Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

TaylorMade Golf Company teed off a dispute over golf club design and filed a patent infringement lawsuit on January 31 st, 2024, in the Southern District of California against Costco and Southern California Design Company alleging infringement and false advertising relating to five of TaylorMade’s patents related to golf irons.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Specifically, the CAFC said the district court erred by relying heavily on the patent prosecution history statements for a related patent that had been cited in the information disclosure statement (IDS) during supplemental examination of one of the patents-in-suit to inform its construction of the term in question.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

Winston Strawn Plagiarism Complaint Winston Strawn Plagiarism Attachments I recall being asked to draft my first patent infringement complaint back in early 2003 – a few months after graduating from law school. Winston & Strawn represented another defendant, Silicon Motion, in a related case also filed by UTL.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Newly promoted principals for 2022 are: Michael Ballanco focuses his practice on all aspects of patent infringement matters at the trial and appellate level. and foreign patent prosecution and counseling in the technology areas of bioinformatics, mobile communications, e-commerce, database, and data processing.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In 2018, United Cannabis sued Pure Hemp for patent infringement and Pure Hemp responded with a Walker-Process antitrust counterclaim for asserting a patent known to be invalid. The defendant also argued the patent should be held unenforceable due to inequitable conduct during prosecution.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Explain whether you have changed your behavior with regard to filing, purchasing, licensing, selling, or maintaining patent applications and patents in the United States as a result of the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States. intellectual property.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 10, 2022

Baca focuses her practice on IP portfolio management, strategic client counseling, and patent prosecution in diverse scientific and engineering fields.

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43(B)log

MARCH 18, 2022

EnChroma allegedly advertises that its lenses are “patented,” but Eyenavision alleged that EnChroma’s lenses do not practice the relevant patent and therefore brought false marking, Lanham Act false advertising, and unfair competition claims. False marking under 35 U.S.C. §

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Please explain what impacts, if any, you have experienced as a result of the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States. Patent prosecution strategy and portfolio management; b. patent enforcement and litigation; c. patent counseling and opinions; d. research and development; e.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 23, 2023

2021-2275 on January 20, 2023, in a dispute involving an alleged pattern of inappropriate conduct during patent prosecution. In a split decision, the Federal Circuit ruled that the district court did not abuse its discretion in declaring a patent unenforceable based on prosecution laches. 8,191, (the “’091 patent”).

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MAY 27, 2021

His practice emphasizes patent portfolio counseling and management, preparation and prosecution of patent applications, patent infringement analysis, patent validity analysis, and post-grant patent challenges. Grace Kim is a principal in the Twin Cities office.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Michael Amon has devoted his career to helping clients resolve their highest-stakes patent infringement disputes. Culhane is a key advisor on patent prosecution, due diligence and patentability, and freedom-to-operate matters. With clients around the globe and across the U.S,

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 17, 2022

The FTO analysis typically includes search results for issued patents and published patent applications that cover technologies similar to the company’s technology and an assessment of any patent infringement litigation risk those patent matters may present. Intellectual Property , Patents.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

Patent, Trademark, Design, and Utility Model Updates: Recovering Costs and Criminal Law Provisions KIPO has also revised the rules on recovering costs in Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board (IPTAB) proceedings, making it more cost-effective for parties to enforce their IP rights in Korea.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In denying the appeal, SCOTUS leaves in place a divided Federal Circuit ruling that improperly expanded prosecution laches doctrine according to Personalized Media (PMC). First Quality Baby Products.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 1, 2022

According to some theories, agile startups who can quickly re-design/pivot their tech upon patent infringement notice don’t necessarily need to spend too much time or money on FTOs. Damages don’t start for patent infringement until the infringer is on notice. important;}.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-621e9d93ad24a1406{flex-wrap:

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IP Watchdog

MAY 31, 2022

Augmented Reality (“AR”), along with Virtual Reality (“VR”), is rapidly growing in prominence and will be transformative to the way we live, work, learn and play. Both AR and VR will undoubtedly bring a whole set of novel IP issues for individuals, companies, IP practitioners and the courts.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Samsung argued that there were potential witnesses from non-party Samsung Research America (“SRA”), three of the five named inventors, prosecution counsel for the patents, and third-party AliphCom in the NDCA. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, 2:21-cv-00454 (E.D. September 11, 2022) (Roy Payne). defendant (“Holdings”).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

Explain whether you have changed your behavior with regard to filing, purchasing, licensing, selling, or maintaining patent applications and patents in the United States as a result of the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States. intellectual property.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Chinese Utility Model and Patent Prosecution. Unlike invention patent applications, there is no substantial examination of utility models. Applicants should understand that utility models have shorter patent terms than invention patents.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) earlier today affirmed a district court ruling that Biogen International’s patent for a method of treating multiple sclerosis (MS) was invalid for lack of written description.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This particular case can be framed with the following question: Can an assignor 1) transfer their patent rights to an assignee, 2) go on to infringe the assigned patents, and 3) then challenge the validity of the assigned patent as a defense against patent infringement? important;}.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6201f92740ee09044{flex-wrap:

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Patent Prosecution. Patent protection is generally available for cannabis and cannabis-related innovations on the same basis as any other innovation, presenting relatively few obstacles for applicants. Contracts, such as cannabis patent licenses, could also be unenforceable under federal law.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

selected address issues such as SPC protection for combination products, double patenting, prosecution history estoppel and the influence of declarations made by the patentee in parallel proceedings, the possibility for national courts to request technical opinions from the EPO under Art. The decisions we (arbitrarily!)

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 20, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled today in a split precedential decision authored by Judge Reyna that a district court properly found Personalized Media Communications’ (PMC) patent unenforceable due to prosecution laches.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 22, 2023

Standard-documentation from online sources maintained by standard setting organizations (SSOs) is usually an important source of relevant prior art. Such prior art can include technical specifications, technical reports, change requests, liasioning statements, work item descriptions, study documents, recommendations and RFCs.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 18, 2022

District Court for the District of Delaware, which had granted judgment of non-infringement for Ford Motor Company on three patents owned by Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (EBS). Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Monday vacated and remanded a decision of the U.S.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Delhi High Court Comes Down Heavily on the Patent Office for Delay in Passing the Order Image by Freepik DHC comes down on the Patent Office for a four-year delay in issuing an order. Read this post by SpicyIP intern Jyotpreet on what this means for the delays in patent prosecution timelines.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its one millionth design patent on September 26, 2023. This milestone comes during a particularly prolific period for design patents. In 2022 alone, the USPTO received more than 50,000 design patent applications.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

With deep expertise in litigation and patent prosecution and counseling, the attorneys represent clients across a range of industries and in various legal venues. As a patent attorney registered to practice before the U.S. April Park assists her clients with all aspects of patent infringement matters before the U.S.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

But patent holders must also beware of challenges from competitors and demands for interoperability from consumers. A comprehensive IP strategy must cover all bases – prosecution, enforcement, defense, and transactions. Patent Prosecution, Portfolio, and Strategic Patenting Considerations.

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