Patent & IP news for January 10, 2012
Patent Litigations
- Sonnax Industries, Inc. v. VBX-ValveBodyXpress, Inc. et. al. filed 2012-01-06 in Vermont
- Innovative Communications Technologies, Inc. v. Stalker Software, Inc. filed 2012-01-04 in Virginia Eastern
- Stinger v. Leven Industries filed 2012-01-10 in Utah
- Pacific Coast Marine Windshields Limited v. Malibu Boats, LLC et. al. filed 2012-01-10 in Florida Middle
- Keung TSE, Ho v. Apple, Inc. et. al. filed 2012-01-09 in Wisconsin Western
- Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc. v. Express MD Solutions, LLC filed 2012-01-05 in California Northern
- Impeva Labs, Inc., v. System Planning Corporation et. al. filed 2012-01-06 in California Northern
- Innovative Communications Technologies, Inc. v. Vivox, Inc. filed 2012-01-04 in Virginia Eastern
- Natera v. Sequenom, Inc filed 2012-01-06 in California Northern
- Peregrine Network, Inc v. Macheen, Inc filed 2012-01-09 in California Northern
- FN Herstal, S.A. et. al. v. JAG Precision filed 2012-01-10 in Texas Northern
- Aqua Lung America, inc. v. Watermark Scuba, Inc. filed 2012-01-10 in Washington Western
- Eastman Kodak Company v. Apple Inc. filed 2012-01-10 in New York Western
- Eastman Kodak Company v. HTC Corporation et. al. filed 2012-01-10 in New York Western
- Fishbelly International, Inc. v. Phillips et. al. filed 2012-01-09 in New York Western
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Patent & IP Blogs
Katonomics 7: Trade Secrecy and Economics from ipkitten.blogspot.com Essential reading for
all IP economists The IPKat is delighted to welcome this first post in the second series of Katonomics, hand-crafted by the IPKat weblog's resident Katonomite, Dr Nicola Searle. in a cunning ...
Tips for Getting a Prior Art Search Unstuck! from info.articleonepartners.com Article One publishes a Tip of the Week in each edition of our email newsletter. The tips are intended to help Researchers succeed at Article One Studies, and feature a range of topics including search ...
A Distinct IP Domain for India? from spicyipindia.blogspot.com When a Scandinavian colleague of mine recently opined that Indian IP was "interesting", I thought it a gross understatement and a rather mild label. For Indian IP is not just interesting: it is highly entertaining ...
Getting to the Hart of the matter: special offer for our readers from ipkitten.blogspot.com The IPKat is pleased to report that his friends at Hart Publishing are starting the new year in a spirit of commendable generosity. This is what they have written to tell him:
"Hart Publishing is ...
Steve Jobs: action figure heading for legal action? from ipkitten.blogspot.com 
Love him or loathe him, Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer Inc, was a pioneer of the computer technology revolution: the loss of his creativity and his inspiration has been greatly mourned since his passing ...
Misleading Affidavits from ipkitten.blogspot.com Canada has legislation based on the US Hatch-Waxman Act, which allows a generic pharmaceutical company to base its application for health regulatory approval on data provided by the brand, so long as the generic can ...
USPTO Proposes Change to PTA Provisions Regarding Appellate Review from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- On December 28, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a notice of proposed rule making regarding certain patent term adjustment (PTA) provisions in the Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 81432 ...
By Donald Zuhn -- On December 28, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a notice of proposed rule making regarding certain patent term adjustment (PTA) provisions in the Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 81432 ...
In re Ricoh Co., Ltd.: Federal Circuit Clarifies § 1920 Allowances for Prevailing Party to Charge Costs from www.lawupdates.com
By Thomas F. Zuber and Sarah S. Brooks || The Federal Circuit recently clarified several aspects of § 1920’s allowances for a prevailing party to charge its costs against the losing party. In In re Ricoh ...
