Patent & IP news for March 17, 2015
Patent Litigations
- Blue Box Toys, Inc. v. Catanzaro filed 2 days ago in New Jersey
- Cherdak v. Marriot International, Inc. filed 5 days ago in Virginia Eastern
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed yesterday in New Jersey
- Innovative Automation, LLC v. TEAC America, Inc. filed yesterday in Texas Eastern
- Mobile Hi-Tech Wheels v. DFD Wheels filed yesterday in California Central
- Oakley, Inc. v. Alden Research, LLC filed yesterday in California Southern
- Cariloha v. Eclipse IP filed yesterday in Utah
- Catanzaro v. Goldstein et. al. filed 2 days ago in Pennsylvania Middle
- Catanzaro v. Bandai America Inc. et. al. filed 2 days ago in Pennsylvania Middle
- Blue Rhino Global Sourcing, Inc. v. Az Patio Heaters, LLC filed yesterday in North Carolina Middle
- Catanzaro v. Schuster Products, LLC et. al. filed 2 days ago in Pennsylvania Middle
- Catanzaro v. Rite Aid Corporation, Inc. et. al. filed 2 days ago in Pennsylvania Middle
- Catanzaro v. Mattel, Inc. et. al. filed 2 days ago in Pennsylvania Middle
- Eagle International, LLC v. Lohman filed yesterday in Montana
- Phigenix, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc. filed yesterday in California Northern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Using the word “invention” narrows your patent protection from ocpatentlawyer.com Bottom line: It may be counter-intuitive, but use of the word “invention” when drafting a patent application is a disfavored practice. For the most part, use of the word “invention” narrows the patent protection afforded ...
Patent litigation and dispute settlement: a vconference from patlit.blogspot.com "Litigation and Settlements in Patent Disputes", an attractive two-day conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA), takes place in Trier on 7 and 8 May 2015. Its main themes are (i) how ...
Spain: Did the “Google Tax” really change the market? from ipkitten.blogspot.com In the not-so-very-distant past, the IPKat welcomed a guest blogpost, "Copyright in Spain: a month without Google News", from his Spanish friend Míchel Olmedo Cuevas. Now the same author is back with further news which ...
The changing circadian rhythm of movie theatre roll-outs from ipkitten.blogspot.com Kat readers have probably sensed for quite a while that movies are not rolled out for screening in a linear yearly fashion, 1/12th of Hollywood’s annual fare being introduced in movie theatres each ...
Obviousness as a Question of Fact from patentlyo.com The Federal Circuit’s decision in MobileMedia Ideas v. Apple is almost comic – with the appellate panel rejecting the district court decisions siding with Apple as well as those siding with MobileMedia. The chart below ...
What can IP offer Africa -- and what can Africa offer IP? from ipkitten.blogspot.com A handsome book recently arrived on this Kat's crowded desk, demanding his attention: it's Innovation & Intellectual Property: Collaborative Dynamics in Africa, edited by scholars Jeremy de Beer, Chris Armstrong, Chidi Oguamanam and Tobia ...
Greenworld: a great ideal, but is it okay as a brand for fossil energy goods and services? from ipkitten.blogspot.com An avid and jealous admirer of those who possess the gift of tongues, this Kat recognises his own limitations when it comes to grappling with interesting and/or important decisions (if only all interesting decisions ...
USPTO Issues Final Rule in View of Novartis v. Lee from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- Earlier this year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a final rule in the Federal Register (80 Fed. Reg. 1346) to revise the rules of practice to implement the Federal ...
By Donald Zuhn -- Earlier this year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a final rule in the Federal Register (80 Fed. Reg. 1346) to revise the rules of practice to implement the Federal ...
US '613 to Matrix Genetics on photosynthetic lipid making from ipbiz.blogspot.com
From the abstract:
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This disclosure describes genetically modified photosynthetic microorganisms, e.g., Cyanobacteria, that contain one or more exogenous genes encoding a phospholipase and/or thioesterase, which are capable of producing an increased amount of ...
From the abstract:
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This disclosure describes genetically modified photosynthetic microorganisms, e.g., Cyanobacteria, that contain one or more exogenous genes encoding a phospholipase and/or thioesterase, which are capable of producing an increased amount of ...
Apple's US '491 for a fuel cell to power a portable computer from ipbiz.blogspot.com
From the abstract:
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The disclosed embodiments relate to the design of a portable and cost-effective fuel cell system for a portable computing device. This fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack which converts fuel ...
From the abstract:
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The disclosed embodiments relate to the design of a portable and cost-effective fuel cell system for a portable computing device. This fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack which converts fuel ...
