Patent & IP news for March 8, 2012
Patent Litigations
- Arrivalstar S.A. v. Tri-County Metropolian Transportation District of Oregon filed 2012-03-06 in Oregon
- Planet Bingo, LLC v. Vkgs, LLC filed 2012-03-07 in Michigan Western
- California Natural Products v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc. filed 2012-03-06 in California Eastern
- Protex Your Tech LLC v. iOttie Incorporated et. al. filed 2012-03-07 in Arizona
- Pi-Net International Inc. v. Wilmington Trust Company et. al. filed 2012-03-07 in Delaware
- Pi-Net International Inc. v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. filed 2012-03-07 in Delaware
- 3M Company et. al. v. Moldex-Metric, Inc. filed 2012-03-08 in Minnesota
- Lift-U, a Division of Hogan Mfg., Inc. v. North American Business Industries, Inc. filed 2012-03-06 in California Northern
- Kaz USA, Inc. v. Hunter Fan Company filed 2012-03-08 in Massachusetts
- Laughing Rabbit, Inc. v. National Automotive Parts Association filed 2012-03-08 in Washington Western
- Genie Industries, Inc. v. Snorkel International, Inc. filed 2012-03-08 in Washington Western
- Ryonet Corporation v. Lodsys, LLC et. al. filed 2012-03-08 in Washington Western
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Patent & IP Blogs
Pinterest Walking a Copyright Infringement Tightrope from patentlawip.blogspot.com
The content sharing mega-site “Pinterest” is rapidly gaining online momentum. The site features a virtual “pinboard” where users can post photos they find online and arrange them into albums, sort of like scrap booking. The ...
Thomas Jefferson and Patent Quality from info.articleonepartners.com Low quality patents are the root of many issues that have recently caused some to question the patent system. We agree that something must be done to improve patent quality. But rather than place blame ...
It may not be elegant but at least it's legal: appeal court rules on wash-up Act from ipkitten.blogspot.com 
As some readers know, one of this Kat's research interests is in the ins and outs of digital copyright. Accordingly, she has been keenly following the judicial review application by British Telecommunications Plc and ...
Petitioning for Trademark Change: Missing Files and Audit from spicyipindia.blogspot.com A number of SpicyIP readers have often bemoaned the fact that this blog is more partial to patents than copyright or trademarks. We stand guilty of this charge and have been making efforts to traverse ...
The Highway opens up to more traffic, but where does it lead? from ipkitten.blogspot.com Below are three of the many possible strategies available for arguing inventive step at the EPO, deliberately chosen to span the full range of advisability, ranging from rock solid (strategy 1) to "I wouldn't ...
Only 2% of Patents Ever Pay Off from hallingblog.com I often hear something like ‘only 2% of patents every pay off’ or are commercialized. This comment is quoted as if it is gospel and often is said in a snide or cynical way. This ...
Saregama on a litigation spree before the Calcutta High Court; sues PPL, Select Media, Eros (for 11 seconds of infringement!), etc. from spicyipindia.blogspot.com Saregama India Ltd., one of the oldest music labels in India and part of the RPG conglomerate, has been on a litigation spree in the last 3 months suing everybody from its business partners to ...
Overstated from www.patenthawk.com 35 U.S.C. §251 affords "reissue of defective patents," with a caveat as to claim scope. "No reissued patent shall be granted enlarging the scope of the claims of the original patent unless applied ...
Can There Be a Performance Right in a Graph? from ipkitten.blogspot.com This Kat had no business being awake at 3:00 am. For his sins, he began to listen to a podcast of a business interview program produced by one of the world's largest media ...
EPO Launches New Machine Translation Tool from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- Last month, the European Patent Office announced the launch of a new machine translation service, Patent Translate. Patent Translate, which uses Google Translate technology, allows users to translate between English and French ...
By Donald Zuhn -- Last month, the European Patent Office announced the launch of a new machine translation service, Patent Translate. Patent Translate, which uses Google Translate technology, allows users to translate between English and French ...
Paper: States Need To Be Cautious With Internet Intermediary Liability from www.ip-watch.org
A new paper from a Yale Law lecturer has outlined some general principles that governments must consider when imposing liability for internet intermediaries amid the lack of an international law covering online third-party liability. Related ...
A new paper from a Yale Law lecturer has outlined some general principles that governments must consider when imposing liability for internet intermediaries amid the lack of an international law covering online third-party liability. Related ...
AOL–another for the list from www.tangible-ip.com
There’s a good amount of online discussion this morning about the public disclosure of a letter to the AOL board from one of its fund shareholders. The IAM blog reports this. The letter is ...
There’s a good amount of online discussion this morning about the public disclosure of a letter to the AOL board from one of its fund shareholders. The IAM blog reports this. The letter is ...
European High Court Hears Case With Impact On Buying Software Online from www.ip-watch.org
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) this week held a public hearing on a German case involving software companies Oracle and UsedSoft, the second step to a ruling that could potentially set new rules for ...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) this week held a public hearing on a German case involving software companies Oracle and UsedSoft, the second step to a ruling that could potentially set new rules for ...
Guest Column: Russell Parr from ipcloseup.wordpress.com
“Something Must Be Done About Daubert” By Russell L. Parr, CFA, ASA, CLP, RPOP[i] Experts witnesses in patent infringement cases often are subject to intense scrutiny. Zealous opposing cancel may invoke innovative lines of ...
