Patent & IP news for October 4, 2012
Patent Litigations
- LED Tech Development LLC v. Coleman Company Inc. filed 2012-10-03 in Delaware
- LED Tech Development LLC v. Home Depot USA Inc. filed 2012-10-03 in Delaware
- HVAC Modulation Technologies, LLC v. Carrier Corporation filed 2012-10-03 in Minnesota
- HVAC Modulation Technologies, LLC v. Lennox Industries, Inc. filed 2012-10-03 in Minnesota
- TMI Products Inc v. MID America Motorworks Inc filed 2012-10-01 in California Central
- Bascom Research, LLC v. Linkedin Corporation filed 2012-10-03 in Virginia Eastern
- American Radio LLC v. Broadcom Corporation filed 2012-10-03 in California Central
- The Tawnsaura Group LLC v. Myogenix Corp filed 2012-09-28 in California Central
- The Tawnsaura Group LLC v. Nbty Inc filed 2012-09-28 in California Central
- The Tawnsaura Group LLC v. ISS Research LLC filed 2012-09-28 in California Central
- The Tawnsaura Group LLC v. Hammer Nutrition filed 2012-09-28 in California Central
- Destination Maternity Corporation v. Target Corporation et. al. filed 2012-10-04 in Pennsylvania Eastern
- The Tawnsaura Group LLC v. Fit Foods Ltd filed 2012-09-28 in California Central
- The Tawnsaura Group LLC v. Creative Edge Nutrition Inc filed 2012-09-28 in California Central
- Lochner Technologies, LLC v. AT Labs Inc. et. al. filed 2012-10-04 in California Central
- Bascom Research, LLC v. Broadvision, Inc. filed 2012-10-03 in Virginia Eastern
- Sonic Industry, LLC v. American Bank National Association filed 2012-10-04 in Texas Eastern
- Sonic Industry, LLC v. Amegy Bank National Association filed 2012-10-04 in Texas Eastern
- Case In Point, LLC et. al. v. Mermaid Manufacturing of Southwest Florida, Inc. filed 2012-10-04 in Texas Eastern
- Mueller Water Products, Inc. et. al. v. Victaulic Company filed 2012-10-03 in Georgia Northern
- Sonic Industry, LLC v. Compass Bank filed 2012-10-04 in Texas Eastern
- Sonic Industry, LLC v. Texans Credit Union filed 2012-10-04 in Texas Eastern
- American Radio LLC v. Qualcomm Incorporated filed 2012-10-03 in California Central
- PerfectVision Manufacturing Inc v. John Mezzalingua Associates Inc filed 2012-10-04 in Arkansas Eastern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Patent Reform in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from www.lotempiolaw.com All the new patent rules didn't all take effect when on September 16, 2011 President Barack Obama signd Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 into law. On the one-year anniversary of the act many ...
The need for iron-clad enforcement of Section 8 disclosure requirements from spicyipindia.blogspot.com Ever since Justice Murlidhar’s order in the Chemtura judgment and Justice Sridevan's subsequent order in Tata Chemicals, most patent agents have been filing almost all the relevant details regarding foreign patent filings, including ...
BGH on Using Cancerogenic Substances from patlit.blogspot.com Incentive to use? In the decision “Glasfasern”, the German Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) had to rule in the novelty and inventivess of a “use” claim. The patent had been granted on the idea of using a particular ...
GPhA Files Amicus Brief in K-Dur Case from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) filed an amicus brief in support of a grant of certiorari by the Supreme Court in the K-Dur case (In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation). Characterizing the ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) filed an amicus brief in support of a grant of certiorari by the Supreme Court in the K-Dur case (In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation). Characterizing the ...
New Petitions Filed for AIA Inter Partes Reviews and Covered Business-Method Patent Reviews from www.reexamlink.com
Based on a today’s count, the PTAB Patent Review Processing System (PRPS) is now showing 34 petitions for patent review. There are 10 pending petitions for covered business-method (CBM) patent review and 24 petitions ...
