Patent & IP news for July 1, 2011
Patent Litigations
- ID7D Co., Ltd. v. Sears Holdings Corporation filed 2011-06-29 in Connecticut
- Cott Corporation et. al. v. Decas Botanical Synergies, LLC et. al. filed 2011-06-29 in New York Western
- John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. v. Thomas & Betts Corporation filed 2011-06-30 in New York Western
- Online Resources Corp v. Autoscribe Corporation et. al. filed 2011-06-30 in Maryland
- E-Watch, Inc. v. Arecont Vision, LLC filed 2011-06-30 in Texas Western
- P S Products Inc et. al. v. Mini Gadgets Inc et. al. filed 2011-06-30 in Arkansas Eastern
- ThermaPure Incorporated v. Abracadabra Restoration Incorporated et. al. filed 2011-06-29 in Arizona
- ProfitStreams LLC v. Ameranth, Inc. filed 2011-06-30 in Colorado
- Khoshnood v. Bear Archery, inc. filed 2011-06-30 in Georgia Northern
- United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Eclipse IP LLC filed 2011-06-30 in Georgia Northern
- Apeldyn Corporation v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et. al. filed 2011-06-30 in Delaware
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation v. Cisco Systems, Inc. filed 2011-07-01 in Texas Eastern
- Shire LLC et. al. v. Sandoz Inc. filed 2011-06-30 in New Jersey
- Orexo Ab v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. et. al. filed 2011-06-30 in New Jersey
- Wildcat Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC v. 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-07-01 in Texas Eastern
- Transcenic Inc. v. Google Inc. et. al. filed 2011-07-01 in Delaware
- Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP et. al. v. Intellipharmaceutics Corporation et. al. filed 2011-06-30 in New York Southern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Should High Courts continue to exercise writ jurisdiction over the IPAB? from spicyipindia.blogspot.com As discussed in an earlier post, one of the peculiarities of the Indian tribunal system is that although it was setup to reduce the workload of cases pending at the High Courts, almost every order ...
Enerkem Turns Waste to Energy at a Cool 700 Degrees from www.greenpatentblog.com Enerkem is a Montreal, Canada-based company that designs, manufactures, owns and operates waste-to-biofuels plants. Enerkem takes municipal waste and, through gasification and catalytic synthesis, converts it into advanced biofuels. The company calls its process “carbon ...
Rockstar Bidco reigns supreme at the Nortel Patent Auction from www.tangible-ip.com We now know that the auction which has grabbed the attention of not only the IP world but the technological, legal and mainstream press for some time now, took a total of four days to ...
India ranks low on Innovation index from spicyipindia.blogspot.com Image taken from hereThe 'decade of innovation' 2011-2020, seems to have not taken off on a great start if the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2011 edition is anything to go by. The GII ranked ...
Rising from the ashes of the ECJ ruling: the Unified Patent Court from patlit.blogspot.com PatLit thanks Professor Steve Peers (right, University of Essex) for preparing this hugely helpful note on the draft agreement on the Unified Patent Court which has so exercised us all of late. He writes:
"The ...
Speedy ECJ puts the boot into Belgian public lending right from ipkitten.blogspot.com You don't need to be an
Hercule Poirot to
detect that there's a
problem with the
Royal Decree The Third Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union gave judgment today ...
UK IPO litigation manual refreshed from patlit.blogspot.com If you are likely to be embroiled in proceedings before the UK's Intellectual Property Office, you might want to take note of the fact that its Litigation Manual has been updated. This manual provides ...
Open Justice in Europe: IP practitioners speak out from ipkitten.blogspot.com 'Tis the season of IP parties - fa la la la la, la la la la! And indeed it is! Able to depart her desk last night at a semi-reasonable time, the AmeriKat made it down ...
Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com Friday today! Time to check the IPKat's Forthcoming Events page ...
Dedication. The July issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice (JIPLP) leads with an article, "Case law of the Polish Community ...
Supreme Court Vacates Federal Circuit Opinion on Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction from www.orangebookblog.com
Eisai v. Teva Pharms. USA, No. 10-1070 (U.S. 2011) In a little-noticed decision two weeks ago, the Supreme Court vacated the Federal Circuit's decision in Teva v. Eisai and remanded the case with ...
Eisai v. Teva Pharms. USA, No. 10-1070 (U.S. 2011) In a little-noticed decision two weeks ago, the Supreme Court vacated the Federal Circuit's decision in Teva v. Eisai and remanded the case with ...
