Patent & IP news for September 21, 2011
Patent Litigations
- McIntire v. Sunrise Specialty Company filed 2011-09-20 in California Eastern
- AntiCancer, Inc. v. Berthold Technologies U.S.A., LLC et. al. (TV1) filed 2011-09-20 in Tennessee Eastern
- Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. v. Invagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed 2011-09-16 in New York Eastern
- Wing Pow International Corp v. Jorg Knyrim et. al. filed 2011-09-16 in California Central
- Optimum Power Solutions LLC v. Dell Inc. filed 2011-09-21 in Texas Eastern
- Sport Systems Unlimited Corp. v. Rink Systems, Inc. filed 2011-09-20 in Minnesota
- Optimum Power Solutions LLC v. Lenovo (United States) Inc. filed 2011-09-21 in Delaware
- Optimum Power Solutions LLC v. Panasonic Corporation of North America filed 2011-09-21 in Delaware
- Optimum Power Solutions LLC v. Hewlett-Packard Company filed 2011-09-21 in Delaware
- Kirker Enterprises, Inc. v. Lcn-USA, Inc. filed 2011-09-19 in New Jersey
- Systemation Inc. v. ASLI Mechanical Co Ltd. filed 2011-09-20 in Delaware
- Optimum Power Solutions LLC v. Sony Electronics Inc. filed 2011-09-21 in Delaware
- T&S Brass & Bronze Works, Inc. v. Krowne Metal Corporation filed 2011-09-16 in New Jersey
- Watson v. McClain-Barteet filed 2011-09-20 in Texas Western
- Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et. al. v. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-09-21 in Massachusetts
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Patent & IP Blogs
Would you take a patent dispute to the ICC for an arbitration? from patlit.blogspot.com Revised ICC Rules make arbitration more attractive for IP disputes, say Katie McConnell and Nathan Searle (Hogan Lovells) in the following piece which has been specially commissioned for PatLit:
"International arbitration is the dispute resolution ...
Featured Researcher: Ted S. from info.articleonepartners.com This week's featured researcher is Ted S. from Chicago. He studied Biology at the University of Arizona, and now works for a real estate tax company while also pursuing music, film, and tinkering. Ted ...
Social Media and Intellectual Property Issues video from www.erikpelton.com Last week I spoke on a panel at the 2nd annual Social Media Summit hosted by Harrisburg University. The Summit featured many great speakers from around the country, including many noted authors, entrepreneurs, and professors ...
Flawed Study by Boston University Used to Justify Infringement from hallingblog.com The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls, Boston University School of Law Working Paper No. 11-45, by James E. Bessen, Michael J. Meurer, and Jennifer Laurissa Ford. Patrick Anderson at GametimeIP wrote and excellent ...
Down On The Farm from www.patenthawk.com Vernon Hugh Bowman bought and planted Monsanto's patented soy seeds for his first crop. For his late-season second crop, which he considered "riskier planting," he skimped and "purchased commodity seed from a local grain ...
Forbes Explains How America Invents Act will Hurt Tech Entrepreneurs from hallingblog.com This excellent article shows that when Canada changed from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system, it was bad for individual inventors, technology start-ups, and Canadian venture capital. The article then quotes a UK study ...
Without settlement, Google might pay more for Java license from Oracle than for Motorola Mobility from fosspatents.blogspot.com If Google ends up having to pay a per-unit royalty to Oracle for a Java license, it may within a few years pay even more -- possibly much more -- under such a settlement than the $12 ...
Wednesday whimsies from ipkitten.blogspot.com The IPKat's friend, Glasto Guru and 1709 Blogger Ben Challis, kindly drew his attention to this little snippet from the CMU Daily:
"Sony changes network terms to prevent future class actions
State-of-the-art Play Station ...
Deciphering the Patent-Eligibility Message in Prometheus, Myriad and Classen from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- A little more than one year after the Supreme Court issued its opinion on the patent-eligibility of (business) method claims in Bilski v. Kappos, the Court has granted certiorari in one ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- A little more than one year after the Supreme Court issued its opinion on the patent-eligibility of (business) method claims in Bilski v. Kappos, the Court has granted certiorari in one ...
