Patent & IP news for July 29, 2011
Patent Litigations
- Conte et. al. v. Jakks Pacific, Inc. filed 2011-07-28 in California Eastern
- Southern Plastics Company Inc et. al. v. Vem LLC filed 2011-07-28 in Alabama Northern
- Shoom Incorporated v. Source 3 Systems LLC filed 2011-07-27 in Arizona
- Tommy Strap LLC v. The Bridge Direct Inc filed 2011-07-28 in Wisconsin Eastern
- PPS Data, LLC v. Availity, LLC et. al. filed 2011-07-28 in Florida Middle
- Rovi Corporation et. al. v. Hulu LLC filed 2011-07-28 in Delaware
- PPS Data, LLC. v. Avisena, Inc. filed 2011-07-28 in Florida Middle
- Xilinx, Inc. v. Invention Investment Fund I LP et. al. filed 2011-07-28 in Delaware
- PPS Data, LLC. v. Athenahealth, Inc. filed 2011-07-28 in Florida Middle
- PPS Data, LLC. v. Capario, Inc. filed 2011-07-28 in Florida Middle
- Workshare Technology, Inc. v. Litera Technology LLC filed 2011-07-28 in New York Southern
- Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc. v. Environmental Technologies, Inc. filed 2011-07-29 in Florida Middle
- Civix-Ddi, LLC v. Trulia, Inc. filed 2011-07-28 in Virginia Eastern
- Parus Holdings, Inc. v. AirTran Airways, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-07-29 in Florida Middle
- Cheetah Omni LLC v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. et. al. filed 2011-07-29 in Texas Eastern
- Traffic Information, LLC v. Bank of America Corporation et. al. filed 2011-07-29 in Texas Eastern
- Mycone Dental Supply Co., Inc. v. Creative Nail Design, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-07-28 in New Jersey
- Mattress Safe, Inc. v. Just Encase My Mattress, Inc. filed 2011-07-28 in Georgia Northern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Jolted Jelly from www.patenthawk.com Rule of law is a tidy concept, but in practice, gets shaken like landfill in an earthquake - the consistency of jelly. The federal government is a monstrous jelly-meister. In the U.S. plutocracy, every citizen ...
Embryonic Stem Cell Funding Suit Dead from www.patentbaristas.com The Sherley v. Sebelius lawsuit challenging U.S. funding for human embryonic stem-cell studies was dismissed by a federal judge after an appeals court found the government-backed research is probably lawful. U.S. District Judge ...
Blawg Review: Call For Submissions from www.patentbaristas.com The effervescent Blawg Review Editor has asked Patent Baristas to host the next Blawg Review . Having to follow the last review with the theme Nelson Mandela Day, everything I say will seem slightly more trite ...
Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com Friday has come round again and, with it, the usual reminder to check the IPKat's Forthcoming Events page to see what's looming up in the future. There are conferences, seminars, all sorts of ...
No surprise as pharma repackaging rulings rush through from ipkitten.blogspot.com The labels on the box never troubled the IPKat,
but the contents sometimes caused surprise ... Not every case which is bound for the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary ruling takes ...
Inventors Hall of Fame: Harry Coover from www.lotempiolaw.com Inventor Harry Coover
Born March 6, 1917 – Died March 26, 2011
Invention: Superglue
Patent Number 2,768,109 (PDF); Patent Issued October 23, 1956
Inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame™ in 2004
Some of ...
Virgin considers move to Switzerland for its IP licensing business from ipfinance.blogspot.com The Mail Online reported earlier this week that Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Enterprises, which owns the trade marks and other intellectual property rights to the Virgin brand, is considering relocating to Switzerland. According to ...
Anatomy of a certification trademark from www.erikpelton.com The great majority of trademarks identify the source of services or goods offered by the owner. But there are a few categories of special trademarks. Once such category is “certification marks.” What is a Certification ...
Further Thoughts on "IP Transactions: A Possible IP Course" from ipkitten.blogspot.com 
First a little bit of personal history. Before IP became my 24/7 preoccupation, during the days that Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, and Watergate competed for headlines (aka the 1970s), this Kat chased another intellectual ...
Plain packaging for tobacco products: some legal issues from ipkitten.blogspot.com Sooty didn't mind endorsing the
product, but he did object to being
paid in cigarettes ... This Kat was wondering what has been happening in Australia, where plain packaging for tobacco products has been mooted ...
Johnson & Johnson Petitions Federal Circuit for Rehearing En Banc from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- As discussed yesterday, a panel of the Federal Circuit seemingly expanded the scope of the written description requirement in its Boston Scientific Corp. v. Johnson & Johnson decision. At issue was the ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- As discussed yesterday, a panel of the Federal Circuit seemingly expanded the scope of the written description requirement in its Boston Scientific Corp. v. Johnson & Johnson decision. At issue was the ...
This blog was temporarily deactivated due to suspicious account activity from fosspatents.blogspot.com
For about six hours, this blog was down, and so was my Google Plus profile. Also, I didn't have access to my Google Mail account.
I noticed this after several hours -- the outage occurred ...
