Patently-O

JANUARY 31, 2023

A complete copy of this year’s release is archived at [link]. A copy of the codebook is available at these locations as well. Decision Numbers and Origins Figure 1 Figure 1 shows the number of Federal Circuit opinions and Rule 36 summary affirmances by origin since 2010. Onto the data!

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Copyright Lately

MAY 22, 2023

A lot of ink has been spilled ( mine included, if you need a refresher ) on litigation that ultimately boiled down to whether it was fair use for AWF to license the right to publish Warhol’s artwork based on Goldsmith’s Prince photo. Alas, Campbell’s discontinued Pepper Pot in 2010. Goldsmith.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Nevertheless, because adware often provided poor consumer experiences, adware largely fizzled out by 2010. As a result, the legal issues rarely are litigated any more. * * *. Underlying this litigation is an epistemological question: what does a “canonical” version of a web page look like? ” Wait, what?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. when the mask work is involved in litigation. In particular, Section 1213.2

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

But much like George Washington’s army, even though Flo & Eddie lost many individual battles, they ultimately won the war, as their quixotic litigation campaign prompted Congress to grant protection to pre-1972 sound recordings equivalent to that provided to newer sound recordings under federal copyright law. 1381 (2010).

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

The court found that Woodson had reason to believe in 2010 that her article would be published and should have conducted further investigation at that time. Therefore, the statute of limitations began when Woodson responded to the email in 2010 expressing interest in the schools publication opportunity.

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Chicago IP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

committee chair): Judge Coar served as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois for sixteen years, from 1994-2010. He is also the local head of McDermott’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. Her work included conflicts and capital litigation. He previously served as law clerk to U.S.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

committee chair): Judge Coar served as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois for sixteen years, from 1994-2010. He is also the local head of McDermott’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. Her work included conflicts and capital litigation. District Judge Marvin E.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

2010), where an author attempted to sell an unauthorized sequel to J.D. To this day, no litigation has been brought against James, despite the work’s undisputed origin as fanfiction and huge commercial success. As the previous analysis suggests, however, authors can run into issues if and when their fanfiction becomes commercial.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In 2010, the Second Circuit issued a watershed decision about secondary trademark infringement. Those requirements will impose huge compliance costs, but those investments won’t prevent online marketplaces from being dragged into extraordinarily expensive and high-stakes litigation over eligibility for this defense.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 29, 2024

Thus, the Controller further directed the Appellant to file a fresh translated copy of the PCT application. The Appellant was again directed to file the verified copy of the English translation of the international patent application.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Highlights of the Week Hot-Tubbing in Indian IP Litigation: Delhi High Court Issues Directives in High-Stakes Patent Infringement Case Image from [link] here Recently, the DHC issued directives regarding expert evidence in the Perjeta patent litigation. Please let us know in the comments below. Read on to know more!

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

Prior import plans in 2010-11 were paused. Its cancellation petition for Zenú has been suspended during this litigation. And the copying here could also lead to an inference of deception. Did intentional copying show intent to confuse? Without a reputation in the US, I don’t see how there can be confusion in the US.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Yet 2020 saw a slowdown in biosimilar activity with the lowest number of annual biosimilar approvals since 2016 and fewer product launches than 2019—as well as a decrease in district court litigation and post-grant proceedings. BPCIA Litigation. Antitrust Litigation. BPCIA Litigation. Biosimilar Regulatory Updates.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

PDF copy available. With these technical advances comes an increase in legal activity, including intellectual property (IP) filings and litigation. There has been a sharp increase in battery patenting over the past few years, with battery patent filings growing from 3,773 in 2010 to 5,319 in 2019, see figure 1.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

Easiest way to make money was to make a film likely to succeed, and copying a successful foreign plot was a good way to do so. Around 2010, some studios started enforcing, e.g., Twentieth Century Fox sued over copying of plot of Phone Booth and was successful. In this case, certain gags had been copied from Knock on Wood.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 17, 2023

Serial copyright plaintiffs beware: the discovery rule may not excuse late-filed infringement claims brought by “seasoned litigators.” It’s also a frequent copyright litigant who’s filed more than 100 cases, including 66 in just the past three years. Well, they came back to bite it in the ring-tail.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association or the copyright holder. litigation in U.S. Published in Landslide , Vol. Reproduced with permission.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2023

That is the difference between the court of public opinion in one’s industry and a court of law in a governmental building—”In writing, plagiarismis a straight-up cardinal sin: If you copy, you’re wrong. ” Franck Lihoreau writes at page 7) of the Introduction to Truth in Fiction (2010).

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

PDF copy available. With these technical advances comes an increase in legal activity, including intellectual property (“IP”) filings and litigation. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), climbing from 3,773 in 2010 to 5,319 in 2019 (see Figure 1). IP Enforcement and Litigation Considerations.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Widespread piracy corroded the traditional model—pirated PC games were 4x authentic copies in UK in 2010. They tried doubling down, including legislation, litigation, and DRM; that iddn’t work. Revenue isn’t driven by surveillance but by microtransactions/free to play games.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 3, 2025

In this post, Prashant engages with pressing questions like- should active litigants be invited as guests to the events hosted by High Courts? I was surprised at this choice of the Delhi High Court to invite Bharat Biotech because the company was an active litigant before the court at the time. This is best avoided.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 3, 2025

He is also the co-author of three books- Create, Copy, Disrupt: Indias Intellectual Property Dilemmas (OUP, 2017), The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India (Simon and Schuster India, 2022), and Tareekh Pe Justice: Reforms for Indias District Courts (Simon and Schuster India, 2025).

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