Patent & IP news for January 25, 2018

GUI Menu Structure Found Patent Eligible from patentlyo.com

by Dennis Crouch In a split opinion, the Federal Circuit has affirmed Core Wireless win over LG Electronics [DECISION] – finding the asserted patent claimed eligible subject matter and refusing to disturb the district court’s ...

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Bad faith confirmed for ALEXANDER trade mark application from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Will the trade marks fun fair last?A recent decision of Geoffrey Hobbs QC, sitting as an Appointed Person, has rejected an appeal against the Hearing Officer's decision to refuse to register ALEXANDER as ...

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Trial sequence in SEP litigation - time for a rejig? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The IPKat relies upon its network of eagle-eyed readers to draw its attention to matters of interest that might otherwise be beyond the reach of the IPKat team's paws.  An interesting judicial observation of ...

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Selective Reliance On Informal Opinion of Counsel Supports Attorney Fees Award from docketreport.blogspot.com

Following a stipulated judgment, the court granted plaintiff's motion for attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 because defendants' litigation tactics were exceptional. "Defendants’ reliance on [their counsel's] purported noninfringement opinion is ...

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Azar confirmed by Senate 55-43 from ipbiz.blogspot.com


Democrats Heidi HeitkampTom Carper, Chris Coons, Joe Donnelly, Doug Jones and Joe Manchin voted in favor of HHS pick Azar. Rand Paul was the only Republican present to oppose the nomination. Independent Angus King voted ...

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LG ELECTRONICS loses appeal at CAFC in Core Wireless case from ipbiz.blogspot.com


LG lost its appeal from ED Texas:


LG Electronics, Inc. (“LG”) appeals the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas’ decisions
(1) denying summary judgment that claims 8 and 9 of
U ...

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Intervening IPR decision requires vacation/remand of other IPR in MaxLinear, 2017-1039 from ipbiz.blogspot.com


The issue



The Board based its decision on an analysis of independent
claims 1 and 17. However, in a separate IPR, No.
IPR2014-00728 (“the ’728 IPR”), claims 1 and 17 were
held to be unpatentable ...

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NantKwest: Attorney Fee case Moving Toward Decision at PTO from patentlyo.com

by Dennis Crouch In NantKwest v. Matal, the Federal Circuit will sit en banc to decide whether the cost-shifting provision found in 35 U.S.C. § 145 permits the USPTO to recover its attorney fees ...

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IP Year in Review 2017 – A Year of Promises Made, Kept, and Abandoned from www.iposgoode.ca

This past year marks a year where the Government of Canada engaged more than ever on the IP front. The Government of Canada’s announcement of a National IP Strategy was welcome news for those ...

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