Patent & IP news for May 18, 2011
Patent Litigations
- Judkins v. Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation filed 2011-05-16 in Indiana Southern
- A. L. Lee Corporation v. Roscioli et. al. filed 2011-05-17 in West Virginia Southern
- Red River Fiber Optic Corp v. Verizon Services Corp et. al. filed 2011-05-16 in Texas Northern
- Lutron Electronics Co Inc v. Pass and Seymour Inc et. al. filed 2011-05-16 in California Central
- Cherdak v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. filed 2011-05-16 in Virginia Eastern
- Diaz v. Brown filed 2011-05-16 in Louisiana Eastern
- Main Hastings, LLC v. FedEx Corporation filed 2011-05-17 in Tennessee Western
- Frederick Hart Co., Inc. v. Target Corporation et. al. filed 2011-05-17 in Georgia Northern
- Oplink Communications Inc et. al. v. Finisar Corporation filed 2011-05-13 in California Northern
- Walker Digital LLC v. Facebook Inc. filed 2011-05-17 in Delaware
- Walker Digital LLC v. Facebook Inc. et. al. filed 2011-05-17 in Delaware
- Masterobjects, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp filed 2011-05-17 in California Northern
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Comfortably Numb from www.patenthawk.com The USPTO, a collective of numbskulls, feels no pain in ignoring facts and the law. Endo Pharmaceuticals appealed three applications related to time-released opioids. Agreeing with the examiner, the BPAI rejected all three as obvious ...
DC Shoes Sues Over OG Kush Trademark, Parody Defense Likely from www.iptrademarkattorney.com Santa Ana, CA – Apparel and footwear manufacturer DC Shoes, Inc. owns several USPTO registered trademarks for DC Shoes logo and DCSHOECOUSA. DC Shoes contends that through its widespread use and advertisements of its products, the ...
German Federal Court: bread crumbs navigation is not patentable from ipkitten.blogspot.com In a judgment of 24 February 2011, the reasons for which only became available recently, the German Federal Court (BGH) upheld a decision of the Federal Patent Court which invalidated Siemens' German patent DE 101 ...
UK: Hargreaves Review on Intellectual Property And Growth Released Today from www.ipjur.com On November 10, 2010, Official announcement was made to the effect that Professor Ian Hargreaves shall lead an independent review into how the intellectual property system in the United Kingdom can better drive growth and ...
Emerging IP Monetisation Solutions: from ipfinance.blogspot.com Coming up next week -- indeed, on Wednesday 25 May 2011 at 1730 -- is a seminar on "Emerging IP Monetization Solutions: The Institutionalization of an IP Exchange", the speaker being Gerard Pannekoek (right), Founding President and ...
Wednesday whimsies from ipkitten.blogspot.com One thing you can find in the European Union's trade mark harmonisation directive 2008/95 but not in the Community Trade Mark Regulation CTMR) is provision for the registration and protection of certification marks ...
Initial interest from ipkitten.blogspot.com With hidden cameras installed in
all hotel bedrooms, the cats took
in in turns to watch for illicit
raids on the minibar ... The keenly-awaited trial and current tribulations of International Monetary Fund head Dominique Gaston ...
BPAI Seeks Further Briefing on Claim Encompassing "400 Billion Oligomers" from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, in an appeal concerning U.S. Application No. 10/801,951 (U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2006/0041023), the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences issued an order ...
By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, in an appeal concerning U.S. Application No. 10/801,951 (U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2006/0041023), the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences issued an order ...
A lamp lens too far from ipwars.com
The fifth decision under the “new” Designs Act 2004 illustrates the operation of that old principle: in a crowded field, small differences may be enough to confer validity, but equally small differences in the accused ...
The fifth decision under the “new” Designs Act 2004 illustrates the operation of that old principle: in a crowded field, small differences may be enough to confer validity, but equally small differences in the accused ...
Publication of UK's "Digital Opportunity" review of IP from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk
Digital opportunity, a review of intellectual property in the UK, has just been published. I posted about the review last December. Professor Hargreaves was asked by the prime minister to investigate...
(From Steve van Dulken ...
Digital opportunity, a review of intellectual property in the UK, has just been published. I posted about the review last December. Professor Hargreaves was asked by the prime minister to investigate...
(From Steve van Dulken ...
Worse than Lodsys, MacroSolves sues little app developers without advance warning from fosspatents.blogspot.com
There's a lot of outrage at Lodsys's scheme to demand patent royalties from little app developers who can't defend themselves, but there should be at least as much indigation -- if not more ...
