Patent & IP news for September 1, 2011
Patent Litigations
- Gilead Sciences, Inc. et. al. v. Natco Pharma Limited et. al. filed 2011-08-29 in New Jersey
- Scalar Corporation v. Jakks Pacific, Inc. filed 2011-08-31 in Oregon
- Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. et. al. v. Hayward Industries, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-08-31 in North Carolina Eastern
- Edt Pharma Holdings Ltd. et. al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. et. al. filed 2011-08-26 in New Jersey
- ArrivalStar S.A. et. al. v. Chrysler Group LLC et. al. filed 2011-08-31 in Illinois Northern
- StoneAge, Inc. v. NLB Corporation filed 2011-08-30 in Colorado
- Abbott Laboratories et. al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. et. al. filed 2011-08-26 in New Jersey
- Paws Aboard, LLC v. DiDonato et. al. filed 2011-08-31 in Florida Middle
- Fusionbrands, Inc. v. Norpro, Inc. filed 2011-08-30 in Georgia Northern
- Openwave Systems Inc. v. Apple Inc. et. al. filed 2011-08-31 in Delaware
- Santa Cruz Bicycles, Inc. v. Yeti Cycles Inc. et. al. filed 2011-08-31 in California Northern
- Thomsen v. Arts filed 2011-09-01 in Florida Southern
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Patent & IP Blogs
One size fits all? Of IP rights and gefilte fish from ipkitten.blogspot.com The Structure Of Intellectual Property Law: Can One Size Fit All? Edited by Annette Kur (Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Munich) and Vytautas Mizaras (University of Vilnius, Lithuania), this is the ...
Guest Post: Dale L. Carson – Patent reform: One giant step backwards? from hallingblog.com Philosopher George Santayana’s sage words: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” ring as true today as they must have when he wrote them in 1905. The words aptly apply ...
TransData Doubles Smart Meter Suits as Patent Enforcement Heads East from www.greenpatentblog.com In a previous post, I wrote about Texas smart meter company TransData‘s patent infringement suit against CoServ, a Texas utility. TransData recently extended its patent enforcement activity from Texas in an easterly direction through ...
Federal Circuit Confines 271(e)(1) Safe Harbor to Pre-Approval Activities from www.orangebookblog.com
Classen Immunotherapies v. Biogen IDEC et al., Nos. 2006-1634, -1649 (Fed. Cir. 2011) In a 2-1 opinion today, the Federal Circuit held that the Section 271(e)(1) safe harbor "does not apply to information ...
Classen Immunotherapies v. Biogen IDEC et al., Nos. 2006-1634, -1649 (Fed. Cir. 2011) In a 2-1 opinion today, the Federal Circuit held that the Section 271(e)(1) safe harbor "does not apply to information ...
Federal Circuit Upholds Many Classen Method Claims, Also Limits Reach Of Safe Harbor from www.pharmapatentsblog.com
On August 31, 2011, the Federal Circuit issued its second decision in Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen Idec, which was on remand from the Supreme Court after Bilski v. Kappos. Judge Newman wrote the opinion ...
On August 31, 2011, the Federal Circuit issued its second decision in Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen Idec, which was on remand from the Supreme Court after Bilski v. Kappos. Judge Newman wrote the opinion ...
Has any court construed the claim term “frustoconical”? from docketreport.blogspot.com
The term “frustoconical” has been construed six times in five different cases. It has been construed three times as a stand-alone term and three times as part of a phrase. Constructions vary in their wording ...
The term “frustoconical” has been construed six times in five different cases. It has been construed three times as a stand-alone term and three times as part of a phrase. Constructions vary in their wording ...
Did Google buy "crap" patents from Motorola, or was something else going on? from ipbiz.blogspot.com
A post at SFGate notes: David Martin, founder and chairman of patent consulting firm M-Cam, said on Bloomberg West on August 31 that Google made "an immense mistake" by buying Motorola.
And Martin is quoted ...
A post at SFGate notes: David Martin, founder and chairman of patent consulting firm M-Cam, said on Bloomberg West on August 31 that Google made "an immense mistake" by buying Motorola.
And Martin is quoted ...
CNET: How to save green tech from crashing from ipbiz.blogspot.com
A CNET post got into biofuels: Another popular investment target, biofuels have failed to scale beyond pilot stage or meet government mandates. A dismal example is Range Fuels which last year secured $162 million in ...
A CNET post got into biofuels: Another popular investment target, biofuels have failed to scale beyond pilot stage or meet government mandates. A dismal example is Range Fuels which last year secured $162 million in ...
