Patent & IP news for May 22, 2014
Patent Litigations
- CYVA Research Holdings, LLC v. Ebay Inc. filed 2014-05-21 in Texas Eastern
- GOJO Industries, Inc. v. d/b/a Snaproducts filed 2014-05-22 in Ohio Northern
- Clear With Computers LLC v. eBags, Inc. filed 2014-05-22 in Texas Eastern
- Syneron Medical Ltd. v. Viora Ltd. et. al. filed 2014-05-22 in Texas Eastern
- Vizio, Inc. v. Straight Path IP Group, Inc. filed 2014-05-19 in Virginia Eastern
- Hawk Technology Systems, LLC v. NCL Corporation Ltd. filed 2014-05-22 in Florida Middle
- Amarin Pharma, Inc. et. al. v. Watson Laboratories, Inc. et. al. filed 2014-05-21 in New Jersey
- POP Displays USA, LLC v. Product Miniature, Inc. et. al. filed 2014-05-21 in New York Southern
- Allergan, Inc. v. Actavis plc et. al. filed 2014-05-22 in Texas Eastern
- BioControl, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation filed 2014-05-22 in Texas Eastern
- Chuck Roaste LLC v. Reverse Gear, LLC et. al. filed 2014-05-22 in Ohio Northern
- Wausau Paper Towel & Tissue, LLC filed 2014-05-22 in Texas Southern
- LakeSouth Holdings, LLC v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. et. al. filed 2014-05-22 in Texas Northern
USPTO Stats
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Patent & IP Blogs
When structure is wrong, patents may fall? from ipkitten.blogspot.com This moggy noticed this morning this article in Chemical & Engineering News (the magazine of the American Chemical Society) concerning an error that has been found in the structure of a compound known as TIC10 or ...
Most patents issue within three years of their respective filing dates with the median for patents issued in 2014 sitting at 34 months. In 2010, that median pendency rose to a decide-high of 41 months. Since that time, the USPTO has been working steadily to reduce its large backlog of pending cases. An item of […] from patentlyo.com Most patents issue within three years of their respective filing dates with the median for patents issued in 2014 sitting at 34 months. In 2010, that median pendency rose to a decide-high of 41 months ...
Taylor Swift Trademark Infringement Lawsuit with Lucky 13 from patentlawip.blogspot.com The clothing and apparel company, Blue Sphere Inc. doing business as Lucky 13, and Robert A. Kloetzly filed a complaint against Taylor Swift and her business entities. In the complaint, BLUE SPHERE, INC. et al ...
Patents Issuing with No Assignee from patentlyo.com This is a follow-up post from a recent discussion of assignee-applicants. About 40% of recently filed patent applications are filed without listing any particular assignee in the patent document. One comment queried what percentage of ...
Dosage regime patent revoked in a Salesian judgment from ipkitten.blogspot.com That Kat can barely move for the number of interesting cases emerging from the Patents Court at the moment. The latest offering, out today, is the Salesian (geddit?) judgment in the case of Generics (UK ...
BREAKING: AG Cruz Villalon says that certain parodies may be prohibited if against fundamental values of society from ipkitten.blogspot.com The original work ...Shortly preceded by the AdvoKat's Opinion, this morning Advocate General (AG) Cruz Villalon released his much-awaited Opinion [only available in a handful of EU languages, including this Kat's native Italian ...
Patent trolls in Europe: a burning issue right now? from patlit.blogspot.com Forgive the use of "patent troll" in this post -- it is not meant here as a term of abuse or as a term of art, but rather as a loose term to cover the sort ...
ALJ Gildea Denies Motion for Summary Determination In Certain Consumer Electronics With Display And Processing Capabilities (337-TA-884) from www.itcblog.com
On May 9, 2014, ALJ Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 78 (dated April 18, 2014) denying Complainant’s first motion for summary determination as to domestic industry and making certain undisputed fact ...
On May 9, 2014, ALJ Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 78 (dated April 18, 2014) denying Complainant’s first motion for summary determination as to domestic industry and making certain undisputed fact ...
World Health Assembly Approves Resolution On Combatting Tuberculosis from www.ip-watch.org
The World Health Assembly on 21 May approved a resolution on global strategy and targets for tuberculosis prevention, care and control after 2015, which includes a new multi-sectoral strategic approach and bold targets to bring ...
The World Health Assembly on 21 May approved a resolution on global strategy and targets for tuberculosis prevention, care and control after 2015, which includes a new multi-sectoral strategic approach and bold targets to bring ...
Vaccines At WHO: Immunization Concerns, High Prices For Middle-Income Countries from www.ip-watch.org
Immunization coverage in many developing countries remains low and even shows a decrease in some cases, according to the report of a World Health Organization advisory group of experts, to be noted by this week ...
Immunization coverage in many developing countries remains low and even shows a decrease in some cases, according to the report of a World Health Organization advisory group of experts, to be noted by this week ...
World Health Assembly: WHO To Member States: Support Our SSFFC Efforts from www.ip-watch.org
World Health Organization members this week will decide on approval of a work plan on poor quality medicines, and the WHO secretariat is hoping members will follow with financial support to carry out the plan.
World Health Organization members this week will decide on approval of a work plan on poor quality medicines, and the WHO secretariat is hoping members will follow with financial support to carry out the plan.