By Thomas F. Zuber and Sarah S. Brooks || The Federal Circuit recently clarified several aspects of § 1920’s allowances for a prevailing party to charge its costs against the losing party. In In re Ricoh ...
Requested ITC review could find Motorola in infringement of up to five more Microsoft patents from fosspatents.blogspot.com
Yesterday (Monday, January 9, 2012), Motorola Mobility asked the ITC for an extension of a deadline for each party's responses to the other party's petition for a review. As I reported last week ...
State Farm changes logo after more than 50 years: love it or leave it? from www.erikpelton.com
State Farm recently announced a re-branding campaign including a new logo design. State Farm has been in business for 90 years and and had been using the last version of its logo for more than ...
State Farm recently announced a re-branding campaign including a new logo design. State Farm has been in business for 90 years and and had been using the last version of its logo for more than ...
What is the fuss about patent trolls? from ocpatentlawyer.com
The broadest definition of a patent troll is a patent holding company that does not make products but asserts its patents against companies that make products. In legalese, a non practicing entity that sues a ...
The broadest definition of a patent troll is a patent holding company that does not make products but asserts its patents against companies that make products. In legalese, a non practicing entity that sues a ...
NDCA Denies Plaintiff Oracle’s Motion for Interlocutory Appeal from $1.3B Copyright Verdict That Was Based on the Novel Theory (in Copyright Cases) of Hypothetical Licensing from patent-damages.com
In the largest copyright infringement verdict in history—a total of $1.3B for Oracle against SAP—a jury awarded reasonable royalty damages to Oracle based on a theory of hypothetical licensing. The court then ...
In the largest copyright infringement verdict in history—a total of $1.3B for Oracle against SAP—a jury awarded reasonable royalty damages to Oracle based on a theory of hypothetical licensing. The court then ...
ICANN Says Domain Expansion Won’t Hurt UN, WTO from www.ip-watch.org
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is launching a large expansion of the available top-level domains on the internet on 12 January, has told international organisations the expansion will not hurt ...
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is launching a large expansion of the available top-level domains on the internet on 12 January, has told international organisations the expansion will not hurt ...
USPTO Notice and Comments from www.patentlyo.com
The USPTO currently has nine published notices and proposed rule changes that are open for comment. Most of these involve changes to USPTO procedure that implement aspects of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). Under ...
The USPTO currently has nine published notices and proposed rule changes that are open for comment. Most of these involve changes to USPTO procedure that implement aspects of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). Under ...
An Incredible Free Patent Citation Search and Analysis Tool: The CCD from intellogist.wordpress.com
Citation search and analysis tools are available in many subscription patent databases; PatBase allows users to view both patent and non-patent literature citations for entire patent families, and users can view the citations graphically through ...
Citation search and analysis tools are available in many subscription patent databases; PatBase allows users to view both patent and non-patent literature citations for entire patent families, and users can view the citations graphically through ...
Spanish tablet computer maker NT-K brings indictment against Apple for alleged extortion from fosspatents.blogspot.com
In early November 2011 I reported on the acquittal of a small Spanish tablet computer maker, Nuevas Tecnologías y Energías Catalá (doing business as "NT-K"), after Apple had alleged "counterfeiting", and translated the relevant court ...
Microsoft streamlines Barnes&Noble case by withdrawing one patent and seven claims from four remaining patents from fosspatents.blogspot.com
Approximately four weeks ahead of the ITC hearing on Microsoft's complaint against Barnes & Noble, the scope of the investigation has been narrowed. Microsoft and Barnes & Noble filed a stipulation yesterday (which entered the public ...
Preliminary Report on Track I: Prioritized Patent Examination Program from www.patentlyo.com
By Dennis Crouch The USPTO's new Commissioner for Patents is Peggy Focarino. In a recent post to Dir. Kappos Blog, Commissioner Focariono provided a report on the PTO's "Track I Prioritized Patent Examination ...
