Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This article details the authors’ study of Section 285 attorney fees awards against patentees from 2017 through 2022 and describes two potential reform efforts toward ensuring that prevailing parties receive Section 285 fee awards. We located 82 cases involving a Section 285 fee award against a patentee between June 2017 and June 2022.

Patent 52

Patent Litigation Patent Infringement Inventor 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

At an initial conference on January 23, 2023, the parties reached a settlement and asked to dismiss the claim. It took eight months, but the ownership question of the photographs has been settled. The picture at issue was taken in 2017, and was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office on July 29, 2017.

Blogging 97

Blogging Fair Use Copyright Copyright Notice 97

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It generally amounts to more than 50% of the total settlement recovery, acknowledging, at least by basic math, that they are the primary beneficiary of the litigation.). Many start with and later add investors to ongoing funds and matters. Nearly all require oversight and consultation at all key decision points.

Litigation 124

Litigation Reporting Settlement Government 124

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Read Yogesh’s critique of the judgement in light of DHC’s OpenTV decision and the CRI 2017 Guidelines. The Respondent operates his business through two incorporated entities and claims ownership of the trademark via the permitted use by the two incorporated entities.

Trademark 80

Trademark Social Media Registering Trademarks Copyright 80

SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Bentley Systems Inc & Anr vs Pnc Infratech Limited & Ors on 13 May, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiff instituted the present copyright infringement suit against the defendant for continuing to use the plaintiff’s software after the expiry of its license. Jaikishan Kakubha Saraf alias Jackie Shroff v. The Peppy Stores & Ors.

Trademark 45

Trademark Advertising Advertising Copyright 45

TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

With regards to limits on the number of devices simultaneously connected, no timestamps or IP addresses are ever logged; our systems are merely able to identify how many active sessions a given license has at a given moment in time and use that counter to decide whether a license is allowed to create one additional session.

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Privacy IP Technology Reporting 135

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

6 The potential impact of solid-state batteries on the EV industry in particular is huge, as they hold significantly more energy and charge in less time than traditional lithium-ion batteries, thereby eliminating one of the perceived drawbacks of EV ownership. For example, in 2017, battery supplier LG Chem sued Amperex Technology Ltd.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Technology Journalism IP 52