Patent & IP news for January 6, 2012
Patent Litigations
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. et. al. v. InterAD Technologies, LLC filed 2012-01-05 in Texas Northern
- Civix-Ddi, LLC v. Loopnet, Inc. filed 2012-01-03 in Virginia Eastern
- Landmark Technology, LLC v. Zumiez, Inc. filed 2012-01-06 in Texas Eastern
- Motorola Mobility Inc. v. Apple Inc. et. al. filed 2012-01-05 in Illinois Northern
- Mobile Transformation LLC v. Wetpaint.com Inc. filed 2012-01-06 in Delaware
- Prototype Productions, Inc. et. al. v. Reset, Inc. filed 2012-01-06 in California Central
- Carson Optical, Inc. et. al. v. Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. filed 2012-01-06 in New York Eastern
- Diebold Incorporated v. PPS Data filed 2012-01-06 in Ohio Northern
- Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc. v. Waldo Networks, Inc. filed 2012-01-05 in California Northern
- Telefonix, Inc. et. al. filed 2012-01-06 in Illinois Northern
- Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. v. Starbucks Corporation filed 2012-01-06 in Texas Eastern
- Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. v. Expedia, Inc. filed 2012-01-06 in Texas Eastern
- Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. v. Capital One Financial Corporation filed 2012-01-06 in Texas Eastern
- Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co Ltd v. Chimei Innolux Corporation et. al. filed 2012-01-05 in California Central
- Visto Corporation d/b/a Good Technology v. Fixmo U.S., Inc. filed 2012-01-06 in Texas Northern
- Select Retrieval LLC v. Ll Bean Inc filed 2012-01-06 in Maine
- Group Dekko Inc v. Byrne Electrical Specialists Inc filed 2012-01-06 in Indiana Northern
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US Trademark Application filings increased 6.6% in 2011 from www.erikpelton.com Based on a search of the USPTO records, 301,786 trademark applications were filed in 2011*. That was an increase of 18,655 more than the 283,121 applications filed in 2010. The increase from ...
Rumors of the anticipated Xbox 720 incorporating a DVR system come in the midst of a swirl of litigation involving digital video recording technology. from dunlapcodding.com Teaser Image Teaser Text Rumors of the anticipated Xbox 720 incorporating a DVR system come in the midst of a swirl of litigation involving digital video recording technology.
As reported by Gamezone on January 4 ...
Federal Circuit Affirms Examiner's Broadest Reasonable Construction from www.grayonclaims.com In re SP Controls, Inc. (Fed. Cir. Dec. 21, 2011) (nonprecedential)
In this case, the Federal Circuit affirmed a patent examiner's broadest reasonable constructions of two claim terms in an ex parte reexamination regarding ...
Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com Norman
(not actual size) Welcome to a new guest Kat ... The IPKat and Merpel are delighted to announce the identity of the first of a number of guest bloggers who will be joining them for ...
Concerned Scrutiny Committee invites patent professionals to give evidence on proposed unitary patent system from ipkitten.blogspot.com The AmeriKat in full sheep get-up
ready to bleat on about
the Scrutiny Committee Over a glass of wine after the AIPPI Seminar on HGS v Eli Lily this past November (see post on case ...
The catechysm of Kopimism: file-sharing in Sweden from ipkitten.blogspot.com 
This Kat is used to reading pop culture references describing sport and fashion as religious experiences. However, she did not expect to read that file-sharing had been labelled as a religion and that it had ...
Top Stories of 2011: #3 to #1 from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- Reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its fifth annual list of top biotech/pharma patent stories. For 2011, we identified a dozen stories that were covered ...
By Donald Zuhn -- Reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its fifth annual list of top biotech/pharma patent stories. For 2011, we identified a dozen stories that were covered ...
Motorola drops emergency call GPS patent from ITC investigation against Apple from fosspatents.blogspot.com
Last month (December 2011), the ITC held a hearing on Motorola's complaint against Apple, filed in October 2010 over six patents. A few weeks prior to the hearing, Motorola Mobility dropped one of those ...
Double Recovery in Transnational Patent Litigation from ipkitten.blogspot.com
The recent decision of the Federal Court of Canada invalidating Sanofi’s Canadian Plavix patent raises some interesting points relating transnational patent litigation. The (simplified) facts are that Sanofi holds US and Canadian patents for ...
The recent decision of the Federal Court of Canada invalidating Sanofi’s Canadian Plavix patent raises some interesting points relating transnational patent litigation. The (simplified) facts are that Sanofi holds US and Canadian patents for ...
Vault with Coca-Cola Trade Secret Formula on Public Display from www.ipwatchdog.com
Can you imagine the security employed in transferring the trade secret from the SunTrust Bank vault to the vault at the World of Coca-Cola? The Coca-Cola formula has been notorious with rampant rumors, creating its ...
