Patent & IP news for June 1, 2012
Patent Litigations
- Industrial Technology Research Institute v. Lg Electronics, Inc. et. al. filed 2012-05-31 in New Jersey
- Laurmark Enterprises Inc v. Kinderhook Industries et. al. filed 2012-05-30 in California Central
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Sandoz Inc. filed 2012-05-31 in New Jersey
- Select Retrieval, LLC v. Restockit, LLC filed 2012-06-01 in Florida Southern
- Select Retrieval, LLC v. ILS Holdings, LLC filed 2012-06-01 in Florida Southern
- PJC Logistics, LLC v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. filed 2012-06-01 in Minnesota
- Coloplast A/S v. C.R. Bard, Inc. filed 2012-06-01 in Minnesota
- Select Retrieval, LLC v. Vitacost.Com, Inc. filed 2012-06-01 in Florida Southern
- Nextalarm Monitoring Services Inc v. Uplink Security LLC filed 2012-05-30 in California Central
- Bennett v. Sunlite Car Covers, Ltd. filed 2012-06-01 in Illinois Northern
- Opteka, Inc. v. JCL Custom Products et. al. filed 2012-06-01 in New York Eastern
- Cisco Systems, Inc. v. TiVo Inc. filed 2012-05-30 in California Northern
- Sprinturf, LLC et. al. v. Athletic Surfacesplus LLC filed 2012-06-01 in Georgia Northern
- Landmark Technology, LLC v. Destination Maternity Corporation filed 2012-06-01 in Texas Eastern
- Zoom Bait Company Inc v. Ouzo Baits LLC filed 2012-06-01 in Wisconsin Eastern
- Stam. Products, Inc. v. Total Gym Fitness, LLC filed 2012-06-01 in Missouri Western
- Comcast Cable Communications LLC et. al. filed 2012-06-01 in Texas Northern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Of Trademarks & Movie Titles: The Applicability of Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine from spicyipindia.blogspot.com If readers can recollect, majority of us agreed that the title ‘Hari Puttar’ makes one think of J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ according to a poll we ran on the blog four years ago ...
Gucci Trademark Infringement Against Guess from patentlawip.blogspot.com After three years, the Gucci v. Guess trademark infringement battle finally ended earlier this month when Gucci received a settlement of $4.7 million in damages (Gucci initially demanded $221 million). The judge’s words ...
Anatomy of a new slogan: MAKING TRADEMARKS BLOOM SINCE 1999 from www.erikpelton.com I recently created and launched a new slogan. MAKING TRADEMARKS BLOOM SINCE 1999™. [Wordpress has a ™ symbol character available and a ®, but not one for 'SM'] This slogan does not replace an old one. Our ...
Google's EU antitrust allegations against Microsoft and Nokia were dismissed by the ITC from www.fosspatents.com
The latest news on the smartphone patents front is old wine in new bottles: Google filed an EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft and Nokia, blaming the two companies for collusion involving a non-practicing entity, Mosaid ...
Scheme to support International Patent Protection by SMEs and Technology Start up Units launched from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
The Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Government of India have started a scheme to provide financial support to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and Technology Start-Up ...
The Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Government of India have started a scheme to provide financial support to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and Technology Start-Up ...
Scheme to support International Patent Protection by SMEs and Technology Start up Units launched from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
The Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Government of India have started a scheme to provide financial support to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and Technology Start-Up ...
The Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Government of India have started a scheme to provide financial support to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and Technology Start-Up ...
Nokia's promise not to assert patents against Linux is irrelevant in the Mosaid context from www.fosspatents.com
This is a near-simultaneous follow-up to my initial reaction to Google's EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft and Nokia over their alleged collusion with a non-practicing entity, Mosaid. Google asks the European Commission to look ...
Nokia calls Google's EU antitrust complaint "frivolous" and a waste of time and resources from www.fosspatents.com
I just reported on Google's EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft and Nokia, and subsequently saw that Nokia has meanwhile issued a statement. I'll now quote it, and comment on it, passage by passage ...
Copyright cases like Oracle v. Google are more controversial than software patent cases from www.fosspatents.com
Judge Alsup said on Thursday that the API material Google "replicated" from Java was not protected by copyright. I have commented on the implications of this finding in a detailed post that also explains the ...