"Newsflash": plagiarism is on the rise from ipbiz.blogspot.com
TIME got around to covering the Pew study: "The Digital Revolution and Higher Education."
Gee, more than half of the college presidents surveyed said that plagiarism in students' papers has increased over the past 10 ...
TIME got around to covering the Pew study: "The Digital Revolution and Higher Education."
Gee, more than half of the college presidents surveyed said that plagiarism in students' papers has increased over the past 10 ...
Searching for patent case law from inventblog.com
Trick: if you know the Federal Reporter (F, F2.d, F3.d) citation, or the SCOTUS citation, just search (on Google, Bing, etc.) for “ftp” and the case citation. The top hit should be a ...
Trick: if you know the Federal Reporter (F, F2.d, F3.d) citation, or the SCOTUS citation, just search (on Google, Bing, etc.) for “ftp” and the case citation. The top hit should be a ...
Bilski Was Just The Beginning, Showdown Over Patent-Eligibility Looms Large from gametimeip.com
Rader implicitly rejected the approach taken to rob Cybersource of its fraud detection patent by explicitly stating that a mathematical algorithm, if written as "an encoded tangible medium" is patent eligible. Cybersource will likely ask ...
Rader implicitly rejected the approach taken to rob Cybersource of its fraud detection patent by explicitly stating that a mathematical algorithm, if written as "an encoded tangible medium" is patent eligible. Cybersource will likely ask ...
Live better, live dangerously: slogans in Russia from ipkitten.blogspot.com
"Save money. Live better" is a slogan that is difficult to ignore, even if you (i) already have pots of cash, (ii) live in the lap of luxury" and (iii) have a lifestyle combines a ...
"Save money. Live better" is a slogan that is difficult to ignore, even if you (i) already have pots of cash, (ii) live in the lap of luxury" and (iii) have a lifestyle combines a ...
The Patent Pledge: is there profit in self-restraint? from ipkitten.blogspot.com
The Patent PledgeNo first use of software patents against companies with less than 25 people.It may be possible to fix a subset of the patent problem without waiting for the government. If companies ...
The Patent PledgeNo first use of software patents against companies with less than 25 people.It may be possible to fix a subset of the patent problem without waiting for the government. If companies ...
Plaintiff Need Not Produce Licenses Involving Unasserted Patents Where Licenses Involving Patents-in-Suit Have Been Produced from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court denied without prejudice defendant's emergency motion to compel plaintiff to produce license agreements. "[Defendant's] very sketchy motion to compel fails to persuade this Court, even under the liberal standard of Rule ...
The court denied without prejudice defendant's emergency motion to compel plaintiff to produce license agreements. "[Defendant's] very sketchy motion to compel fails to persuade this Court, even under the liberal standard of Rule ...
Solyndra -- who gets the IP? from www.athenaalliance.org
Lots of stories this morning about the bankruptcy filing of solar panel maker Solyndra. Most of the attention is on the fact that the company received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of ...
Lots of stories this morning about the bankruptcy filing of solar panel maker Solyndra. Most of the attention is on the fact that the company received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of ...
Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen IDEC (Fed. Cir. 2011) from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- Today, the Federal Circuit revisited the patent-eligibility of claims directed to methods for optimizing childhood immunization, in Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen IDEC. The Federal Circuit's original opinion, handed down ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- Today, the Federal Circuit revisited the patent-eligibility of claims directed to methods for optimizing childhood immunization, in Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen IDEC. The Federal Circuit's original opinion, handed down ...
CAFC on Patent-Eligibility: A Firestorm of Opinions in Classen* from ipwatchdog.com
That there was a majority (and a dissenting) opinion in the remand of Classen wasn’t surprising. But that there was yet a third “additional views” opinion would likely not have been predicted by anyone ...
That there was a majority (and a dissenting) opinion in the remand of Classen wasn’t surprising. But that there was yet a third “additional views” opinion would likely not have been predicted by anyone ...
Google’s Motorola Patent Purchase – Possible Smarter Than We Know from tacticalip.com
Scott Nyman As I’m sure our readers have come to realize by now, we at TacticalIP.com don’t break news. Instead, we offer a unique perspective on popular intellectual property stories currently in ...
Scott Nyman As I’m sure our readers have come to realize by now, we at TacticalIP.com don’t break news. Instead, we offer a unique perspective on popular intellectual property stories currently in ...