“Something Must Be Done About Daubert” By Russell L. Parr, CFA, ASA, CLP, RPOP[i] Experts witnesses in patent infringement cases often are subject to intense scrutiny. Zealous opposing cancel may invoke innovative lines of ...
Free Machine Translation Round-up: Patent Translate and 2lingual from intellogist.wordpress.com
As we’ve proved in past posts, machine translations aren’t always accurate, especially for translations of patent documents. In a previous post, Landon IP’s Director of Translation Services Sonja Olson summed up the ...
As we’ve proved in past posts, machine translations aren’t always accurate, especially for translations of patent documents. In a previous post, Landon IP’s Director of Translation Services Sonja Olson summed up the ...
Spat Between Pilot and Attendants’ Unions Results in Intrusive Disclosure Order from www.iposgoode.ca
In Manish Patel v Unite, [2012] EWHC 92 (QB), a pilot, who claims he was defamed and harassed by postings on the British Airline Steward and Stewardesses Association (BASSA) forum, applies to the court for ...
In Manish Patel v Unite, [2012] EWHC 92 (QB), a pilot, who claims he was defamed and harassed by postings on the British Airline Steward and Stewardesses Association (BASSA) forum, applies to the court for ...
Glimpse Of America’s Future From Across The Pond – Are UK ‘SME’ Patents Worth More As Heating Fuel? from gametimeip.com
An interesting story today from The Telegraph introduces inventor and small business owner Michael Wilcox. After spending £150,000 to develop his printing technology, Wilcox burned his patent in protest, expressing his frustration over failed ...
An interesting story today from The Telegraph introduces inventor and small business owner Michael Wilcox. After spending £150,000 to develop his printing technology, Wilcox burned his patent in protest, expressing his frustration over failed ...
Motorola says 'numerous individuals [...] wrote about prior art invalidating Apple’s patents' from fosspatents.blogspot.com
In a Motorola filing in the Northern District of Illinois, I discovered a statement indicating that individuals who write to companies defending themselves against patent infringement claims may actually identify prior art that those defendants ...
Are Some Patent Holders More Equal Than Others? from www.ipwatchdog.com
What’s troubling is that Hewlett Packard itself, the original startup headquartered in a garage, was one of the earliest and most-respected leaders of the 20th Century high-tech revolution that had its epicenter in Silicon ...
What’s troubling is that Hewlett Packard itself, the original startup headquartered in a garage, was one of the earliest and most-respected leaders of the 20th Century high-tech revolution that had its epicenter in Silicon ...
Women’s History Month: PTO Women’s Symposium in Shreveport from www.ipwatchdog.com
Later in the month in Shreveport, Louisiana, the USPTO will hold its 2nd Annual Women's Entrepreneur Symposium. This event will take place from March 25 - 26, 2012, and is co-sponsored by the USPTO, U ...
Later in the month in Shreveport, Louisiana, the USPTO will hold its 2nd Annual Women's Entrepreneur Symposium. This event will take place from March 25 - 26, 2012, and is co-sponsored by the USPTO, U ...
Gregory Mandel – To Promote the Creative Process: Intellectual Property and the Psychology of Creativity from writtendescription.blogspot.com
Does intellectual property law promote creativity? Professor Gregory N. Mandel (Peter J. Liacouras Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, Temple University—Beasley School of Law) extensively explores the psychological effects of the patent ...
Does intellectual property law promote creativity? Professor Gregory N. Mandel (Peter J. Liacouras Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, Temple University—Beasley School of Law) extensively explores the psychological effects of the patent ...
EMVR and “Artful Drafting” from patent-damages.com
In a case involving medical devices, the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania was faced with the question of what the “patented product” means for purposes of the entire market value rule. The ...
In a case involving medical devices, the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania was faced with the question of what the “patented product” means for purposes of the entire market value rule. The ...
Predicting litigation is difficult and patent drafting tips from ocpatentlawyer.com
The following case illustrates the difficulty in being able to predict the outcome of patent litigation. It also provides hints at improving ones patent drafting technique. During patent litigation, the claim terms are construed in ...
The following case illustrates the difficulty in being able to predict the outcome of patent litigation. It also provides hints at improving ones patent drafting technique. During patent litigation, the claim terms are construed in ...
They Invented What? (No. 213) from anticipatethis.wordpress.com
U.S. Pat. No. 7,246,054: Discrete event simulation system and method. JW Note: Many thanks to Patrick Anderson at the Gametime IP blog for bringing this one to our attention. Patrick opines that ...
U.S. Pat. No. 7,246,054: Discrete event simulation system and method. JW Note: Many thanks to Patrick Anderson at the Gametime IP blog for bringing this one to our attention. Patrick opines that ...
Person of Interest on March 8, 2012 from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The episode of "Person of Interest" with the baby also includes arch-villain Elias. In the last 15 minutes the stories become intertwined.
Last line by Finch: Trouble with children, you never know how they are ...
The episode of "Person of Interest" with the baby also includes arch-villain Elias. In the last 15 minutes the stories become intertwined.
Last line by Finch: Trouble with children, you never know how they are ...
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