Software Patents: a Convenient Misnomer for those who Seek to Expropriate IP from ipfinance.blogspot.com
In this, the seventhin his series of posts for IP Finance, Keith Mallinson (WiseHarbor) reviews the recent history of software patent protection and the challenges made against it, concluding that the patent system is here ...
In this, the seventhin his series of posts for IP Finance, Keith Mallinson (WiseHarbor) reviews the recent history of software patent protection and the challenges made against it, concluding that the patent system is here ...
Coke v Pepsi from ipwars.com
The war between Coke and Pepsi over the shape of a bottle is alive and well. Last week the parties were in court fighting over discovery. By the tie of the hearing what was actually ...
The war between Coke and Pepsi over the shape of a bottle is alive and well. Last week the parties were in court fighting over discovery. By the tie of the hearing what was actually ...
Gas pipelines and the development of inspection "pigs" from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk
Today's Daily Telegraph has the obituary of Belfast-born Ernest Shannon, who led British Gas in finding a solution to the problem of monitoring gas pipelines for corrosion. During the 1970s,...
(From Steve van Dulken ...
Today's Daily Telegraph has the obituary of Belfast-born Ernest Shannon, who led British Gas in finding a solution to the problem of monitoring gas pipelines for corrosion. During the 1970s,...
(From Steve van Dulken ...
Traps for the Unwary Regarding Patent Claim Drafting and Definition of Prior Art Under Leahy Smith from ipwatchdog.com
For example, the new provision retains the existing notion of “public use” and “on sale” under current law; however, a key difference is that the one year grace period of current law will not be ...
For example, the new provision retains the existing notion of “public use” and “on sale” under current law; however, a key difference is that the one year grace period of current law will not be ...
Docket Navigator Scavenger Hunt – Round 2! from docketreport.blogspot.com
Round 2 of the Docket Navigator scavenger hunt begins today! If you didn’t play last week, here’s how it works. We ask a Question of the Day, but instead of us giving you ...
Round 2 of the Docket Navigator scavenger hunt begins today! If you didn’t play last week, here’s how it works. We ask a Question of the Day, but instead of us giving you ...
Enforcing a non-compete agreement from www.athenaalliance.org
I've written a number of times before on the use (or non-use) of non-compete agreements. But here is an interesting twist: J&J; is using a non-compete agreement to prevent the new CEO of ...
I've written a number of times before on the use (or non-use) of non-compete agreements. But here is an interesting twist: J&J; is using a non-compete agreement to prevent the new CEO of ...
America Invents Act: Prior Use Defense from inventivestep.net
One of the provisions of the America Invents Act was a newly expanded defense for prior use of an invention. This defense applies to any patent issued on or after the Act’s effective date ...
One of the provisions of the America Invents Act was a newly expanded defense for prior use of an invention. This defense applies to any patent issued on or after the Act’s effective date ...
Senate Finance Committee on hearing on tax incentives for innovation from www.athenaalliance.org
Tuesday morning the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on tax incentives for innovation. The kick off of the hearing were statements by Senators Baucus and Hatch that they were introducing legislation to make the ...
Tuesday morning the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on tax incentives for innovation. The kick off of the hearing were statements by Senators Baucus and Hatch that they were introducing legislation to make the ...
Relevancy and Concept Searches with Patentics from intellogist.wordpress.com
Patentics is an intriguing patent search platform with a lot of interesting features and a few major drawbacks. The search interface is available in both English and Chinese, and non-registered users can perform most basic ...
Patentics is an intriguing patent search platform with a lot of interesting features and a few major drawbacks. The search interface is available in both English and Chinese, and non-registered users can perform most basic ...
Around the Web: Talk About the America Invents Act from info.inovia.com
On September 8, 2011, the US Senate passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ("the America Invents Act") by a vote of 89-9 (which was signed by President Obama on September 16). A lot has been ...
Summary judgment against farmer Bowman affirmed by CAFC in Monsanto v. Bowman from ipbiz.blogspot.com
This is another case involving N-phosphonomethylglycine- (commonly known as “glyphosate”) based herbicides, such as Monsanto’s Roundup® product, brought by Monsanto against a farmer-customer.
The CAFC noted:
Thus, the doctrine of patent exhaustion did not ...
