Patent & IP news for August 7, 2012
Patent Litigations
- Orientview Technologies LLC v. SkyMall Inc. filed 2012-08-07 in Delaware
- Butamax (TM) Advanced Biofuels LLC v. Gevo Inc. filed 2012-08-06 in Delaware
- Humanscale Corporation v. Mass Engineered Design, Inc et. al. filed 2012-08-03 in New York Southern
- Waters Industries, Inc. v. JJI International, Inc. filed 2012-08-07 in Illinois Northern
- Telecommunications Research Laboratories v. At&T Corp. filed 2012-08-06 in New Jersey
- RR Donnelley & Sons Company v. Xerox Corporation filed 2012-08-07 in Illinois Northern
- Data Distribution Technologies LLC v. Re/Max, LLC filed 2012-08-03 in New Jersey
- Tech-4-Kids, Inc. v. Sport Dimension, Inc. et. al. filed 2012-08-07 in California Central
- Data Distribution Technologies LLC v. Brer Affiliates Inc. et. al. filed 2012-08-03 in New Jersey
- Avocent Redmond Corp. v. Aten Technology Inc. et. al. filed 2012-08-07 in Washington Western
- Cherdak v. Timex Group USA, Inc. et. al. filed 2012-08-06 in Virginia Eastern
- Trounson Automation LLC v. Fanuc Corporation et. al. filed 2012-08-03 in New York Southern
- Avocent Redmond Corp. v. Belkin International, Inc. et. al. filed 2012-08-07 in Washington Western
- Framerica Corporation v. Pergo Europe AB et. al. filed 2012-08-03 in New York Eastern
- Ambar Holdings, Inc. v. Robert Bosch Tool Corporation filed 2012-08-02 in New York Eastern
- Mid America Gutters, Inc. v. Thompson Creek Window Company et. al. filed 2012-08-07 in Maryland
- Eizo Nanao Corporation et. al. v. Landmark Technology LLC filed 2012-08-06 in California Central
- Norco Industries Inc v. CPI Binani Inc filed 2012-08-06 in Indiana Northern
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Patent & IP Blogs
AOP Clash: Strict Copyright for the Written Word from info.articleonepartners.com The writing industry is specifically reliant on IP. Writers are constantly protecting their intellectual property with copyrights and trademarks, but that protection extends beyond their financial needs by protecting the actual characters they create. This ...
New Energy Symposium’s Big Winners Are Small and Ultra-thin from www.greenpatentblog.com In a previous post, I wrote about the New Energy Symposium held last month in New York City. The first day of the event featured a startup quick pitch competition, and the three winners of ...
ICO Gives Guidance on Disclosure of Copyright Material from ipkitten.blogspot.com On a day when Standard Chartered shares are falling, discord between the coalition parties increases and the UK's Olympic successes become set to break records, this little bit of (slightly old) news caught this ...
In Tough Economic Times, Patent Office Will Soon Offer Price Breaks from dcipattorney.com As I have often pointed out on this Blog, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that overlook their intellectual property assets (i.e., “IP” or patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets) do so at their own ...
Orphan Works in the Frame from ipkitten.blogspot.com In current copyright debates, smaller creative sectors receive less attention. These sectors have also undergone significant changes as technology, policy and consumers collide. Spare a thought today for the photography industry. With the costs of ...
USPTO Reverses Course to Permit Anonymous Ex Parte Reexamination Requests from www.pharmapatentsblog.com
Responding to public feedback, the USPTO announced that it has dropped a controversial proposal that would have required all requests for ex parte reexamination to identify the requester’s “real party in interest.” The change ...
Responding to public feedback, the USPTO announced that it has dropped a controversial proposal that would have required all requests for ex parte reexamination to identify the requester’s “real party in interest.” The change ...
Guest Post by Christal Sheppard: Solving a Knotty Problem: An Outrageous Call for Patent Reform Part Deux from www.patentlyo.com
Dr. Sheppard is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska Lincoln College of Law. Prior to joining the University of Nebraska, Dr. Sheppard was Chief Counsel on Patents and Trademarks and Courts ...