IPO Releases List of Top 300 Patent Holders for 2010 from www.patentdocs.org
"Biotech/Pharma Top 50 (plus 6)" By Donald Zuhn -- The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) released its 28th annual list of the top 300 organizations receiving U.S. patents. Patent Docs Readers may recall that ...
"Biotech/Pharma Top 50 (plus 6)" By Donald Zuhn -- The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) released its 28th annual list of the top 300 organizations receiving U.S. patents. Patent Docs Readers may recall that ...
And the Winner Is…. from www.tangible-ip.com
After days of patiently waiting for updates from the Nortel Auction, news has just come in that Nortel has sold its 6000 strong patent portfolio for $4.5 billion. The portfolio has been sold to ...
After days of patiently waiting for updates from the Nortel Auction, news has just come in that Nortel has sold its 6000 strong patent portfolio for $4.5 billion. The portfolio has been sold to ...
Pleased to say we got Nortel spectacularly wrong… from www.tangible-ip.com
Firstly well done to the winners. I had an “oh of course” moment when I saw that Ericsson and RIm had joined a consortium. It’s obvious when you think about it. But Sony and ...
Firstly well done to the winners. I had an “oh of course” moment when I saw that Ericsson and RIm had joined a consortium. It’s obvious when you think about it. But Sony and ...
Top 5: Morning Routine Patents from info.articleonepartners.com
Patents surround everyone, all throughout the day. In fact, even the process of waking up and getting ready in the morning is only possible due to the innovations made by talented inventors. Today, we look ...
Samsung's defense against Apple's California lawsuit scoffs at Apple's attitude from fosspatents.blogspot.com
Late on Thursday, Samsung filed its answer, affirmative defenses and counterclaims -- which I uploaded to Scribd -- to the amended version of Apple's complaint in Northern California.
Most of the document consists of "boilerplate" and ...
Nortel Auction Update — Microsoft Says, ‘Hey Google! How Do You Like These Apples?’ from gametimeip.com
First of all, don’t weep for the Google-lemming as it plunges into the Nortel patent canyon … the $25 M break-up fee should cushion its fall. By now you may have heard that mystery bidder ...
First of all, don’t weep for the Google-lemming as it plunges into the Nortel patent canyon … the $25 M break-up fee should cushion its fall. By now you may have heard that mystery bidder ...
Failout from the Nortel patent auction? from www.athenaalliance.org
The battle for Nortel's patent portfolio is over (see NYTimes and WSJ). The Canadian telecommunications company fell into bankruptcy and the trustees began selling of assets -- specifically selling off various business units. Recognizing that ...
The battle for Nortel's patent portfolio is over (see NYTimes and WSJ). The Canadian telecommunications company fell into bankruptcy and the trustees began selling of assets -- specifically selling off various business units. Recognizing that ...
The International Fund for Innovation: further thoughts from ipfinance.blogspot.com
Two and a half years ago, IP Finance posted this piece by Itaru Nita on what he called "a financial prescription for neglected diseases". There has been some further development of Itaru's work, so ...
Two and a half years ago, IP Finance posted this piece by Itaru Nita on what he called "a financial prescription for neglected diseases". There has been some further development of Itaru's work, so ...
America Invents Act: Post-Grant Review and Inter Partes Review from www.postgrant.com
The patent reform bill passed by the House of Representatives on June 23, 2011 includes a number of significant changes to U.S. patent law, including a shift to a "first-to-file" system and greater control ...
The patent reform bill passed by the House of Representatives on June 23, 2011 includes a number of significant changes to U.S. patent law, including a shift to a "first-to-file" system and greater control ...
WIPO Panel Weighs Role Of Internet Intermediaries In Online Copyright Infringement from www.ip-watch.org
The role and responsibility of internet intermediaries in the protection of copyright is under debate in several policy fora and often brings up issues such as privacy, access to knowledge, and freedom of expression. A ...
The role and responsibility of internet intermediaries in the protection of copyright is under debate in several policy fora and often brings up issues such as privacy, access to knowledge, and freedom of expression. A ...
Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com
Here's a recap of the patent/foreign filing news from this week:
- Differing reactions to the America Invents Act. Support from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and opposition from American Innovators for Patent ...
Patent litigation as an alternative to patent auction from ipfinance.blogspot.com
Insight into the use of patent auction houses comes from a patent infringement complaint recently filed against Nissan, Toyota, Honda and others by the Kansas-based National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and Commercialization (NISTAC).
The ...
