Patent & IP news for April 22, 2011
Patent Litigations
- CtLumination LLC v. Super Bright LEDs Incorporated filed 2011-04-20 in Arizona
- Madison Oslin Inc v. Madison Oslin Research Inc et. al. filed 2011-04-20 in Alabama Northern
- GO800, LLC v. Intregen Holdings Pte Ltd. filed 2011-04-20 in DC
- NorthMobile Tech LLC v. General Growth Properties, Inc. filed 2011-04-21 in Wisconsin Western
- Walters v. Roseco, Inc. filed 2011-04-21 in Texas Southern
- Takion Co. Ltd. v. General Electric Company et. al. filed 2011-04-21 in Washington Western
- AmTab Manufacturing Corporation filed 2011-04-22 in Illinois Northern
- Network Signatures Inc v. FedEx Corporation filed 2011-04-21 in California Central
- Network Signatures Inc v. Delta Air Lines Inc filed 2011-04-21 in California Central
- Perez v. Menasche filed 2011-04-22 in Florida Southern
- Ruckus Wireless, Inc. v. Harris Corporation filed 2011-04-21 in California Northern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Think It’s Hard to Transfer Venue out of the Eastern District of Texas? Try Transferring out of Delaware. from docketreport.blogspot.com Ever hear that transferring a patent infringement case out of Judge Ward’s court in the Eastern District of Texas is nearly impossible? Truth is, he’s granted more motions to transfer venue for convenience ...
Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com The IPKat team takes this opportunity to wish everyone a good Friday, or a good Good Friday, depending on their preferences. Oh, and don't forget to check the Forthcoming Events page, will you ...?
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PCC 25: Will High Court litigation threat make Cautious’ tentacles wobble? from patlit.blogspot.com The PatLit PCC Series, subtly scripted by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), seeks to explain how litigation works in the recently-revamped Patents County Court (PCC) for England and Wales, taking as its theme ...
Top 5: Drug Patent Expirations in 2011 from info.articleonepartners.com By Catherine Zielinski
From cholesterol fighters to ADD medications, 2011 is a year that paves the way for a slew of cheaper generic drugs. Both Brazil and India hold strong national health policies of promoting ...
USPTO News Briefs from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- Launch of Prioritized (Track 1) Examination Postponed Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it would begin accepting requests for prioritized examination of patent applications (i.e ...
By Donald Zuhn -- Launch of Prioritized (Track 1) Examination Postponed Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it would begin accepting requests for prioritized examination of patent applications (i.e ...
Boundy Issues Call to Arms on America Invents Act from www.patentdocs.org
Dear fellow patent attorney: I need your immediate assistance to help defeat a particularly bad patent bill now in its final stages of consideration by the U.S. Congress. Congress may well be on the ...
Dear fellow patent attorney: I need your immediate assistance to help defeat a particularly bad patent bill now in its final stages of consideration by the U.S. Congress. Congress may well be on the ...
PTO Announces Austerity Measures in Face of Financial Crisis from ipwatchdog.com
The last Continuing Resolution (or CR) ran out on April 8, 2011, with a 11th hour agreement, which was ultimately passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama the following week. When the ...
The last Continuing Resolution (or CR) ran out on April 8, 2011, with a 11th hour agreement, which was ultimately passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama the following week. When the ...
Petition Granted for Rehearing en banc of Akamai Technologies v. Limelight Networks from www.reexamlink.com
On April 20, 2011, the Federal Circuit granted the petition by Akamai Technologies for rehearing en banc its appeal in Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. The order vacated the earlier opinion of December ...
On April 20, 2011, the Federal Circuit granted the petition by Akamai Technologies for rehearing en banc its appeal in Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. The order vacated the earlier opinion of December ...
A Look At The USPTO's March 2011 Statistics from www.pharmapatentsblog.com
The latest post on "Director's Forum," the public blog of USPTO Director Kappos, is a guest post by Bob Stoll, the Commissioner for Patents, announcing the release of March 2011 data on the USPTO ...
The latest post on "Director's Forum," the public blog of USPTO Director Kappos, is a guest post by Bob Stoll, the Commissioner for Patents, announcing the release of March 2011 data on the USPTO ...
Samsung strikes back at Apple with lawsuits in South Korea, Japan and Germany -- analysis and visualization from fosspatents.blogspot.com
A week after Apple's intellectual property infringement suit against Samsung in the US, the South Korean electronics giant has fired back. According to news agency reports (Associated Press, Bloomberg, Dow Jones Newswires, Reuters, Xinhua ...
Now You See USPTO Improvements, Now You Don’t from tacticalip.com
Aaron Thalwitzer Yesterday, the USPTO sent a message to employees that due to congressional budget cuts, it will have to cancel to cutback several new programs, including two really great ideas. The Track One expedited ...
Aaron Thalwitzer Yesterday, the USPTO sent a message to employees that due to congressional budget cuts, it will have to cancel to cutback several new programs, including two really great ideas. The Track One expedited ...
USPTO Announces Severe Measures Due to Diversion of Funds. from anticipatethis.wordpress.com
Absolutely disgusting that so many promising initiatives at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are in jeopardy, especially at a time in our history where promoting innovation, protecting inventors’ rights, and encouraging the related ...
Absolutely disgusting that so many promising initiatives at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are in jeopardy, especially at a time in our history where promoting innovation, protecting inventors’ rights, and encouraging the related ...
Google Sued Over Daily Deal Business Venture from gametimeip.com
Google‘s interest in the “daily deal” business was demonstrated by their $6 Billion dollar offer to acquire Groupon (leading to a ridiculously overrated valuation of the latter’s patent portfolio). Of course, Groupon spurned ...