Dr. Sheppard is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska Lincoln College of Law. Prior to joining the University of Nebraska, Dr. Sheppard was Chief Counsel on Patents and Trademarks and Courts ...
NDCA in Implicit v. Juniper hears renewed MTC and orders production of license negotiations from patent-damages.com
On July 23, 2012, in Implicit Networks, Inc. v. Juniper Networks, Inc., No. C 10-04234 SI (NDCA), the court considered a renewed motion by defendant to compel production of license negotiation documents and information. On ...
On July 23, 2012, in Implicit Networks, Inc. v. Juniper Networks, Inc., No. C 10-04234 SI (NDCA), the court considered a renewed motion by defendant to compel production of license negotiation documents and information. On ...
Usain Bolt – world’s fastest trademark owner from www.erikpelton.com
Yesterday in London, Usain Bolt repeated as the Olympic champion in the 100 meter dash. The winner of the race is frequently referred to as the “fastest man alive” or the “world’s fastest man ...
Yesterday in London, Usain Bolt repeated as the Olympic champion in the 100 meter dash. The winner of the race is frequently referred to as the “fastest man alive” or the “world’s fastest man ...
How Microsoft makes money in the phone space from ipbiz.blogspot.com
See post Microsoft’s Collected Patent Royalties Dwarf Windows Phone Sales , including the text:
In the past, we’ve reported that it’s been estimated that Microsoft earns nearly three times as much through licensing ...
See post Microsoft’s Collected Patent Royalties Dwarf Windows Phone Sales , including the text:
In the past, we’ve reported that it’s been estimated that Microsoft earns nearly three times as much through licensing ...
CAFC talks about inventions in In re Beineke from ipbiz.blogspot.com
From within In re Beineke, a case about 35 U.S.C. § 161 :
As the Supreme Court noted in Chakrabarty, “a new mineral discovered in the earth or a new plant found in the wild ...
From within In re Beineke, a case about 35 U.S.C. § 161 :
As the Supreme Court noted in Chakrabarty, “a new mineral discovered in the earth or a new plant found in the wild ...
FLASH: Don't Forget About Those Seven Provisions of the AIA Effective September 16, 2012! from www.iplawalert.com
Starting on September 16th, seven important provisions of the America Invents Act (“AIA”) will take effect: inter partes review, post grant review, supplemental examination, third-party “preissuance submission,” substitute statement in lieu of the inventor’s ...
Momenta Pharmaceuticals: The Hatch-Waxman “Safe Harbor” Widens to Include Post-FDA Approval Activity* from www.ipwatchdog.com
While the Supreme Court may have expanded the reach of the Hatch-Waxman “safe harbor,” the Medtronic and Merck cases only involved pre-marketing FDA approval activity. But the recent split Federal Circuit panel decision in Momenta ...
While the Supreme Court may have expanded the reach of the Hatch-Waxman “safe harbor,” the Medtronic and Merck cases only involved pre-marketing FDA approval activity. But the recent split Federal Circuit panel decision in Momenta ...
Demand-side innovation policies from www.athenaalliance.org
Readers of this blog will note that one of the re-occurring themes is the role of demand-side policies in promoting innovation. Such policy especially include regulations and government procurement. As I have noted before, government ...
Readers of this blog will note that one of the re-occurring themes is the role of demand-side policies in promoting innovation. Such policy especially include regulations and government procurement. As I have noted before, government ...
Joseph Scott Miller—Substance, Procedure, and the Divided Patent Power from writtendescription.blogspot.com
How should the Federal Circuit determine whether a Patent Office rule is within the agency’s statutory authority? The court has traditionally held that the Patent Office has the authority to issue procedural rules but ...
How should the Federal Circuit determine whether a Patent Office rule is within the agency’s statutory authority? The court has traditionally held that the Patent Office has the authority to issue procedural rules but ...
SHIELD Act Introduced in House from inventivestep.net
Innovators and the patent community are still recovering from the significant changes wrought on the patent system by the America Invents Act enacted by Congress last year. We also brace for the implementation of various ...
Innovators and the patent community are still recovering from the significant changes wrought on the patent system by the America Invents Act enacted by Congress last year. We also brace for the implementation of various ...