Based on a today’s count, the PTAB Patent Review Processing System (PRPS) is now showing 34 petitions for patent review. There are 10 pending petitions for covered business-method (CBM) patent review and 24 petitions ...
Delay Of Pirate Parties’ WIPO Observer Status Raises Questions from www.ip-watch.org
Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization yesterday approved all but one application for international nongovernmental observer status at the UN agency: Pirate Parties International. This is likely to lead to a discussion of ...
Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization yesterday approved all but one application for international nongovernmental observer status at the UN agency: Pirate Parties International. This is likely to lead to a discussion of ...
The significance of a trademark application’s description of goods or services from www.erikpelton.com
The significance of the description of goods and/or services in a trademark application with the USPTO is often overlooked. The descriptive must be accurate. It must not be overly broad. For best protection, it ...
The significance of the description of goods and/or services in a trademark application with the USPTO is often overlooked. The descriptive must be accurate. It must not be overly broad. For best protection, it ...
With 102(f) Eliminated, Is Inventorship Now Codified in 35 U.S.C. 101? from www.patentlyo.com
By Dennis Crouch Before the America Invents Act (AIA), the Patent Act included a specific prohibition on patenting something the purported inventor did not actually invent. According to the statute, "[a] person shall be entitled ...
By Dennis Crouch Before the America Invents Act (AIA), the Patent Act included a specific prohibition on patenting something the purported inventor did not actually invent. According to the statute, "[a] person shall be entitled ...
New Derivation Rule -- 37 C.F.R. Part 42 from www.iplawalert.com
The PTO recently announced final rules regarding the new derivation proceedings, 37 C.F.R. Part 42, pursuant to the Smith-Leahy America Invents Act.
As practitioners are well aware, the AIA will transform the U ...
The Impact of the America Invents Act on the Definition of Prior Art from info.articleonepartners.com
This article was originally published by the IPWatchdog blog:
The America Invents Act (AIA) has now gone through its second phase of implementation. Initially there were few things that went into effect over the initial ...
Momenta v. Amphastar:A Divided Federal Circuit Panel Addresses Scope of Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor for Post-Approval Activities from holmansbiotechipblog.blogspot.com
Biosimilar legislation enacted as part of healthcare reform provides an abbreviated approval process for manufacturer’s of biosimilar biologic drugs. It provides even more benefits for a producer of an interchangeable biologic, including a period ...
Biosimilar legislation enacted as part of healthcare reform provides an abbreviated approval process for manufacturer’s of biosimilar biologic drugs. It provides even more benefits for a producer of an interchangeable biologic, including a period ...
USPTO Updates Registration Examination for New Patent Practitioners from www.ipwatchdog.com
As part of a wider effort aimed at stakeholders fully benefitting from the sweeping reforms of the America Invents Act (AIA), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO ...
As part of a wider effort aimed at stakeholders fully benefitting from the sweeping reforms of the America Invents Act (AIA), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO ...
Featured Study: Get Tactile Feedback from Touch Screens from info.articleonepartners.com
Do you own a phone or other electronic device that has a touch screen? Would it be easier to use touch screens if they provided some sort of haptic (i.e vibration, wobbling, rocking, etc ...
Software Patent Solutions from writtendescription.blogspot.com
Readers who have been following our recent posts on Lemley's software patent solution might be interested in Santa Clara's upcoming conference, Solutions to the Software Patent Problem, on November 16, 2012. Want to ...
Readers who have been following our recent posts on Lemley's software patent solution might be interested in Santa Clara's upcoming conference, Solutions to the Software Patent Problem, on November 16, 2012. Want to ...
Short, Sweet and Stirring the Pot: Canada’s Copyright Board Holds Category 4 Copies are Fair Dealing from www.iposgoode.ca
In a brief decision released September 19, the Copyright Board of Canada held that the Category 4 copies at issue in Alberta (Education) v Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) [Access Copyright] constituted fair dealing ...
In a brief decision released September 19, the Copyright Board of Canada held that the Category 4 copies at issue in Alberta (Education) v Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) [Access Copyright] constituted fair dealing ...