Top 3 IP ‘Bullies’ And How To Handle Them from gametimeip.com
There’s something about the underdog, whether it’s Rocky Balboa, Rudy, or Bob Kearns, that makes us feel good inside. Most of us like to see David topple Goliath … What if Kearns, instead of ...
There’s something about the underdog, whether it’s Rocky Balboa, Rudy, or Bob Kearns, that makes us feel good inside. Most of us like to see David topple Goliath … What if Kearns, instead of ...
Biofuels Digest on Solazyme IPO from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The last part of the text of the Biofuels Digest post on the Solazyme IPO:
Ultimately, at oil company margins and price-revenue ratios (see Shell’s data), survivor companies, we believe, will have a minimum ...
The last part of the text of the Biofuels Digest post on the Solazyme IPO:
Ultimately, at oil company margins and price-revenue ratios (see Shell’s data), survivor companies, we believe, will have a minimum ...
Article One Featured Researcher: Claude Liverpool from info.articleonepartners.com
This week, we interviewed Claude Liverpool, a researcher from West Palm Beach, Florida. Claude is currently a Systems Engineer and has a BS in Information Technology and an AS in Electronics. Based on this experience ...
Formatting and Transmitting Data Does Not Satisfy Bilski Machine or Transformation Test from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court granted defendant's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and concluded that plaintiff's patents did not satisfy the transformation prong of the machine-or-transformation test under In re Bilski, 130 ...
The court granted defendant's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and concluded that plaintiff's patents did not satisfy the transformation prong of the machine-or-transformation test under In re Bilski, 130 ...
World Copyright Summit in Brussels on 8th June, 2011 – Javed Akhtar to be the keynote speaker from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
The World Copyright Summit will be held in Brussels on 7th & 8th June, 2011. It is organised by International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC). After two successful editions in Brussels (2007 ...
The World Copyright Summit will be held in Brussels on 7th & 8th June, 2011. It is organised by International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC). After two successful editions in Brussels (2007 ...
Top 10 Features of The German Patent Office’s DEPATISnet: Part 2 from intellogist.wordpress.com
In the previous post we discussed the unique features of DEPATISnet, official search system of the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA). Stephen Adams, in Information Sources in Patents, 2nd edition, described the secure connection ...
In the previous post we discussed the unique features of DEPATISnet, official search system of the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA). Stephen Adams, in Information Sources in Patents, 2nd edition, described the secure connection ...
Hargreaves in the wild: The Top 10 Recommendations from ipkitten.blogspot.com
Drum-roll please: the Report that we have all been waiting for since a cold November morning on a roundabout in Shoreditch has entered the wild. Entitled “Digital Opportunity”, complete with a picture that Adobe tells ...
Drum-roll please: the Report that we have all been waiting for since a cold November morning on a roundabout in Shoreditch has entered the wild. Entitled “Digital Opportunity”, complete with a picture that Adobe tells ...
Intellectual Ventures: Revealing Investors from www.patentlyo.com
XILINX, Inc. v. Intellectual Ventures LLC (N.D. Cal. 2011) XILINX is a billion dollar company that manufactures programmable memory chips. In February 2011, XILINX filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against Intellectual Ventures and its ...
XILINX, Inc. v. Intellectual Ventures LLC (N.D. Cal. 2011) XILINX is a billion dollar company that manufactures programmable memory chips. In February 2011, XILINX filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against Intellectual Ventures and its ...
On the move from intellectualprofit.blogspot.com
Announcement
I must apologize for the gap in postings. From the end of March, I have started working for Intellectual Ventures - the World's foremost invention capital company - as Vice President of Global Licensing in ...
Announcement
I must apologize for the gap in postings. From the end of March, I have started working for Intellectual Ventures - the World's foremost invention capital company - as Vice President of Global Licensing in ...
Much-Anticipated UK Review Of IP Issued from www.ip-watch.org
A much-anticipated review of intellectual property and growth by United Kingdom Prof. Ian Hargreaves was issued today. Related Articles:
A much-anticipated review of intellectual property and growth by United Kingdom Prof. Ian Hargreaves was issued today. Related Articles:
TRUMP brand under fire: Is Donald liable? from ipelton.wordpress.com
I recently blogged about the TRUMP brand and its power (see “DONALD TRUMP: a rich trademark portfolio” here). I noted that the TRUMP brand has been extended well beyond real estate and that the TRUMP ...
