Patent & IP news for September 22, 2011
Patent Litigations
- Automated Transactions LLC v. Community Guaranty Savings Bank et. al. filed 2011-09-21 in New Hampshire
- Automated Transactions LLC v. Centrix Bank & Trust filed 2011-09-21 in New Hampshire
- Automated Transactions LLC v. Cigarette City et. al. filed 2011-09-21 in New Hampshire
- Pacific Coast Marine Windshields Limited v. Malibu Boats, LLC et. al. filed 2011-09-21 in California Eastern
- Reiffin v. Hoey filed 2011-09-19 in California Northern
- Collins et. al. v. Nissan North America, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-09-21 in Texas Eastern
- Anvik Corporation v. Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. et. al. filed 2011-09-15 in California Southern
- VIA Technologies Inc. et. al. v. Apple Inc. filed 2011-09-21 in Delaware
- Ropke v. Affordable Tools, LLC filed 2011-09-22 in Pennsylvania Eastern
- Cephalon, Inc. v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-09-21 in New Jersey
- Robert Bosch LLC v. Snap-On Incorporated filed 2011-09-20 in California Central
- PNY Technologies, Inc. v. Sandisk Corporation filed 2011-09-21 in California Northern
- Easyweb Innovations, LLC v. Twitter, Inc. filed 2011-09-19 in New York Eastern
- Kirker Enterprises, Inc. v. Skyline Beauty Supply Inc. et. al. filed 2011-09-20 in New Jersey
- Optimum Power Solutions LLC v. Fujitsu America Inc filed 2011-09-21 in California Central
- Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. v. Fibropool Co. LLC filed 2011-09-22 in California Southern
- Cephalon, Inc. v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-09-22 in Michigan Eastern
- GN Resound A/S v. Callpod, Inc. filed 2011-09-20 in California Northern
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OECD Patent Quality Measurement – Confusing Patent Quality with Innovation from hallingblog.com This study confuses patent quality with invention quality, Science and technology: falling patent quality hits innovation, says OECD. The report makes sweeping statements about the decline in patent quality over the last two decades and ...
Court Denies Fallout Video Game Temporary Restraining Order Against Masthead Studios from www.iptrademarkattorney.com Bethesda Softworks and Interplay Entertainment have waged a long-running, real world copyright and trademark battle over the virtual-world Fallout video game. The Bethesda v. Interplay Maryland lawsuit apparently arose over an ambiguity in the scope ...
That Dirty Trick: the ECJ says "no!" from ipkitten.blogspot.com Can you really magic away
someone else's trade mark? No! Today the Court of Justice of the European Union succeeded in magicking away the horrid spectre of an injustice which, the IPKat feared, was ...
USPTO Updates Patent Fee Schedule Following Enactment of America Invents Act from www.patentabilityblog.com 15 Percent Surcharge on Certain Patent Fees Effective September 26, 2011 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced its revised patent fee schedule on September 16, 2011 following the enactment of the Leahy-Smith ...
Creative Commons Licensing Success Stories: Pratham Books from spicyipindia.blogspot.com While we have in the past spoken about the dangers of an aggressive and severely restrictive copyright regime, we haven’t focussed enough attention on the use of alternative licensing mechanisms and the social benefit ...
Interflora xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx from ipkitten.blogspot.com Pumpkin by Flowers by Walter As summer gives way to autumn and the golden leaves tumble, the prettiest flowers are those that come the florists -- which brings the IPKat on to today's decision in ...
Proposed Amendments to Australian Patent Law from www.patentbaristas.com Like Bieber fever, the itch to mess with the rules for patenting have spread far and wide. There is currently being considered a Bill to amend Australia’s patent law, which proposes a number of ...
Oracle contradicts Google on damages, vows to fight hard for injunction against Android from fosspatents.blogspot.com A new filing by Oracle sheds light on the damages claims issue that confused lots of people yesterday and today. Besides making it clear that Oracle hasn't slashed its damages claims, it also confirms ...