Insight into the use of patent auction houses comes from a patent infringement complaint recently filed against Nissan, Toyota, Honda and others by the Kansas-based National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and Commercialization (NISTAC).
The ...
Global Innovation Index 2011 – Switzerland Ranks First from ipwatchdog.com
According to INSEAD, Switzerland is the most innovative country in the world, gaining three spots from its position in last year’s GII. Sweden and Singapore follow in the 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively. This ...
According to INSEAD, Switzerland is the most innovative country in the world, gaining three spots from its position in last year’s GII. Sweden and Singapore follow in the 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively. This ...
Recent trademark registrations XXV from ipelton.wordpress.com
Here is another sampling of recent registrations our clients have received from the USPTO, so readers can see real examples of brands and marks which are being protected [click trademark or logo to open USPTO ...
Here is another sampling of recent registrations our clients have received from the USPTO, so readers can see real examples of brands and marks which are being protected [click trademark or logo to open USPTO ...
Bayh-Dole Compliance Obligations Meet America Invents Act from ipwatchdog.com
In going from the current “first to invent” to the new “first to file” regime mandated by the America Invents Act (AIA), much attention has been focused on the amorphous “grace period” provision provided to ...
In going from the current “first to invent” to the new “first to file” regime mandated by the America Invents Act (AIA), much attention has been focused on the amorphous “grace period” provision provided to ...
Report From the IP5 Meeting in Tokyo from www.uspto.gov
Guest blog by Deputy Director Teresa Stanek Rea
I would like to tell you about our recent trip to Tokyo, Japan to participate in the IP5 Deputy Heads and Heads of Offices meetings. The IP5 ...
Are Your Mobile Game Apps Sending Out Personal Information? from tacticalip.com
By: Rene Dial OpenFeint sued for allegedly allowing personal indentifiable information for financial gain. OpenFeint claims to be the largest gaming network on the planet. They have been sued for allowing unauthorized third party access ...
By: Rene Dial OpenFeint sued for allegedly allowing personal indentifiable information for financial gain. OpenFeint claims to be the largest gaming network on the planet. They have been sued for allowing unauthorized third party access ...
Claim Reciting Software "Engine" Does Not Invoke § 112 ¶ 6 And Does Not Require Disclosure of Algorithm to Perform Engine's Functions from docketreport.blogspot.com
The magistrate judge recommended denying defendant's motion for summary judgment that plaintiffs' web-based database patent was invalid as indefinite. "[Defendant] contends that the 'engine for' claims are purely functional and should be construed under ...
The magistrate judge recommended denying defendant's motion for summary judgment that plaintiffs' web-based database patent was invalid as indefinite. "[Defendant] contends that the 'engine for' claims are purely functional and should be construed under ...
“Before you expire …” from www.717madisonplace.com
An advocate appearing before the court last summer must have been looking a little bit pekid during oral argument. Judge Bryson inquired if he could ask a question before counsel expired: [Listen].
An advocate appearing before the court last summer must have been looking a little bit pekid during oral argument. Judge Bryson inquired if he could ask a question before counsel expired: [Listen].
With $4.5 Billion Bid, Group Led by Apple and Microsoft Claims Nortel Patents from thepriorart.typepad.com
In a patent auction unprecedented in size and scope, a consortium of high-tech heavyweights banded together to buy Nortel Networks Corporation's trove of more than 6,000 remaining patent assets for a record-shattering $4 ...
In a patent auction unprecedented in size and scope, a consortium of high-tech heavyweights banded together to buy Nortel Networks Corporation's trove of more than 6,000 remaining patent assets for a record-shattering $4 ...
The Sport of Kings from www.patenthawk.com
An unlabeled consortium including Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Research in Motion, Ericsson, and EMC bought the treasure trove of Nortel patents at auction yesterday for $4.5 billion. Google opened with a $900 million bid. Nortel ...
ITC Commission Issues Favorable Ruling in Kodak Patent Case Against Apple and RIM from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from a June 30, 2011 Kodak press release: Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) today announced that in response to the company’s request, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) modified ...
The following is excerpted from a June 30, 2011 Kodak press release: Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) today announced that in response to the company’s request, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) modified ...
Apple files motion for preliminary injunction in the U.S. against four Samsung products: Infuse 4G, Galaxy S 4G, Droid Charge, Galaxy Tab 10.1 from fosspatents.blogspot.com
Right before a long weekend in the U.S. (due to Independence Day on Monday), Apple attempts a hole-in-one in its legal spat with Samsung. Apple has filed (with the U.S. District Court for ...
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