Patent & IP news for December 28, 2015

Never too late: if you missed the IPKat last week from ipkitten.blogspot.com

A likely recurring thought these days ...
Together with IP, of courseWere you away last week or too busy celebrating the festive season? Do not worry because – as usual and even at this time of ...

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Defendant’s $6.8 Million Fee Request Not “Obviously Excessive” In Light of Plaintiff’s Settlement Demand from docketreport.blogspot.com

The special master recommended reducing the amount of attorneys' fees defendant requested under 35 U.S.C § 285, but rejected plaintiff's argument that a $6.8 million fee request was inherently unreasonable. "[T]he ...

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Commil v. Cisco: Despite Supreme Court Win, Patentee Still Loses from patentlyo.com

Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. 2015) On remand from the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit has again concluded that the jury’s infringement verdict was wrong – but ...

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Patentlyo Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain from patentlyo.com

Gene Quinn: USPTO Experiences Catastrophic Failure Of Electronic Patent And Trademark Systems Jacob Gershman: Bluebook Critics Incite Copyright Clash Bill Reid: The Ghost Of Christmas Patents Eriq Gardner: Grumpy Cat Brings Grumpy Lawsuit Over Infringement ...

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