Google‘s interest in the “daily deal” business was demonstrated by their $6 Billion dollar offer to acquire Groupon (leading to a ridiculously overrated valuation of the latter’s patent portfolio). Of course, Groupon spurned ...
Compliance With FRCP Form 18 States a Claim of Patent Infringement Regardless of Twombly and Iqbal from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court denied defendants' motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim where plaintiff's complaint was modeled on FRCP Form 18. "[T]he operative question is whether a pleading that closely tracks Form ...
The court denied defendants' motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim where plaintiff's complaint was modeled on FRCP Form 18. "[T]he operative question is whether a pleading that closely tracks Form ...
An Update on the USPTO's FY 2011 Budget from www.uspto.gov
As you may know, the FY 2011 budget was enacted on April 15, 2011 and contains the USPTO’s appropriation through the end of this fiscal year, September 30, 2011. With the enactment of the ...
Claim Construction Deference from www.patentlyo.com
Lexicon Medical v. Northgate Technologies and Smith & Nephews (Fed. Cir. 2011) Judge Rader begins his claim construction with an interesting conclusion: Because the record amply supports the trial court's interpretation of this claim term ...
Lexicon Medical v. Northgate Technologies and Smith & Nephews (Fed. Cir. 2011) Judge Rader begins his claim construction with an interesting conclusion: Because the record amply supports the trial court's interpretation of this claim term ...
So Let Me Get This Straight … (Thoughts On Google’s Latest Patent Lawsuit) from gametimeip.com
Imagine the following scenario. You walk past a large, open tract of land and you see a couple of apartment complexes and office buildings sitting on it. At a glance, you can immediately tell that ...
Imagine the following scenario. You walk past a large, open tract of land and you see a couple of apartment complexes and office buildings sitting on it. At a glance, you can immediately tell that ...
New USPTO.gov feature feature highlights trademark application difficulties from ipelton.wordpress.com
The USPTO has added an interesting feature to their website this month.For each of the trademark application online filings available, the USPTO has included a PDF image showing what the entire form looks like ...
The USPTO has added an interesting feature to their website this month.For each of the trademark application online filings available, the USPTO has included a PDF image showing what the entire form looks like ...
“Canadian Telecommunications Law” Authored by Professor Robert Howell from www.iposgoode.ca
Professor Robert Howell, of the University of Victoria, has published a new book with Irwin Law entitled Canadian Telecommunications Law. The book deals, broadly speaking, with the administration and regulation of telecommunications and broadcasting under ...
Professor Robert Howell, of the University of Victoria, has published a new book with Irwin Law entitled Canadian Telecommunications Law. The book deals, broadly speaking, with the administration and regulation of telecommunications and broadcasting under ...
More Dangers of the Patent Reform Bill Identified from sharpip.blogspot.com
Sometimes doing nothing isn't such a bad thing. Our "broken" patent system could use a few fixes, but not the kind Congress is now pursuing. Folks, if Congress or the Administration really wanted to ...
Sometimes doing nothing isn't such a bad thing. Our "broken" patent system could use a few fixes, but not the kind Congress is now pursuing. Folks, if Congress or the Administration really wanted to ...
Special Master Bechtle: Motion to Supplement Infringement Contentions GRANTED from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from an April 18, 2011 post by Pilar G. Kraman of Delaware IP Law Blog: In Xpoint Technologies, Inc. v. Toshiba Corp., et al., C.A. 09-628-SLR (D. Del. Apr. 8 ...
The following is excerpted from an April 18, 2011 post by Pilar G. Kraman of Delaware IP Law Blog: In Xpoint Technologies, Inc. v. Toshiba Corp., et al., C.A. 09-628-SLR (D. Del. Apr. 8 ...
Amazon Subscription Purchasing System Accused Of Infringing Walker Digital Patent from gametimeip.com
Amazon.com’s “Subscribe and Save” program is the subject of a federal lawsuit filed today by research firm Walker Digital. The patent at issue is US Patent No. 5,970,470 generally related to ...
Amazon.com’s “Subscribe and Save” program is the subject of a federal lawsuit filed today by research firm Walker Digital. The patent at issue is US Patent No. 5,970,470 generally related to ...
Kappos komments on kuts from ipbiz.blogspot.com
from the PTO director's blog on April 22, 2011 (one week after the budget slash of April 15):
Effective immediately and until further notice:
Track One of the Three-Track program, which offers expedited patent ...
from the PTO director's blog on April 22, 2011 (one week after the budget slash of April 15):
Effective immediately and until further notice:
Track One of the Three-Track program, which offers expedited patent ...
CAFC affirms ND Ill in Lexion case from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The bottom line:
The United States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois entered summary judgment that De-
fendants-Appellants Northgate Technologies, Inc., Smith
& Nephew, Inc., and Linvatec Corp. (collectively, “North-
gate”) infringe United States ...
The bottom line:
The United States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois entered summary judgment that De-
fendants-Appellants Northgate Technologies, Inc., Smith
& Nephew, Inc., and Linvatec Corp. (collectively, “North-
gate”) infringe United States ...
Courses on European Patent System from www.patentdocs.org
Patent Resources Group (PRG) and Management Forum will be offering two one-day courses on the European Patent system on June 2-3, 2011 at the McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP conference center in Chicago, IL. The ...
Patent Resources Group (PRG) and Management Forum will be offering two one-day courses on the European Patent system on June 2-3, 2011 at the McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP conference center in Chicago, IL. The ...
International Judges Conference on Intellectual Property Law from www.patentdocs.org
The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will be holding its 6th International Judges Conference on Intellectual Property Law on May 23-25, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. The conference will provide discussions on the following topics: • Keynote ...
The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will be holding its 6th International Judges Conference on Intellectual Property Law on May 23-25, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. The conference will provide discussions on the following topics: • Keynote ...
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