Sony Announces Partnership with Article One to Fight NPEs from www.ipwatchdog.com
Article One Partners, or AOP for short, is the world’s largest patent research community. Yesterday the company announced a partnership with Sony Corporation. AOP is supporting Sony’s defense against the rising trend in ...
Article One Partners, or AOP for short, is the world’s largest patent research community. Yesterday the company announced a partnership with Sony Corporation. AOP is supporting Sony’s defense against the rising trend in ...
History of Early Settlement Weighs Against Transfer to MDL Panel from docketreport.blogspot.com
The MDL panel denied plaintiff's motion to transfer six actions involving its genetic testing patent to the MDL based in part on plaintiff's litigation and licensing history. "The patent’s litigation history suggests ...
The MDL panel denied plaintiff's motion to transfer six actions involving its genetic testing patent to the MDL based in part on plaintiff's litigation and licensing history. "The patent’s litigation history suggests ...
A Look At India’s Key Pharmaceutical Patent Case from www.ip-watch.org
This month, the Indian Supreme Court will hear final arguments in a challenge by the pharmaceutical company Novartis against the Indian Patent Office’s rejection of a patent for the leukemia drug, Glivec. The Court ...
This month, the Indian Supreme Court will hear final arguments in a challenge by the pharmaceutical company Novartis against the Indian Patent Office’s rejection of a patent for the leukemia drug, Glivec. The Court ...
Microsoft says 'Motorola’s efforts to evade its [F]RAND commitments are collapsing' from www.fosspatents.com
In a recent blog post outlining "A Solid Foundation for Patent Peace", Microsoft stressed its readiness to engage in good-faith discussions with Google but also noted that "[t]his particular litigation now stands at a ...
Transferring a revocation action to a junior court: ERT from patlit.blogspot.com
Environmental Recycling Technologies plc v Stillwell, Rodlsburger and Upcycle Holdings Ltd is a decision of Mr Justice Warren (Patents Court, England and Wales) of 13 July which has not really hit the headlines (the full ...
Environmental Recycling Technologies plc v Stillwell, Rodlsburger and Upcycle Holdings Ltd is a decision of Mr Justice Warren (Patents Court, England and Wales) of 13 July which has not really hit the headlines (the full ...
Apple expands attack on HTC's acquired patents, tries to kill two pending cases at once from www.fosspatents.com
Apple has already won a dismissal from an ITC investigation of five patents HTC acquired from Google last year, and it's now trying to get rid of four more Google loan patents that HTC ...
Federal Circuit to Hear En Banc Appeal on Its Jurisdiction over All-But-Accounting Patent Decisions from www.patentlyo.com
By Dennis Crouch Robert Bosch LLC v. Pylon Mfg. Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2012) In a sua sponte order, the Federal Circuit has announced that case to be heard en banc to determine whether the appellate ...
By Dennis Crouch Robert Bosch LLC v. Pylon Mfg. Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2012) In a sua sponte order, the Federal Circuit has announced that case to be heard en banc to determine whether the appellate ...
STN News Update: ReaxysFile, CAS REGISTRY, and more! from intellogist.wordpress.com
There have been several notable changes to STN since we last checked in on the Intellogist Blog. Recently there has been a flurry of activity including: The launch of a new collected database Additional experimental ...
There have been several notable changes to STN since we last checked in on the Intellogist Blog. Recently there has been a flurry of activity including: The launch of a new collected database Additional experimental ...
Exceptional from www.patenthawk.com
Highmark popped a declaratory judgment (DJ) action against Allcare's managed health care patent 5,301,105. Allcare's lawyers ran afoul of the district court judge, who "found that Allcare engaged in litigation misconduct ...
News from Abroad: Recent Amendments to the Israel Patent Statute from www.patentdocs.org
Pulling the Pace of Prosecution from the Purview of the Applicant By Daniel Feigelson -- Most readers of this blog are familiar with the situation in which you or your client files a patent application before ...
Pulling the Pace of Prosecution from the Purview of the Applicant By Daniel Feigelson -- Most readers of this blog are familiar with the situation in which you or your client files a patent application before ...
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