A Glance At Current Patent Litigation In India from www.ip-watch.org
The third amendment of Patents Act 1970, in 2005, was a major breakthrough for Indian IP practice in patents. The current crop of judicial decisions, discussed in this note, has initiated the need to have ...
The third amendment of Patents Act 1970, in 2005, was a major breakthrough for Indian IP practice in patents. The current crop of judicial decisions, discussed in this note, has initiated the need to have ...
Evan Wallach Nominated to Federal Circuit from inventivestep.net
The news regarding judges on the Federal Circuit continues. President Obama has nominated Judge Evan Wallach to the seat that Judge Gajarsa will be vacating when he assumes senior status. Judge Wallach is currently a ...
The news regarding judges on the Federal Circuit continues. President Obama has nominated Judge Evan Wallach to the seat that Judge Gajarsa will be vacating when he assumes senior status. Judge Wallach is currently a ...
Essay: Not So Confidential: A Call for Restraint in Sealing Court Records from www.patentlyo.com
In a new Patently-O Patent Law Journal essay, Professor Bernard Chao argues that courts should do more to ensure public access to patent litigation documents. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit already requires ...
In a new Patently-O Patent Law Journal essay, Professor Bernard Chao argues that courts should do more to ensure public access to patent litigation documents. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit already requires ...
IBM's patent deal with Google from fosspatents.blogspot.com
Bloomberg reported that Google "acquired a batch of patents" from IBM without specifying how many and in which field. According to SEO by the Sea, the USPTO was informed on July 12 and 13 of ...
Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com
Here's a recap of the foreign filing/patent law news from this week:
- The Indian Patent Office experienced a decline in the number of patents filed, examined and granted in 2009-2010.
- The INPI will ...
Where is Frodo? from www.athenaalliance.org
Hobbits seem to have taken center stage in budget debate -- or at least a cameo. First, on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal made reference to hobbits - basically accusing tea-partiers of living in a Tolkien-like fantasy ...
Hobbits seem to have taken center stage in budget debate -- or at least a cameo. First, on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal made reference to hobbits - basically accusing tea-partiers of living in a Tolkien-like fantasy ...
Groupon Sued for Patent Infringement from ipwatchdog.com
SellerBid, Inc. brought the patent infringement lawsuit (see complaint) demanding a jury trial, against Groupon and others on July 20, 2011. Somewhat surprisingly, the lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the ...
SellerBid, Inc. brought the patent infringement lawsuit (see complaint) demanding a jury trial, against Groupon and others on July 20, 2011. Somewhat surprisingly, the lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the ...
Federal Circuit Issues Decision in AMP v. USPTO from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Federal Circuit handed down its long-anticipated decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the Myriad case). In an extensive and thorough opinion by Judge ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Federal Circuit handed down its long-anticipated decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the Myriad case). In an extensive and thorough opinion by Judge ...
Federal Circuit: Isolated Human DNA Molecules are Patentable from www.patentlyo.com
ASSOCIATION FOR MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY V. MYRIAD GENETICS (Fed. Cir. 2011) In a much anticipated decision, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejected the Southern District of New York's court's holding ...
ASSOCIATION FOR MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY V. MYRIAD GENETICS (Fed. Cir. 2011) In a much anticipated decision, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejected the Southern District of New York's court's holding ...
When is a secret not a secret? from ipkitten.blogspot.com
Question: when is a secret not a secret? Answer: when everyone who wants to be told has a right to find out. This is the moral of a fascinating and really important decision of Mr ...
Question: when is a secret not a secret? Answer: when everyone who wants to be told has a right to find out. This is the moral of a fascinating and really important decision of Mr ...
Federal Circuit Reverses District Court in Gene Patent Case from inventivestep.net
As expected, the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s determination that Myriad’s gene patents are not patentable, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. The court did rule that many of the ...
As expected, the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s determination that Myriad’s gene patents are not patentable, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. The court did rule that many of the ...
Spotify Gets Sued for Patent Infringement from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from a July 29, 2011 article by Chenda Ngak at CBS News' Tech Talk: Popular music streaming service Spotify faces a patent-infringement lawsuit. PacketVideo, a software company that enables wireless streaming ...
The following is excerpted from a July 29, 2011 article by Chenda Ngak at CBS News' Tech Talk: Popular music streaming service Spotify faces a patent-infringement lawsuit. PacketVideo, a software company that enables wireless streaming ...
Standing in AMP v. USPTO: The Plot Thickens from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- On the very day that the Federal Circuit rendered its decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the Myriad case), Plaintiffs sent a letter to ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- On the very day that the Federal Circuit rendered its decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the Myriad case), Plaintiffs sent a letter to ...
Federal Court Upholds Setanta’s Monopoly on the UFC in Canada from www.iposgoode.ca
Jeffrey O’Brien in a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. Last month, Setanta Sports, a Dublin-based pay-per-view sports provider, was awarded summary judgement against an Alberta sports bar, The Brew’in Taphouse, and ...
Jeffrey O’Brien in a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. Last month, Setanta Sports, a Dublin-based pay-per-view sports provider, was awarded summary judgement against an Alberta sports bar, The Brew’in Taphouse, and ...
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