Patent & IP news for October 27, 2011
Patent Litigations
- BorgWarner, Inc. et. al. v. Cummins, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-10-26 in North Carolina Western
- Wildcat Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC v. 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. filed 2011-10-26 in Texas Eastern
- Fantasy Diamond Corporation v. Sonia B. Enterprises, Inc. filed 2011-10-26 in Illinois Northern
- Helferich Patent Licensing, LLC v. Bravo Media, LLC filed 2011-10-26 in Illinois Northern
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center et. al. v. Branhaven, LLC filed 2011-10-21 in Virginia Eastern
- Smt Solutions, Inc. v. Expoevent Supply LLC et. al. filed 2011-10-26 in New Jersey
- De'Longhi, USA et. al. v. Cloud 9 Marketing Incorporated et. al. filed 2011-10-24 in New Jersey
- Hawaii Airboards, LLC v. NRS Properties, LLC filed 2011-10-25 in Hawaii
- Network Signatures Inc v. McKesson Corporation filed 2011-10-25 in California Central
- Fujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc. et. al. v. Smart Memory Solutions, LLC filed 2011-10-25 in California Northern
- Network Signatures Inc v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company filed 2011-10-25 in California Central
- Network Signatures Inc v. Forest Laboratories Inc filed 2011-10-25 in California Central
- AAMP of Florida, Inc v. Metra Electronics Corporation filed 2011-10-27 in Florida Middle
- Hanesbrands Inc. v. Rock Fit, LLC filed 2011-10-27 in North Carolina Middle
- Hanesbrands Inc., et. al. v. Rock Fit, LLC filed 2011-10-27 in North Carolina Middle
- Monsanto Company et. al. v. Mills Brothers Farms et. al. filed 2011-10-26 in Virginia Eastern
- Archon Information Systems LLC et. al. filed 2011-10-27 in Louisiana Eastern
- IpLearn LLC v. K12 Inc. filed 2011-10-26 in Delaware
- The Turtle Company Inc. v. Fibro Source USA et. al. filed 2011-10-21 in New Jersey
- Intellectual Ventures I LLC et. al. v. Sendai Nikon Corporation et. al. filed 2011-10-26 in Delaware
- OpenDNS, Inc. v. Paxfire, Inc. filed 2011-10-18 in California Northern
- Theranos, Inc. et. al. v. Fuisz Technologies, Ltd. et. al. filed 2011-10-26 in California Northern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Weekly Crowdsourcing Spotlight from info.articleonepartners.com To highlight the success of global crowdsourcing, Article One Partners offers a weekly roundup of current news stories documenting how crowdsourcing is being used in various industries around the world.
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Power Rangers Halloween Costumes Morph Into Copyright And Trademark Infringement Suit from www.iptrademarkattorney.com Saban Entertainment originally created the “Power Rangers” live action children’s television series in 1993, where several teenagers would morph from ordinary people into powerful superhero characters wearing color-coded battle suits. The colors also served ...
Never mind the cakes and crocs: Dundee helps tackle neglected diseases from ipkitten.blogspot.com Big pharma companies don't always get the best of press for their various activities -- which is a little strange if we consider how quick we are to prescribe and take the benefit of the ...
Battle of the Cucumbers: PGI for Lea Valley? from ipkitten.blogspot.com Cat and cuke Darjeeling tea is not the only controversial protected geographical indication (PGI) of recent times (see IPKat post here). Another row is cooking over cucumbers after the Lea Valley Growers’ Association (LVGA) in ...
Past historic 1: how patents for invention came from Venice to England from ipkitten.blogspot.com Digging around in his office the other day, this Kat found a little bundle of photocopies which turned out to be a collection of articles which he researched and wrote back in the 1980s, when ...
AIA Overview: Supplemental Examination from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- One provision in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) that appears to benefit (or at least be intended to benefit) patentees is the Supplemental Examination revision set forth in Section 12 ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- One provision in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) that appears to benefit (or at least be intended to benefit) patentees is the Supplemental Examination revision set forth in Section 12 ...
USPTO and EPO Launch Patent Classification Website from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- Yesterday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office announced the launch of a new website regarding the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) initiative. The CPC project seeks to combine ...
By Donald Zuhn -- Yesterday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office announced the launch of a new website regarding the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) initiative. The CPC project seeks to combine ...
Federal Circuit Affirms District Court De Novo Review In Section 146 Action from www.pharmapatentsblog.com
In Streck, Inc. v. Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc., the Federal Circuit confirmed that a district court is to undertake de novo review when new evidence is introduced in an interference action under 35 USC § 146 ...
In Streck, Inc. v. Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc., the Federal Circuit confirmed that a district court is to undertake de novo review when new evidence is introduced in an interference action under 35 USC § 146 ...
No Apportionment of Lost Profits Where the Entire Value of Infringing Sales Derives From the Patented Invention from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court granted plaintiffs' motion in limine to preclude defendant's argument that lost profits should be apportioned to account for defendant's contribution to development of the claimed invention. "Defendants contend that the work ...
The court granted plaintiffs' motion in limine to preclude defendant's argument that lost profits should be apportioned to account for defendant's contribution to development of the claimed invention. "Defendants contend that the work ...
Premier Concerned About Impact of Apple's New Patent Victory from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from an October 27, 2011 article in The Central News Agency's Focus Taiwan news channel: Premier Wu Den-yih directed relevant government agencies Thursday to assess the possible impact on local ...