Publishers Group Drops Copyright Claim against Google from www.ipwatchdog.com
The agreement between AAP and Google settles a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Google on October 19, 2005 by AAP member publishers (The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Pearson Education, Inc., Penguin Group (USA) Inc., and Simon ...
The agreement between AAP and Google settles a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Google on October 19, 2005 by AAP member publishers (The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Pearson Education, Inc., Penguin Group (USA) Inc., and Simon ...
Increases in US Patent Office Fees Effective October 5, 2012 from info.inovia.com
Planning on filing a utility application? Does it have more than 20 claims? File today before USPTO fees GO UP TOMORROW! Actually, it’s not that bad. A new USPTO fee schedule will come into ...
Planning on filing a utility application? Does it have more than 20 claims? File today before USPTO fees GO UP TOMORROW! Actually, it’s not that bad. A new USPTO fee schedule will come into ...
FTC Seeks SCOTUS Review in AndroGel “Pay-for-Delay” Case from www.ipwatchdog.com
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, the Solicitor General of the United States petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a recent federal appeals court ruling concerning the FTC’s case against ...
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, the Solicitor General of the United States petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a recent federal appeals court ruling concerning the FTC’s case against ...
WIPO Assembly Moves To Fast-Track Treaty On Copyright Exceptions For Visually Impaired from www.ip-watch.org
The majority of member states of the 185-strong World Intellectual Property Organization have thrown their support for the fast-tracked negotiation of a new treaty or other instrument that sets limitations and exceptions to copyright for ...
The majority of member states of the 185-strong World Intellectual Property Organization have thrown their support for the fast-tracked negotiation of a new treaty or other instrument that sets limitations and exceptions to copyright for ...
India Ratifies Nagoya Protocol On Biodiversity Access And Benefit-Sharing from www.ip-watch.org
The Union Cabinet of India has approved ratification of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing, a measure that provides a tool against biopiracy. The 4 October action comes on the eve of the 11th ...
The Union Cabinet of India has approved ratification of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing, a measure that provides a tool against biopiracy. The 4 October action comes on the eve of the 11th ...
Google-Publishers Digital Library Settlement Allows Readers 20% Open Access from www.ip-watch.org
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google Inc. have reached a settlement in a seven-year copyright dispute involving the Google Library Project, allowing the inclusion of copyrighted digital works. The case is separate from ...
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google Inc. have reached a settlement in a seven-year copyright dispute involving the Google Library Project, allowing the inclusion of copyrighted digital works. The case is separate from ...
WIPO defers PPI observer status from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
"Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization yesterday approved all but one application for international nongovernmental observer status at the UN agency: Pirate Parties International". William New from IP-Watch brought this to the public ...
"Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization yesterday approved all but one application for international nongovernmental observer status at the UN agency: Pirate Parties International". William New from IP-Watch brought this to the public ...
We'll always have Paris? from ipbiz.blogspot.com
In IN RE MIRACLE TUESDAY, LLC the CAFC affirmed a decision of the TTAB.
From footnote 2 of the decision:
The phrase “primarily geographically deceptively misdescriptive” is a statutory term of art in the trade- ...
In IN RE MIRACLE TUESDAY, LLC the CAFC affirmed a decision of the TTAB.
From footnote 2 of the decision:
The phrase “primarily geographically deceptively misdescriptive” is a statutory term of art in the trade- ...
Skyhook and Google agree on August 2013 patent trial date -- but Google will seek further delay from www.fosspatents.com
Skyhook Wireless is the smallest entity among all the Android patent plaintiffs I'm following, but it's a disproportionately interesting one. After business negotiations between Skyhook and Google failed, Skyhook signed up Samsung and ...
Rules Changes Implementing the Inventor's Oath or Declaration Provisions of the AIA from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- On August 14, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published six notices in the Federal Register providing five final rules packages for implementing various provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ...
By Donald Zuhn -- On August 14, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published six notices in the Federal Register providing five final rules packages for implementing various provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ...
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