Patent & IP news for January 2, 2014

Fee-shifting back in the news with Federal Circuit's Kilopass decsion from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The CAFCOn Boxing Day the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ordered that the trial judge in Kilopass Technology v Sidense Corp analyze whether Kilopass Technology should pay the legal fees incurred ...

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Utility Patents Granted in 2013: A New Record (For the Fourth Consecutive Year) from www.patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch Despite being held-back by the Federal spending sequester and a focus on implementing the first-to-invent and post-issuance review procedures of the America Invents Act, the US Patent Office has also awarded more ...

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IP CloseUp 2013 – It was a Very Good Year from ipcloseup.wordpress.com

IP CloseUp’s most active day increased more than ten-fold. IP CloseUp was viewed about 16,000 times last year. If it were a concert at Carnegie Hall, it would take about six sold-out performances ...

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Thursday thingies from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Around the weblogs. The past week has been a relatively quiet one on the IP blogosphere, but there have definitely been some signs of life.  On the MARQUES Class 46, Laetitia our former guest Kat ...

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One more Click: Settlement Agreement Revives Disney's Business Method Patent from www.patentlyo.com

by Dennis Crouch Disney v. Rea (Fed. Cir. 2013) Disney's Patent No. 5,963,915 covers an internet purchase method. The patent was filed by Steve Kirsch and originally owned by his company InfoSeek ...

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ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation As To MHT Luxury Alloys In Certain Tires (337-TA-894) from www.itcblog.com

On December 30, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 25 in Certain Tires and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-894). According to the Order, Complainants Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.; Toyo Tire ...

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Contention Identifying “Camera Software” as Infringing Feature Not Sufficiently Specific from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted in part defendant's motion to strike plaintiff's revised infringement contentions. "Infringement contentions must specifically identify how a plaintiff believes an asserted claim’s limitations are practiced by some feature or ...

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ALJ Essex Issues Three Discovery-Related Orders in Certain Wireless Devices With 3G And/Or 4G Capabilities and Components Thereof (337-TA-868) from www.itcblog.com

On December 27, 2013, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public versions of Order Nos. 82-84  in Certain Wireless Devices With 3G And/Or 4G Capabilities and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-868).  According to Order ...

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ALJ Shaw Denies Sanctions Motion, But Orders Machine Inspections In Certain Crawler Cranes (337-TA-887) from www.itcblog.com

On December 23, 2013, ALJ David P. Shaw issued Order No. 12 in Certain Crawler Cranes and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-887).  In the Order, ALJ Shaw denied Complainant Manitowoc Cranes, LLC’s (“Manitowoc Cranes ...

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