The following is excerpted from an October 27, 2011 article in The Central News Agency's Focus Taiwan news channel: Premier Wu Den-yih directed relevant government agencies Thursday to assess the possible impact on local ...
New Developments for the Cooperative Patent Classification Project from info.inovia.com
Back in October of 2010, the US Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office announced the launch of a joint program designed to harmonize their patent classification systems.
This program, referred to as ...
Revised EPO Patent For Conventional Broccoli Has Public Interest Ramifications from www.ip-watch.org
A patent for a conventionally bred form of the common household vegetable broccoli appears to be on its way to acceptance by the European Patent Office following a change to the patent by the company ...
A patent for a conventionally bred form of the common household vegetable broccoli appears to be on its way to acceptance by the European Patent Office following a change to the patent by the company ...
Vampiric Design Patents from intellogist.wordpress.com
Come closer, children. Put away your Twilight books, your Castlevania games, and your Bram Stoker’s Dracula VHS featuring Gary Oldman. Gather round while we explore some of the most dastardly vampire design patents around ...
Come closer, children. Put away your Twilight books, your Castlevania games, and your Bram Stoker’s Dracula VHS featuring Gary Oldman. Gather round while we explore some of the most dastardly vampire design patents around ...
Point – Counterpoint: The Debate Over Prior User Rights from ipwatchdog.com
Exactly who is to blame if a pharmaceutical company, say Eli Lilly, decides to invest billions of dollars and build a facility when they haven't adequately protected their own intellectual property? Moreover, who is ...
Exactly who is to blame if a pharmaceutical company, say Eli Lilly, decides to invest billions of dollars and build a facility when they haven't adequately protected their own intellectual property? Moreover, who is ...
WIPO Re:Search Bridges Public, Private Sectors For Neglected Disease Research from www.ip-watch.org
“Neglected tropical diseases are century-old diseases and today we see new hope,” Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organisation, told a crowd at yesterday’s launch of a new public-private collaboration to develop ...
“Neglected tropical diseases are century-old diseases and today we see new hope,” Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organisation, told a crowd at yesterday’s launch of a new public-private collaboration to develop ...
Fire At WIPO Premises Forces Two-Day Shutdown from www.ip-watch.org
By Catherine Saez An unusual sight met passers-by at the World Intellectual Property Organization around lunchtime today. The street was crowded with several fire trucks and yellow security tape kept people away from the entrance ...
By Catherine Saez An unusual sight met passers-by at the World Intellectual Property Organization around lunchtime today. The street was crowded with several fire trucks and yellow security tape kept people away from the entrance ...
Crookes v Newton, 2011 SCC 47 – Hyperlinkers Not Liable For Linked Defamation from www.iposgoode.ca
Daniel Burnett is a partner at Owen Bird Law Corporation and appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of the Respondent/Defendant, Jon Newton, in this matter. [IP Osgoode: At our request, Robert ...
Daniel Burnett is a partner at Owen Bird Law Corporation and appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of the Respondent/Defendant, Jon Newton, in this matter. [IP Osgoode: At our request, Robert ...
The Aftermath of Stanford v. Roche: Which Law of Assignments Governs? from www.iposgoode.ca
Sean M. O’Connor is Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Law, Business & Entrepreneurship Program, University of Washington School of Law, and a Research Affiliate of IP Osgoode.[1] [IP Osgoode: Professor O'Connor's ...
Sean M. O’Connor is Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Law, Business & Entrepreneurship Program, University of Washington School of Law, and a Research Affiliate of IP Osgoode.[1] [IP Osgoode: Professor O'Connor's ...
Controversial US Bill Targeting “Rogue Websites” Introduced On House Side from www.ip-watch.org
Legislation giving new powers to the government and copyright holders in the United States to unilaterally block payments to or take down websites deemed by US courts to be infringing intellectual property rights has been ...
Legislation giving new powers to the government and copyright holders in the United States to unilaterally block payments to or take down websites deemed by US courts to be infringing intellectual property rights has been ...
Auction Block: DOE Asserts Ownership and Tries to Stop Sale of Evergreen Ribbon Patents from www.greenpatentblog.com
I previously wrote about the patents for sale as a result of the bankruptcy of Massachusetts PV company Evergreen Solar. Those patents include U.S. Patents Nos. 6,814,802, 7,022,180 and 7 ...
I previously wrote about the patents for sale as a result of the bankruptcy of Massachusetts PV company Evergreen Solar. Those patents include U.S. Patents Nos. 6,814,802, 7,022,180 and 7 ...
Plurilateral Trade Agreements Lack Protections for Users, Intermediaries from www.ip-watch.org
The role of online intermediaries in copyright enforcement is on the international negotiating table in recent plurilateral trade agreements. Those negotiating with the US would be advised to examine carefully what is being offered. Related ...
The role of online intermediaries in copyright enforcement is on the international negotiating table in recent plurilateral trade agreements. Those negotiating with the US would be advised to examine carefully what is being offered. Related ...
Trade marks and survey evidence in Australia from ipwars.com
Adidas is suing Pacific Brands, alleging that the latter’s use of 3 stripes on footwear infringes Adidas’ registered trade marks for the “3 Stripes” (the judgment doesn’t identify which trade marks or the ...
Adidas is suing Pacific Brands, alleging that the latter’s use of 3 stripes on footwear infringes Adidas’ registered trade marks for the “3 Stripes” (the judgment doesn’t identify which trade marks or the ...
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