position on Reverse-Payment Settlements of Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation" (Iowa ...
Grace Period in America Invents Act from inventivestep.net
As noted earlier, the two congressional versions of the America Invents Act, S. 23 and H.R. 1249, both seek to eliminate the ability to ante-date or “swear behind” prior art dated within a year ...
As noted earlier, the two congressional versions of the America Invents Act, S. 23 and H.R. 1249, both seek to eliminate the ability to ante-date or “swear behind” prior art dated within a year ...
Are Transaction Costs for Patents Too High? from hallingblog.com
I was confronted with the statement that there are “Hugh transaction costs related to patents.” This statement implies the assumption that these transaction costs are unjustified. I disagree with the premise, but since all systems ...
I was confronted with the statement that there are “Hugh transaction costs related to patents.” This statement implies the assumption that these transaction costs are unjustified. I disagree with the premise, but since all systems ...
Intellectual Assey Strategy That Leads Innovation from sharpip.blogspot.com
The primary problem with most IP management efforts is that they are reactive only. These systems typically focus on incoming invention disclosures and existing patent applications, leading to recommendations on which disclosures to file, which ...
The primary problem with most IP management efforts is that they are reactive only. These systems typically focus on incoming invention disclosures and existing patent applications, leading to recommendations on which disclosures to file, which ...
Managing IP presents Webinar on the Enercon Dispute from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
Followers of Spicy IP are no doubt already aware of the proceedings relating to the Enercon patent dispute that has been closely tracked in several earlier posts (here, here and here). Given the significance of ...
Followers of Spicy IP are no doubt already aware of the proceedings relating to the Enercon patent dispute that has been closely tracked in several earlier posts (here, here and here). Given the significance of ...
Countering The US Internet Domain Clampdown from www.ip-watch.org
A new technology purports to help users of websites taken down by the United States government to easily find the sites again when they resurface elsewhere. Related Articles:
A new technology purports to help users of websites taken down by the United States government to easily find the sites again when they resurface elsewhere. Related Articles:
A Bit of Money Could Legitimise Torrent Sites from www.iposgoode.ca
Brian Parker 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 ...
Brian Parker 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 ...
YouTube copyists must go to "copyright school" from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The Inquirer notes: The biggest change to Youtube's copyright policy is requiring people to go to the Youtube Copyright School if a copyright infringement notice is served against one of their uploaded videos. Instead ...
The Inquirer notes: The biggest change to Youtube's copyright policy is requiring people to go to the Youtube Copyright School if a copyright infringement notice is served against one of their uploaded videos. Instead ...
Does The New Patent Licensing Regime Look Like The Old Patent Licensing Regime? from gametimeip.com
So, not that long ago, partially in reaction to the fascinating results of Walker Digital’s novel attempt to auction freedom to operate under its patents (as opposed to the patents themselves), I declared the ...
So, not that long ago, partially in reaction to the fascinating results of Walker Digital’s novel attempt to auction freedom to operate under its patents (as opposed to the patents themselves), I declared the ...
House Patent Reform Bill is in Need of Reform, BIO to Oppose from ipwatchdog.com
BIO has consistently praised House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) for his introduction of a comprehensive patent reform bill similar to the bill adopted by the U.S. Senate earlier this month by a ...
BIO has consistently praised House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) for his introduction of a comprehensive patent reform bill similar to the bill adopted by the U.S. Senate earlier this month by a ...
AIPLA Applauds Approval of Patent Reform in House Committee from ipwatchdog.com
At an all-day session on April 14, members of the Committee gave serious consideration to a variety of amendments to the bill and concluded with an overwhelming, bi-partisan vote of 32-3 in support of the ...
At an all-day session on April 14, members of the Committee gave serious consideration to a variety of amendments to the bill and concluded with an overwhelming, bi-partisan vote of 32-3 in support of the ...
Case study in trademark mismanagement: ‘+1′ from Google from ipelton.wordpress.com
Last week Google® unveiled its new “+1″ button/service. According to pundits, “+1+ is an effort by Google to become more active in social networking. According to to the Google +1 page: The +1 button ...
Last week Google® unveiled its new “+1″ button/service. According to pundits, “+1+ is an effort by Google to become more active in social networking. According to to the Google +1 page: The +1 button ...
March Dashboard Overview from www.uspto.gov
Special Guest Blog by USPTO Commissioner for Patents Bob Stoll
The dashboard for the month of March has been released and is ready to be viewed on our website. Despite the uncertainties associated with this ...
Major Law Firm Caught Patent Trolling from gametimeip.com
Got your attention? During the 2006 oral argument in eBay v Mercexchange, Justice Kennedy famously asked about patent trolls: Is the troll the scary thing under the bridge, or is it a fishing technique? eBay ...
Got your attention? During the 2006 oral argument in eBay v Mercexchange, Justice Kennedy famously asked about patent trolls: Is the troll the scary thing under the bridge, or is it a fishing technique? eBay ...
WHO Members Near Deal On Framework For Flu Pandemics from www.ip-watch.org
World Health Organization members trying this week to agree on elements of a framework for helping the world address the next influenza pandemic headed into the final night of the meeting in intensive negotiations. At ...
World Health Organization members trying this week to agree on elements of a framework for helping the world address the next influenza pandemic headed into the final night of the meeting in intensive negotiations. At ...
Federal Circuit Authorizes Narrowing Reissue Patents That Only Add Dependent Claims from www.orangebookblog.com
In re Tanaka, No. 2010-1262 (Fed. Cir. 2011) by Nabeela Rasheed Once a patent issues it behooves the patentee to scrutinize the claims to ensure that it has claimed all that it had a right ...
In re Tanaka, No. 2010-1262 (Fed. Cir. 2011) by Nabeela Rasheed Once a patent issues it behooves the patentee to scrutinize the claims to ensure that it has claimed all that it had a right ...
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