The altar of expediency from ipkitten.blogspot.com Before Europe's patent practitioners burn the old books
on patent litigation, let's all be sure that we are happy
with the contents of the new ones ... That Unified Patent Court which has so ...
President's Deficit Reduction Plan Seeks to Reduce Exclusivity Period for Biologics and Prohibit Pay-for-Delay Deals from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- On Monday, President Obama released his plan for economic growth and deficit reduction. The 80-page plan, entitled "Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future," outlines how the President would pay ...
By Donald Zuhn -- On Monday, President Obama released his plan for economic growth and deficit reduction. The 80-page plan, entitled "Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future," outlines how the President would pay ...
CAFC on BPAI in LEITHEM: "This conclusory analysis is hardly persuasive" from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Within the discussion by the CAFC:
Mere reliance on the same statutory basis and the same prior art references, alone, is insufficient to avoid making a new ground of rejection when the Board relies on ...
Within the discussion by the CAFC:
Mere reliance on the same statutory basis and the same prior art references, alone, is insufficient to avoid making a new ground of rejection when the Board relies on ...
ICC Conference On Changing Domain Name Landscape And New gTLDS from www.ip-watch.org
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is organising a conference entitled, “The Changing Domain Name Landscape and New gTLDs” on 30 September in Paris. Related Articles:
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is organising a conference entitled, “The Changing Domain Name Landscape and New gTLDs” on 30 September in Paris. Related Articles:
Next Oracle-Google settlement talks possibly without the Larrys -- damages claims may be higher than ever from fosspatents.blogspot.com
Following the second court-ordered mediation conference between Oracle and Google, which took place on Wednesday, the magistrate judge moderating this settlement effort entered an order that indicates that the court has not yet given up ...
Reshaping U.S. Patent Law. Who are the Winners & Losers? from ipwatchdog.com
It is fair to say that enactment of the AIA is not what most stakeholders championed early on. Many small inventors and innovation companies feel that some of the provisions are not in their best ...
It is fair to say that enactment of the AIA is not what most stakeholders championed early on. Many small inventors and innovation companies feel that some of the provisions are not in their best ...
Keep calm and carry on trade mark dispute from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk
It is not often that trade marks appear on breakfast TV, but this morning there were several minutes on a dispute about the use of "Keep calm and carry on" for goods. The clip can ...
It is not often that trade marks appear on breakfast TV, but this morning there were several minutes on a dispute about the use of "Keep calm and carry on" for goods. The clip can ...
Allegation that Defendants Infringe the Same Patents in "Exactly the Same Fashion" Does Not Justify Joinder from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court granted defendants' motion to dismiss for misjoinder and dismissed four of five defendants. "[P]laintiff asserts that each of the accused instrumentalities is comprised of, among other things, a processor and its associated ...
The court granted defendants' motion to dismiss for misjoinder and dismissed four of five defendants. "[P]laintiff asserts that each of the accused instrumentalities is comprised of, among other things, a processor and its associated ...
A Call To Update Trade Policy Apps In The Internet Era from www.ip-watch.org
Access to the internet and internet services, such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, is often thought about in terms of freedom of expression. The so-called Arab Spring reinforced that link as governments limited, censored and ...
Access to the internet and internet services, such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, is often thought about in terms of freedom of expression. The so-called Arab Spring reinforced that link as governments limited, censored and ...
Thoughts on innovation and public policy from www.athenaalliance.org
I was at an event this morning featuring Treasury Secretary Geithner speaking about the global economy. I was please to hear him use the phrase "innovation" a number of times. To paraphrase, he basically said ...
I was at an event this morning featuring Treasury Secretary Geithner speaking about the global economy. I was please to hear him use the phrase "innovation" a number of times. To paraphrase, he basically said ...
Implementation of the America Invents Act from www.patentlyo.com
New Fees – 15% increase: The USPTO has announced new fees that will become effective on September 26, 2011. These fees represent an across-the-board 15% increase for almost all PTO fees. The effective date of the ...
New Fees – 15% increase: The USPTO has announced new fees that will become effective on September 26, 2011. These fees represent an across-the-board 15% increase for almost all PTO fees. The effective date of the ...
