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The Pride in Patent Ownership Act is Big Tech Boondoggling

IP Watchdog

The Pride in Patent Ownership Act, S.2774, Attaching the Pride in Patent Ownership Act to the NDAA means it will certainly become law. Attaching the Pride in Patent Ownership Act to the NDAA means it will certainly become law. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) within 120 days.

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Moderna sues Pfizer for mRNA Patent Infringement: when optics and profits reveal real issues in modern IP law usage

IPilogue

Moderna and Pfizer battle’s over the inventive process of their respective mRNA COVID-19 vaccines revisit the negative associations of profit, monopolies, and optics in patent litigation. Moderna claimed that they had registered foundational mRNA patents between 2010 and 2016. Code § 1498 (a).

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The History and Importance of the Jury Trial System – An Excerpt from a Patent Infringement Trial

Patently-O

He was talking to the potential jurors as voir dire was just about to begin. — Dennis = = = We are engaged or about to be engaged this morning in the selection of a jury in the civil case involving allegations of patent infringement. The Greeks, the ancient Greeks, began using a jury system about 1500 B C.

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Community Property and Patent Ownership

Patently-O

The basis for the argument was that the application that led to the patent-in-suit had been filed while Afana had been married (to Kassam) and, by operation of Texas’ community property law, Kassam had an ownership interest in the issued patent that had not been assigned to Mobile Equity and had not been joined as a co-plaintiff.

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Patent Infringement Verdict Nixed over Judge’s Stock Ownership

JD Supra Law

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s opinions and orders and remanded the case for further proceedings before a different district court judge because the original judge had failed to divest all financial interests in the case. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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Local Radio Networks LLC Sued for Alleged Patent Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Westwood claims it began notifying the Defendant, Local Radio Networks LLC (“LRN”), regarding its ownership of the Patents in Suit in May 2020. It appears the alleged infringement had not ceased after these communications and therefore Westwood filed suit for willful patent infringement.

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Intertrust Technologies Sues Apple Over Patent Infringement

Greenspoon Marder LLP

A company that successfully sued Microsoft for over $400 million dollars in 2004 for patent infringement, is now suing Apple for patent infringement, as well. To emphasize that Apple was aware of Intertrust’s ownership of the patents, in its suit the company mentions its successful suit against Microsoft multiple times.