How About A Risk Management Approach To Patent Litigation? from gametimeip.com
Someone emailed me an interesting Avvo question yesterday from a company that has been sued for patent infringement. From the post: The plaintiff is represented by a high profile law firm and they have a ...
Someone emailed me an interesting Avvo question yesterday from a company that has been sued for patent infringement. From the post: The plaintiff is represented by a high profile law firm and they have a ...
Paul Graham’s Patent Pledge from inventblog.com
Another great idea from Paul Graham. This time directed to the enforcement of software patents against small businesses. See: The Patent Pledge. Related posts:Antacids & Graham Crackers — The Supreme Court Decides KSR and the Future ...
Another great idea from Paul Graham. This time directed to the enforcement of software patents against small businesses. See: The Patent Pledge. Related posts:Antacids & Graham Crackers — The Supreme Court Decides KSR and the Future ...
Industry Survey on Patent Reform from gametimeip.com
General Patent Corp. has issued a survey on patent reform which may offer some real insight into what actual businesses, small and large, think about the proposed legislation (HR 1249). The survey may be accessed ...
General Patent Corp. has issued a survey on patent reform which may offer some real insight into what actual businesses, small and large, think about the proposed legislation (HR 1249). The survey may be accessed ...
Brian Love on Patent Litigation Timing from writtendescription.blogspot.com
How do practicing and non-practicing entities differ in when they initiate patent litigation? Brian Love, a fellow at Stanford Law School, empirically addresses this question in his draft paper, An Empirical Study of Patent Litigation ...
How do practicing and non-practicing entities differ in when they initiate patent litigation? Brian Love, a fellow at Stanford Law School, empirically addresses this question in his draft paper, An Empirical Study of Patent Litigation ...
Wikileaks on IP related negotiations between India-US from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
Jamie Love over at KEI has brought to light a Wikileaks cable that may be of interest to our readers. In this post, I'll highlight a few of the key IP issues that were ...
Jamie Love over at KEI has brought to light a Wikileaks cable that may be of interest to our readers. In this post, I'll highlight a few of the key IP issues that were ...
Taiwan Prepares Fund to Fight Patent War from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from a September 1, 2011 article by Michael Kan published by CIO: A Taiwanese research institute plans to create a multimillion-dollar fund to help local technology firms fend off patent infringement ...
The following is excerpted from a September 1, 2011 article by Michael Kan published by CIO: A Taiwanese research institute plans to create a multimillion-dollar fund to help local technology firms fend off patent infringement ...
Telstra v PDC special leave from ipwars.com
The High Court (Gummow and Bell JJ) refused Telstra’s special leave application this morning. Young QC for Telstra ran hard on the concurrent findings that there was human skill and effort in the collection ...
The High Court (Gummow and Bell JJ) refused Telstra’s special leave application this morning. Young QC for Telstra ran hard on the concurrent findings that there was human skill and effort in the collection ...
How To Find & Monetize Valuable Copyrights On University Campuses from iplitigator.wordpress.com
Copyright licensing is probably the last thing on students’ minds as they return to college campuses across the country. Yet with the increasingly difficult financial problems facing universities, there has been a renewed urgency to ...
Copyright licensing is probably the last thing on students’ minds as they return to college campuses across the country. Yet with the increasingly difficult financial problems facing universities, there has been a renewed urgency to ...
Guest Post: Philip Furgang – Big Business Wins In Proposed Patent “Reform” from hallingblog.com
The future of America lies in its ability to be creative — to “out think” the rest of the world. Come up with a great idea and you can become rich. You can build a business ...
The future of America lies in its ability to be creative — to “out think” the rest of the world. Come up with a great idea and you can become rich. You can build a business ...
Open Letter to Inventors from Randy Landreneau from hallingblog.com
Dear Inventors, The Senate is about to take up the America Invents Act. It is possible that this act will be the first thing addressed when they return to work Tuesday next week, September 6th ...
Dear Inventors, The Senate is about to take up the America Invents Act. It is possible that this act will be the first thing addressed when they return to work Tuesday next week, September 6th ...
New CIPO Head and New Associate Dean of Research Join IP Osgoode from www.iposgoode.ca
Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and the Founder and Director of the new IP Intensive. IP Osgoode is pleased to announce ...
Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and the Founder and Director of the new IP Intensive. IP Osgoode is pleased to announce ...
New Beginnings: IP Intensive Kicks Off! from www.iposgoode.ca
Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and the Founder and Director of the new IP Intensive. “There is nothing quite like this ...
Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and the Founder and Director of the new IP Intensive. “There is nothing quite like this ...
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