I recently blogged about the TRUMP brand and its power (see “DONALD TRUMP: a rich trademark portfolio” here). I noted that the TRUMP brand has been extended well beyond real estate and that the TRUMP ...
Oracle and Google file joint memorandum in reply to tentative case plan: agree to start trial on October 31 but disagree on stay and number of claims from fosspatents.blogspot.com
A week ago I blogged about Judge Alsup's proposed case plan for Oracle v. Google, envisioning a three-week patent trial in October and prior summary judgment on the copyright infringement claims (after a motion ...
US ITC Report On China Piracy Shows Billions In Losses: Senators Demand Action from www.ip-watch.org
China's violations of United States intellectual property rights costs the US tens of billions of dollars in economic activity and millions of jobs, according to a report released today from the US International Trade ...
China's violations of United States intellectual property rights costs the US tens of billions of dollars in economic activity and millions of jobs, according to a report released today from the US International Trade ...
USPTO Expands First Action Interview Pilot Program from info.inovia.com
It seems that one initiative at the USPTO did manage to escape the chopping block following the USPTO budget announcement last month. The USPTO announced yesterday that they would be expanding the Enhanced First Action ...
Bernanke speech at Athena conference from www.athenaalliance.org
I'm just coming up for air after our big conference on intangibles and economics: New Building Block for Jobs and Economic Growth (see earlier posting). But I want to get up a copy of ...
I'm just coming up for air after our big conference on intangibles and economics: New Building Block for Jobs and Economic Growth (see earlier posting). But I want to get up a copy of ...
WIPO Patent Law Committee: New Health Proposal, Tech Transfer Tensions from www.ip-watch.org
World Intellectual Property Organization members this week are engaged in substantive discussions on patent policy, including a first look at a developing country proposal on public health, a surprising debate over technology transfer, and details ...
World Intellectual Property Organization members this week are engaged in substantive discussions on patent policy, including a first look at a developing country proposal on public health, a surprising debate over technology transfer, and details ...
Chuck Norris and the Federal Circuit from www.717madisonplace.com
Did you know the Federal Circuit sat en banc last week? Indeed it did without much fanfare from the patent community. The court sat en banc in two appeals from the Court of Federal Claims ...
Did you know the Federal Circuit sat en banc last week? Indeed it did without much fanfare from the patent community. The court sat en banc in two appeals from the Court of Federal Claims ...
USPTO Announces Full First Action Interview Pilot Program from tacticalip.com
By: Mark R. Malek In a press release issued on May 16, 2011, the USPTO announced the Full First Action Interview Pilot Program. The program is described as an expansion of the Enhanced First Action ...
By: Mark R. Malek In a press release issued on May 16, 2011, the USPTO announced the Full First Action Interview Pilot Program. The program is described as an expansion of the Enhanced First Action ...
Kodak Up After Recommendation in Patent Battle from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from a May 18, 2011 article by Ben Dobbin published at Yahoo! Finance: Stock in Eastman Kodak Co. rose sharply Wednesday after staff investigators at the U.S. International Trade Commission ...
The following is excerpted from a May 18, 2011 article by Ben Dobbin published at Yahoo! Finance: Stock in Eastman Kodak Co. rose sharply Wednesday after staff investigators at the U.S. International Trade Commission ...
BPAI reverse obvious completely different from allthingspros.blogspot.com
BPAI reverses obviousness when two references describe two "completely different" types of vehicle transmissions
Takeaway: In Ex parte Janson, the BPAI reversed an obviousness rejection which involved combining a continuously variable vehicle transmission with a ...
BPAI reverses obviousness when two references describe two "completely different" types of vehicle transmissions
Takeaway: In Ex parte Janson, the BPAI reversed an obviousness rejection which involved combining a continuously variable vehicle transmission with a ...
Court Orders Former GE Employee to Cease Wind Patent Licensing Activity from www.greenpatentblog.com
In a previous post, I wrote about a lawsuit between GE and Thomas Wilkins, a former GE employee, over the rights to certain wind turbine technology. In that suit, GE has accused Wilkins, an electrical ...
In a previous post, I wrote about a lawsuit between GE and Thomas Wilkins, a former GE employee, over the rights to certain wind turbine technology. In that suit, GE has accused Wilkins, an electrical ...
In re Kao (Fed. Cir. 2011) from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Federal Circuit continued its explication both of the contours of obviousness for pharmaceutical formulations after KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc. as well as how it exercises its supervisory ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Federal Circuit continued its explication both of the contours of obviousness for pharmaceutical formulations after KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc. as well as how it exercises its supervisory ...
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