Senate to Slow Down Troll Legislation from inventivestep.net
Yesterday, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) issued a press release where he states that he has taken the currently pending patent troll legislation off the Senate Judiciary Committee agenda. Sen. Leahy notes that while there is ...
Yesterday, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) issued a press release where he states that he has taken the currently pending patent troll legislation off the Senate Judiciary Committee agenda. Sen. Leahy notes that while there is ...
Top 30 IP scholars by h-index from writtendescription.blogspot.com
Scholarometer is a citation-analysis tool developed by researchers at Indiana University Bloomington. It mines Google Scholar data to generate a scholar's h-index: the maximum number of articles h such that each has received ...
Scholarometer is a citation-analysis tool developed by researchers at Indiana University Bloomington. It mines Google Scholar data to generate a scholar's h-index: the maximum number of articles h such that each has received ...
Federal Circuit rules on indefiniteness standard and on "adapted to" from allthingspros.blogspot.com
The recent Federal Circuit decision In re Packard looked at the standard for indefiniteness used by the PTO. During prosecution, the PTO applies the "two or more plausible interpretations" standard, per the precedential Board decision ...
The recent Federal Circuit decision In re Packard looked at the standard for indefiniteness used by the PTO. During prosecution, the PTO applies the "two or more plausible interpretations" standard, per the precedential Board decision ...
Infringement Contentions May Not Assert Doctrine of Equivalents Via Boilerplate Footnote from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court granted defendant's motion to compel plaintiff to produce a third set of infringement contentions addressing the doctrine of equivalents and rejected plaintiff's "footnote approach." "Plaintiff's contentions contain a footnote explaining ...
The court granted defendant's motion to compel plaintiff to produce a third set of infringement contentions addressing the doctrine of equivalents and rejected plaintiff's "footnote approach." "Plaintiff's contentions contain a footnote explaining ...
Clock Runs Out on US Patent Reform Effort from patlit.blogspot.com
Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, announced yesterday that he effectively was abandoning efforts to pass a patent reform bill, aimed at curbing abusive litigation brought by patent ...
Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, announced yesterday that he effectively was abandoning efforts to pass a patent reform bill, aimed at curbing abusive litigation brought by patent ...
Privacy rights out of focus as Colorado court zooms in on First Amendment from www.iposgoode.ca
In Kristina Hill, Brian Edwards and Thomas Privitere v Public Advocate of the United States, a homosexual couple who had posted an engagement photo on their blog were devastated to discover that the image had ...
In Kristina Hill, Brian Edwards and Thomas Privitere v Public Advocate of the United States, a homosexual couple who had posted an engagement photo on their blog were devastated to discover that the image had ...
MVS Filewrapper® Blog: Senate Consideration on Patent Transparency and Improvements Act Stalls Out from www.filewrapper.com
With the House of Representatives passing H.R.3009 Innovation Act in December 2013, the question is now whether the Senate will pass their version of an Innovation Act in the coming months. The Patent ...
WHA Adopts Resolution On Hepatitis; Member States Concerned Over High Prices from www.ip-watch.org
Member states today unanimously adopted a resolution on hepatitis drafted by the Executive Board meeting in January 2014, with two small amendments decided upon in informal intersessional consultations since the Board meeting.
Member states today unanimously adopted a resolution on hepatitis drafted by the Executive Board meeting in January 2014, with two small amendments decided upon in informal intersessional consultations since the Board meeting.
No Agreement On Management Of WHO Relationship With External Actors from www.ip-watch.org
After several drafting sessions this week meant to finalise a framework to govern the engagement of the World Health Organization with the private sector, nongovernmental organisations, foundations and academics, country delegates admitted defeat today at ...
After several drafting sessions this week meant to finalise a framework to govern the engagement of the World Health Organization with the private sector, nongovernmental organisations, foundations and academics, country delegates admitted defeat today at ...
ACI "Biosimilars" Conference, New York, June 5-6 from www.orangebookblog.com
American Conference Institute is holding their 5th annual "Biosimilars" conference in New York on June 5-6. Speakers include in-house counsel from Eli Lilly, Mylan, Sandoz, Amgen, AbbVie, Momenta, J&J;, and Actavis. Also speaking will ...
American Conference Institute is holding their 5th annual "Biosimilars" conference in New York on June 5-6. Speakers include in-house counsel from Eli Lilly, Mylan, Sandoz, Amgen, AbbVie, Momenta, J&J;, and Actavis. Also speaking will ...
In GE Wind Patent Fight Federal Circuit Affirms Wilkins Inventorship Story is Incredible from www.greenpatentblog.com
In previous posts (here, here, here, and here), I discussed a significant ancillary battle in the GE-Mitsubishi wind patent war. In this entertaining sideshow, GE and a former employee, Thomas Wilkins, have been fighting over ...
In previous posts (here, here, here, and here), I discussed a significant ancillary battle in the GE-Mitsubishi wind patent war. In this entertaining sideshow, GE and a former employee, Thomas Wilkins, have been fighting over ...
The ambiguities in demonizing patent licensors from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Gil Amelio's post reveals the ambiguities in defining licensing behavior as evil and troll-like.
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/206681-why-patent-reformers-must-tread-lightly
Gil Amelio's post reveals the ambiguities in defining licensing behavior as evil and troll-like.
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/206681-why-patent-reformers-must-tread-lightly
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