Apple prevails over a Conversant in ED Texas from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Apple prevailed before a jury against former Nokia patents.
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The jury deliberated for about five hours before delivering its verdict on Monday night. The company, whose patents were originally held by Nokia Corp, was seeking ...
Apple prevailed before a jury against former Nokia patents.
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The jury deliberated for about five hours before delivering its verdict on Monday night. The company, whose patents were originally held by Nokia Corp, was seeking ...
USPTO retires SAWS: will it have an effect on the USPTO’s effort to screen out poor quality patents? from ipspotlight.com
The USPTO’s recent announcement that it is retiring its Sensitive Application Warning System (SAWS) yielded mixed reactions from the patent community. While many noted that the announcement was a win for transparency and accountability ...
The USPTO’s recent announcement that it is retiring its Sensitive Application Warning System (SAWS) yielded mixed reactions from the patent community. While many noted that the announcement was a win for transparency and accountability ...
Brett Trout Named Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Fellow from blawgit.com
Des Moines patent attorney Brett J. Trout has just been named a Fellow of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Membership in the Academy is by invitation only, upon sponsorship and recommendation from peers and ...
Des Moines patent attorney Brett J. Trout has just been named a Fellow of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Membership in the Academy is by invitation only, upon sponsorship and recommendation from peers and ...
MVS Filewrapper® Blog: Blurred Lines in Copyright Law Following 'Blurred Lines' Jury Verdict from www.filewrapper.com
Post by Paul S. Mazzola
Under the Copyright Act of 1909, a work was protected when it was published with the notice of copyright protection. Although changed by the Copyright Act of 1976, releasing a ...
IP-Watch Geneva IP Delegates List Updated from www.ip-watch.org
Intellectual Property Watch offers a partial list of the government delegates in Geneva with responsibility for intellectual property issues at the United Nations and World Trade Organization. The newly updated list is now available, exclusively ...
Intellectual Property Watch offers a partial list of the government delegates in Geneva with responsibility for intellectual property issues at the United Nations and World Trade Organization. The newly updated list is now available, exclusively ...
Plaintiff’s “Fallacious” Post-License Infringement Claim Warrants Attorney Fee Award from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court overruled plaintiff's objection to the magistrate judge's recommendation to award defendant attorneys' fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 because plaintiff's claims were unsupported. "[Plaintiff] first objects to the Report ...
The court overruled plaintiff's objection to the magistrate judge's recommendation to award defendant attorneys' fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 because plaintiff's claims were unsupported. "[Plaintiff] first objects to the Report ...
Yelderman on Coordination-Focused Patent Policy from writtendescription.blogspot.com
If the main benefit of patents is their role in coordination—facilitating transactions in information and thereby increasing collaboration—would we want patent law to look any different? This is the question tackled by Steve ...
If the main benefit of patents is their role in coordination—facilitating transactions in information and thereby increasing collaboration—would we want patent law to look any different? This is the question tackled by Steve ...
WIPO Members Discussing Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications This Week from www.ip-watch.org
World Intellectual Property Organization member governments are meeting this week to try to advance a proposal to convene a high-level negotiation for a procedural treaty on industrial designs. They also are discussing how geographical indications ...
World Intellectual Property Organization member governments are meeting this week to try to advance a proposal to convene a high-level negotiation for a procedural treaty on industrial designs. They also are discussing how geographical indications ...
Judge Fogel Sitting by Designation from www.717madisonplace.com
Judge Jeremy Fogel is sitting by designation with the Federal Circuit this month. This is the first judge to sit by designation with the Federal Circuit since Judge Prost took over the Chief Judge position ...
Judge Jeremy Fogel is sitting by designation with the Federal Circuit this month. This is the first judge to sit by designation with the Federal Circuit since Judge Prost took over the Chief Judge position ...
Google's "Nanoparticle Phoresis ": US 20150065821 and PCT/US2014/054321 from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The abstract of Google's Phoresis application, published March 5, 2015:
Functionalized particles in the blood are able to selectively bind to targets in the blood that have adverse health effects. The binding of the ...
The abstract of Google's Phoresis application, published March 5, 2015:
Functionalized particles in the blood are able to selectively bind to targets in the blood that have adverse health effects. The binding of the ...
MobileMedia v. Apple: conclusory expert from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The outcome of MobileMedia v. Apple
As to Apple’s appeal, we
(i) affirm the district court’s judgment
that claim 73 of the ’078 patent is not invalid,
(ii) reverse the district court’s ...
The outcome of MobileMedia v. Apple
As to Apple’s appeal, we
(i) affirm the district court’s judgment
that claim 73 of the ’078 patent is not invalid,
(ii) reverse the district court’s ...
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