Profile of a Patent Translator, Part 2 from intellogist.wordpress.com
In our last installment of Profile of a Patent Translator, we spoke with Landon IP Translation Manager Sonja Olson and patent translator Leonid Gornik about what traits and tools a professional needs to succeed in ...
In our last installment of Profile of a Patent Translator, we spoke with Landon IP Translation Manager Sonja Olson and patent translator Leonid Gornik about what traits and tools a professional needs to succeed in ...
Disqualifying Plaintiff’s Litigation Counsel based upon Former Joint Defense Agreement from www.patentlyo.com
By Dennis Crouch In re Shared Memory Graphics LLC (Fed. Cir. 2011), Opinion by Judge Dyk, dissent by Judge Newman (Can you believe that these two would disagree?) This case involves a disqualification motion. Nintendo ...
By Dennis Crouch In re Shared Memory Graphics LLC (Fed. Cir. 2011), Opinion by Judge Dyk, dissent by Judge Newman (Can you believe that these two would disagree?) This case involves a disqualification motion. Nintendo ...
What the America Invents Act Means for Inventors/Small Companies from info.inovia.com
The America Invents Act has attracted a lot of buzz. Whether it spurs job creation and innovation remains to be seen, but in this article I'd like to focus on the provisions of the ...
Google and Motorola Mobility may amend merger agreement to keep Apple lawsuits going from fosspatents.blogspot.com
Ten days ago I reported on Apple's motions to stay proceedings in the Western District of Wisconsin and the Southern District of Florida until Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility (MMI) is completed, arguing ...
USPTO Says Status Inquiry Triggers Patent Term Adjustment Deduction from www.pharmapatentsblog.com
Despite statistics on the USPTO's Patents Dashboard indicating that the average time from a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) to the next Office Action is 3.8 months, I continue to experience much more ...
Despite statistics on the USPTO's Patents Dashboard indicating that the average time from a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) to the next Office Action is 3.8 months, I continue to experience much more ...
Twombly, Igbal and Heightened Pleading Standards in Patent Infringement from www.iplawalert.com
Two cases decided last month highlight the somewhat disparate pleading standards in patent infringement actions among districts after Twombly and Iqbal. In The Nielsen Co. v. comScore, Inc., a plaintiff in the Eastern District of ...
Licence Analogy Back in the Game - with the worst Licensee you can Imagine from patlit.blogspot.com
The calculation of damages using the licence analogy method has become somewhat unfashionable in Germany as the calculation of damages using the infringer’s profit is usually considered to give more favourable results for the ...
The calculation of damages using the licence analogy method has become somewhat unfashionable in Germany as the calculation of damages using the infringer’s profit is usually considered to give more favourable results for the ...
Pro Hac Vice from www.717madisonplace.com
Those of you in the Bay Area might want to take note that Chief Judge Rader will be speaking at the Court of Federal Claims Western Bench and Bar Retreat on October 18th. Apparently, Chief ...
Those of you in the Bay Area might want to take note that Chief Judge Rader will be speaking at the Court of Federal Claims Western Bench and Bar Retreat on October 18th. Apparently, Chief ...
Jim Lester of MacCord Mason wins Scavenger Hunt #2 from docketreport.blogspot.com
Thanks to everyone who submitted a correct answer for our Scavenger Hunt this week. More than 60 attorneys found the correct answer with the powerful Docket Navigator patent litigation research database.
Congratulations to Jim Lester ...
Thanks to everyone who submitted a correct answer for our Scavenger Hunt this week. More than 60 attorneys found the correct answer with the powerful Docket Navigator patent litigation research database.
Congratulations to Jim Lester ...
Guest Post: Preclusive Inventor Disclosure Under Leahy-Smith from www.patentlyo.com
Guest Post by Dr. Jeffrey Lefstin, Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law Under Leahy-Smith, inventor disclosures made less than one year before filing are not prior art under ...
Guest Post by Dr. Jeffrey Lefstin, Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law Under Leahy-Smith, inventor disclosures made less than one year before filing are not prior art under ...
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