This is another case involving N-phosphonomethylglycine- (commonly known as “glyphosate”) based herbicides, such as Monsanto’s Roundup® product, brought by Monsanto against a farmer-customer.
The CAFC noted:
Thus, the doctrine of patent exhaustion did not ...
6 Researchers Receive $100 for their Friends' Success! from info.articleonepartners.com
Hard work pays off. Hours spent researching the latest AOP Study can lead to rewards of profit sharing points, thousands of dollars in cash, and the pride of winning a Study. This is where most ...
Ultramercial v. Hulu: Computer Programs and Patentable Subject Matter from www.patentlyo.com
Ultramercial, LLC v. Hulu, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2011) Panel: Rader (author), Lourie, O'Malley The line between patentable processes and unpatentable abstract ideas continues to trouble the Federal Circuit even as the Supreme Court prepares ...
Ultramercial, LLC v. Hulu, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2011) Panel: Rader (author), Lourie, O'Malley The line between patentable processes and unpatentable abstract ideas continues to trouble the Federal Circuit even as the Supreme Court prepares ...
Technology Solutions: In Support of a Clean Energy Economy from ipwatchdog.com
As global demand for energy continues to grow and the price of oil and gasoline continue to rise we must pursue solutions for cleaner, renewable energy. The technology that will ultimately support an alternative energy ...
As global demand for energy continues to grow and the price of oil and gasoline continue to rise we must pursue solutions for cleaner, renewable energy. The technology that will ultimately support an alternative energy ...
Book Review: Great Patents from inventivestep.net
Advanced Strategies for Innovative Growth Companies Edited by David B. Orange http://www.logos-press.com/books/great-patents.php Great Patents is a collection of essays on patent strategy and valuation. As Orange notes in the ...
Advanced Strategies for Innovative Growth Companies Edited by David B. Orange http://www.logos-press.com/books/great-patents.php Great Patents is a collection of essays on patent strategy and valuation. As Orange notes in the ...
As Predicted, Congress Ready to Divert More Fees from USPTO from ipwatchdog.com
It isn't exactly a newflash to announce that Washington, D.C. is dsyfunctional, anyone paying attention over the past few years has long since come to that conclusion. Thus, it is hardly breaking news ...
It isn't exactly a newflash to announce that Washington, D.C. is dsyfunctional, anyone paying attention over the past few years has long since come to that conclusion. Thus, it is hardly breaking news ...
Disclosure under the AIA: The Poor Man’s Provisional Patent Application from www.patentlyo.com
By Dennis Crouch Provisional patent applications have received increasing focus as an integral element of corporate patent filing strategy. Although many patent attorneys reject this strategy, hopeful US-based patentees regularly use provisional applications as a ...
By Dennis Crouch Provisional patent applications have received increasing focus as an integral element of corporate patent filing strategy. Although many patent attorneys reject this strategy, hopeful US-based patentees regularly use provisional applications as a ...
USPTO Updates Fee Schedule Following Enactment of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act from ipwatchdog.com
There have been a number of inquiries from the public regarding the fees due when payments are made by postal mail just prior to the effective date of the 15 percent surcharge (September 26, 2011 ...
There have been a number of inquiries from the public regarding the fees due when payments are made by postal mail just prior to the effective date of the 15 percent surcharge (September 26, 2011 ...
DOJ Briefs in Biotech Section 101 Cases from www.717madisonplace.com
I was curious what approaches the DOJ/PTO briefs had taken in recent biotech section 101 cases. Here are links to the briefs by the DOJ in: LabCorp v. Metabolite (Supreme Court): [Link] The Association ...
I was curious what approaches the DOJ/PTO briefs had taken in recent biotech section 101 cases. Here are links to the briefs by the DOJ in: LabCorp v. Metabolite (Supreme Court): [Link] The Association ...
Google’s keywords advertising from ipwars.com
News just in: Google’s placement of advertisements, generated through its AdWords program, on search results pages is not misleading or deceptive conduct contrary to s 52 TPA / s 18 ACL. However, the advertiser’s ...
News just in: Google’s placement of advertisements, generated through its AdWords program, on search results pages is not misleading or deceptive conduct contrary to s 52 TPA / s 18 ACL. However, the advertiser’s ...
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