Distilling trade dress law: Sixth circuit rules Maker’s Mark dripping wax seal is entitled to trademark protection from ipspotlight.com
Alcohol packaging and trademark/trade dress law have intersected quite a few times in the news this month. First, as Daniel Corbett recently reported, the maker’s of Daily’s cocktails sued Captain Morgan producer ...
Alcohol packaging and trademark/trade dress law have intersected quite a few times in the news this month. First, as Daniel Corbett recently reported, the maker’s of Daily’s cocktails sued Captain Morgan producer ...
More Than a “Bit” of Win for Australian ISP from www.iposgoode.ca
Previously cited as “the case that could shut down the internet“, Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd [2012] HCA 16 (commonly known as AFACT v iiNet or the iiTrial) concluded with a unanimous decision ...
Previously cited as “the case that could shut down the internet“, Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd [2012] HCA 16 (commonly known as AFACT v iiNet or the iiTrial) concluded with a unanimous decision ...
Trade Mark Cluttering, Messy Policy from www.iposgoode.ca
A recent report by the UK Intellectual Property Office [IPO] draws attention to trade mark cluttering. Trade mark cluttering occurs where “where firms hold trade marks that are overly broad or unused raising search costs ...
A recent report by the UK Intellectual Property Office [IPO] draws attention to trade mark cluttering. Trade mark cluttering occurs where “where firms hold trade marks that are overly broad or unused raising search costs ...
China as an IP Stakeholder from www.uspto.gov
The USPTO and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit May 28-30 co-sponsored an intellectual property adjudication program with Renmin University of China, the China Law Society, the Bar, and others. More ...
ICANN To Reveal New Internet Domain Applications In Mid-June from www.ip-watch.org
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the domain name system technical oversight body, will shortly make public the list of applied for new domains. Related Articles:
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the domain name system technical oversight body, will shortly make public the list of applied for new domains. Related Articles:
Judge Posner forbids Apple to turn this month's Motorola jury trial into a popularity contest from www.fosspatents.com
Ten days prior to the start of an Apple v. Motorola trial in the Northern District of Illinois, Judge Richard Posner entered an order on the parties' motions in limine (motions to preclude testimony, arguments ...
Update on the Unitary EU Patent from info.inovia.com
Managing Intellectual Property published an important update this week regarding the proposed EU unitary patent. The EU Competitiveness Council met this week in Brussels. One key topic for discussion was the location of the unified ...
Managing Intellectual Property published an important update this week regarding the proposed EU unitary patent. The EU Competitiveness Council met this week in Brussels. One key topic for discussion was the location of the unified ...
Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com
Hi everyone! Take a look at the foreign filing/patenting news for the last week of May: The European Patent Office ranks #1 for the third year in a row among the “five IP offices ...
Hi everyone! Take a look at the foreign filing/patenting news for the last week of May: The European Patent Office ranks #1 for the third year in a row among the “five IP offices ...
US Oncologists Report Crucial Cancer Drug Shortages from www.ipwatchdog.com
The mantra of the anti-patent community is nearly in unison on the issue of patented drugs. Of course, everyone wants drugs to be developed, but no one wants to pay the exorbitant prices charged for ...
The mantra of the anti-patent community is nearly in unison on the issue of patented drugs. Of course, everyone wants drugs to be developed, but no one wants to pay the exorbitant prices charged for ...
Asian Governments Plan To Better Use TRIPS Flexibilities For Health from www.ip-watch.org
International trade rules related to intellectual property rights enshrine the notion that there may be cases where exceptions to IP rights are needed by governments, such as sovereign decisions on a nation’s public health ...
International trade rules related to intellectual property rights enshrine the notion that there may be cases where exceptions to IP rights are needed by governments, such as sovereign decisions on a nation’s public health ...
Please Stop Equating Patents to Monopolies!! from tacticalip.com
TweetBy: Mark R. Malek Ever since I started practicing patent law, one of the things that has continuously driven me nuts is when I hear people calling a patent a “monopoly” on a particular area ...
TweetBy: Mark R. Malek Ever since I started practicing patent law, one of the things that has continuously driven me nuts is when I hear people calling a patent a “monopoly” on a particular area ...
2012 Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar from www.patentdocs.org
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be its 16th annual Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar on July 23-24, 2012 in Alexandria, VA. The seminar will offer sessions on the following topics: • Overview of the ...
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be its 16th annual Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar on July 23-24, 2012 in Alexandria, VA. The seminar will offer sessions on the following topics: • Overview of the ...
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