By Dennis Crouch The USPTO's new Commissioner for Patents is Peggy Focarino. In a recent post to Dir. Kappos Blog, Commissioner Focariono provided a report on the PTO's "Track I Prioritized Patent Examination ...
Top National Stage Entry Countries for 2011, By Industry from info.inovia.com
We previously ranked our clients' top national stage filing destinations of 2011. Here, we list the most popular countries based on industry type: Business/Finance 1. China 2. Japan 3. South Korea 4. Australia, Europe ...
We previously ranked our clients' top national stage filing destinations of 2011. Here, we list the most popular countries based on industry type: Business/Finance 1. China 2. Japan 3. South Korea 4. Australia, Europe ...
Eastman Kodak sues Apple over four and HTC over five digital imaging patents from fosspatents.blogspot.com
Eastman Kodak keeps trying to force Apple into a license agreement relating to its portfolio of approximately 1,000 digital imaging patents. It hasn't achieved a breakthrough in an ongoing ITC investigation (the target ...
Interview with song writer Alan Gembola from www.lotempiolaw.com
As a Buffalo copyright attorney I meet many new authors. A childhood friend of mine recently published a book of songs he wrote and I asked him to share some of his thoughts about the ...
At the Core: Patent Examiner and Art Unit Data Explained from www.ipwatchdog.com
Early in my career, I encountered a series of approximately 20 patent applications that were assigned to a small number of different art units. During the time it took to bring the cases to resolution ...
Early in my career, I encountered a series of approximately 20 patent applications that were assigned to a small number of different art units. During the time it took to bring the cases to resolution ...
Troy Landry Sues Over Trademarked Sayings from tacticalip.com
By Daniel Davidson Entertainment must be hard to come by these days, or the broadcast companies have realized that it is as easy as following around an alligator trapper to keep viewers entertained. ...
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By Daniel Davidson Entertainment must be hard to come by these days, or the broadcast companies have realized that it is as easy as following around an alligator trapper to keep viewers entertained. ...
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Mylan Sued Over Marketing Plans from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from a January 9, 2012 article by Kris B. Mamula, Reporter for the Pittsburgh Business Times: Takeda Pharmaceutical, Watson Pharmaceuticals and Andrx Labs have sued generic drugmaker Mylan Inc. for patent ...
The following is excerpted from a January 9, 2012 article by Kris B. Mamula, Reporter for the Pittsburgh Business Times: Takeda Pharmaceutical, Watson Pharmaceuticals and Andrx Labs have sued generic drugmaker Mylan Inc. for patent ...
Novak ad in Variety: “I WANT TO REPORT A RAPE" from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The movie "The Artist" uses the love theme tune from Hitchcock's "Vertigo". Kim Novak, the lead actress in Vertigo, was so upset she ran an ad in Variety.
The final text in the ad ...
The movie "The Artist" uses the love theme tune from Hitchcock's "Vertigo". Kim Novak, the lead actress in Vertigo, was so upset she ran an ad in Variety.
The final text in the ad ...
Unconscious vs. conscious plagiarism? from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Text within the post:
As for the broader context of taking ideas and presenting them as new, well, that happens all the time, sometimes knowingly and sometimes accidentally.
out to resonate with patent attorneys.
Text within the post:
As for the broader context of taking ideas and presenting them as new, well, that happens all the time, sometimes knowingly and sometimes accidentally.
out to resonate with patent attorneys.
Nikola Tesla shows up on "Unforgettable" from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Inventor Nikola Tesla comes up as a password in Unforgettable on 10 Jan 2012. It opens a video file depicting fraternity hazing.
Buried underneath the hazing business is a drug smuggling ring, with the pledges ...
Inventor Nikola Tesla comes up as a password in Unforgettable on 10 Jan 2012. It opens a video file depicting fraternity hazing.
Buried underneath the hazing business is a drug smuggling ring, with the pledges ...
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