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USPTO Seeks Input On Experimental Use Exception To Patent Infringement And Possible Legislative Action

JD Supra Law

On June 28, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice requesting public comments on the current state of the common law experimental use exception to patent infringement and whether Congress should consider codifying the experimental use exception through legislative action.

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Google sues Sonos for Patent Infringement – Again

IPilogue

But this relationship soured soon after, with Sonos accusing Google of monopolistic practices and of using patent laws to squash competition from small companies. Sonos claims that Google’s infringement of over 100 of Sonos’ patents is deliberate and a business model. What may occur moving forward.

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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. This exposes some concerns about our patent laws.

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The Legacy of A.B. Dick and Motion Picture Patents: How these 100+ Year Old Ruling Reshaped Patent Law

Patently-O

Third party ink seller Sidney Henry sold ink to a buyer of the machine, despite knowing of the restriction, and was sued for contributory patent infringement. Lexmark argued that these restrictions should be enforceable through patent law, similar to the reasoning in A.B. ” quoting Motion Picture Patents. .”

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Hyper Bicycles, Inc. Awarded Attorney Fees in Patent Infringement Case

JD Supra Law

This Patent Law case involves a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Fa-Hsing Lu against Hyper Bicycles, Inc. regarding two design patents Lu holds for the ornamental design of a bicycle. By: Whitcomb Selinsky, PC

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"objectively baseless" patent infringement claims can constitute tortious interference/defamation

43(B)log

27, 2022) A rare tortious interference/business defamation case that results in a preliminary injunction (converted from a TRO), based on claims of patent infringement made to plaintiff’s customers. This requires that infringement claims be objectively baseless. Nu Tsai Capital LLC, NO. 8:22CV314, 2022 WL 15523245 (D.

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Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Company (Par-Kan) Sued for Alleged Patent Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

LLC for patent infringemen t under U.S. Patent Laws, 35 U.S.C. §§ 271 , 281 , 283 , 284 , and 285. 8,967,940 (“the ’940 patent”) and U.S. Kalida, Ohio – The Plaintiff, UNVERFERTH MFG. filed suit against Silver Lake, Indiana company , PAR-KAN CO.,