Can you imagine the security employed in transferring the trade secret from the SunTrust Bank vault to the vault at the World of Coca-Cola? The Coca-Cola formula has been notorious with rampant rumors, creating its ...
The End of Times for Passwords: Apple Inc.’s “Low Threshold Face Recognition” Patent Application from dunlapcodding.com
The world of passwords for electronic devices is on the brink of extinction if Apple, Inc. (Apple) is able to effectively develop its latest published patent application. On December 29, 2011, the USPTO published US ...
Top 5: Top 5 Lists of 2011 from info.articleonepartners.com
2011 was a fantastic year for the Patent Quality Matters blog! One feature that first appeared in 2011 and continues to be among the most popular is our Top 5 lists. They're published each ...
Patent Law Blogs and the ABA from www.patentlyo.com
I am pleased to announce that Patently-O was selected by the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal as their favorite IP Law blog for 2011. It is an honor that Patently-O has been chosen as one ...
I am pleased to announce that Patently-O was selected by the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal as their favorite IP Law blog for 2011. It is an honor that Patently-O has been chosen as one ...
Microsoft and Motorola both ask the ITC to overrule an Administrative Law Judge from fosspatents.blogspot.com
It's hard to please everyone, especially in legal disputes, but Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Theodore Essex has made neither Microsoft nor Motorola Mobility entirely happy with his preliminary finding that the mobile device maker ...
Full Speed Ahead for 2012 from www.uspto.gov
Happy New Year and welcome back from what I hope was a restful holiday break!
As I wrote in my last blog entry, 2011 was a year of historic achievements for our Agency, none of ...
Happy New Year and welcome back from what I hope was a restful holiday break!
As I wrote in my last blog entry, 2011 was a year of historic achievements for our Agency, none of ...
USPTO Issues Proposed Rules Implementing America Invents Act from www.ip-watch.org
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published four notices of proposed rulemaking implementing provisions of the patent reform law signed last year. The issuance of the rules, which came ahead of schedule ...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published four notices of proposed rulemaking implementing provisions of the patent reform law signed last year. The issuance of the rules, which came ahead of schedule ...
Chief judge of District of Delaware reproaches Apple for 'disingenuous' argument from fosspatents.blogspot.com
Yesterday (December 5, 2012), Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware entered a venue transfer order (in a declaratory judgment case brought by Motorola Mobility) that ...
Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com
Happy Friday and happy New Year! Here's a look at the foreign filing/patent law news from the first week of 2012: USPTO Director David Kappos discusses what 2012 may hold in his latest ...
Happy Friday and happy New Year! Here's a look at the foreign filing/patent law news from the first week of 2012: USPTO Director David Kappos discusses what 2012 may hold in his latest ...
EDVA denies motion to stay payment of “sunset” royalties from patent-damages.com
Judge Jackson in EDVA denied a stay of so-called “sunset” royalties, holding that to do so would “circumvent the entire purpose of granting sunset royalty payments as part of an injunction.” Plaintiff prevailed at trial ...
Judge Jackson in EDVA denied a stay of so-called “sunset” royalties, holding that to do so would “circumvent the entire purpose of granting sunset royalty payments as part of an injunction.” Plaintiff prevailed at trial ...
Reviewing the New USPTO Post Grant Review System with Reference to EPO Oppositions from www.patentlyo.com
by Dennis Crouch Time is flying and the newly revamped host of USPTO administrated post-grant patent procedures is on its way. As we speak, the USPTO is continuing to develop its rules and internal operating ...
by Dennis Crouch Time is flying and the newly revamped host of USPTO administrated post-grant patent procedures is on its way. As we speak, the USPTO is continuing to develop its rules and internal operating ...
Oral Argument Kappos v. Hyatt from www.717madisonplace.com
The oral argument in Kappos v. Hyatt is scheduled for next Monday, January 9th, at the United States Supreme Court. The issues to be considered are: (1) Can a plaintiff, who is appealing the denial ...
The oral argument in Kappos v. Hyatt is scheduled for next Monday, January 9th, at the United States Supreme Court. The issues to be considered are: (1) Can a plaintiff, who is appealing the denial ...
Kodak mulls Bankruptcy, looks to sell Patents from www.postgrant.com
In the past week it has come to light that Eastman Kodak Co. has begun preparations to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a move which would mark a new low point in the storied company ...
In the past week it has come to light that Eastman Kodak Co. has begun preparations to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a move which would mark a new low point in the storied company ...
Prosecution Strategies: Tackling USPTO Obviousness Rejections from www.infringementupdates.com
The American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law, Young Lawyers Division, ABA-IPL Young Lawyers Action Group and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education are hosting the above titled webinar on January 20, 2012 ...
The American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law, Young Lawyers Division, ABA-IPL Young Lawyers Action Group and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education are hosting the above titled webinar on January 20, 2012 ...
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