IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

An increased need for integrated intellectual property services has led Philadelphia-based boutique firm RatnerPrestia to join with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC's wider platform in 2024.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 19, 2024

A Pennsylvania federal judge sitting in Delaware has determined that Inmar Brand Solutions Inc.'s s coupon-processing system patents are not abstract and therefore should not be invalidated under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice precedent.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2024

7,736,223 is owned by Savvy Dog Systems and POM of Pennsylvania (Savvy Dog) and is directed to a “more skill-based and less chance-based” version of a popular electronic game called “Tic Tac Fruit.” Savvy Dog sued Pennsylvania Coin and PA Coin Holdings (Pennsylvania Coin) for infringement in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 23, 2024

Last Chance Ranch, a nonprofit animal shelter and rescue based in Pennsylvania, has sued its former executive director — who was accused of stealing a kangaroo — and a new nonprofit she created, alleging unauthorized use of the shelter's name and trademarks.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 7, 2024

The Pennsylvania State University and sports apparel retailer Vintage Brand are locked in a legal battle that could force courts to reexamine how trademarks function in merchandise licensing and potentially make it harder to prevail on counterfeiting claims, according to attorneys.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 27, 2024

A Pennsylvania federal judge has refused to ban the candy maker Local Yokels Fudge from making or selling fudge, ruling the owner's ex-husband hadn't shown the company is still using his family's secret "Chocolate Moonshine" fudge recipe.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 9, 2024

Jacobson & John LLP's claim that its use of the marketing phrase "The Education Lawyers" has gone unchallenged for five years blatantly misled a Pennsylvania federal court about the phrase's incontestability as a trademark, according to a rival firm's bid to keep its trademark challenge alive there.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

APRIL 26, 2024

has been accused of trademark infringement in a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania -based Global Trademarks Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana – FullBeauty Brands Inc. The lawsuit alleges that certain swimsuits marketed by FullBeauty Brands and affiliated entities bear a striking resemblance to designs owned by competitors.

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IP Law 360

MAY 15, 2023

A California man who allegedly sold the original art used for a classic "Blade Runner" movie poster to a Pennsylvania attorney can't be sued in the Keystone State over the sale, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled Monday.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 2, 2024

Pennsylvania State University (“Penn State”) is embroiled in a trademark infringement lawsuit with apparel retailer Vintage Brand, with Penn State alleging that Vintage Brand is using, without permission, registered trademarks of Penn State. By: Caldwell

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IP Law 360

MARCH 25, 2024

A Pennsylvania federal judge said Monday that no copyright dispute exists between the son of a music producer who recorded interviews with rock icons such as Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger and a man who sold the collection, reasoning that the son had no right to the recordings because they were never registered for copyrights with the federal government. (..)

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IP Law 360

MARCH 11, 2024

The Third Circuit has found that AbbVie was unable to show that a Pennsylvania federal court went against precedent or made an error when ordering the drugmaker to turn over attorney communications from a "sham" patent case allegedly meant to delay AndroGel competitors.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A state appellate court’s ruling that “Pennsylvania Skill Games” aren’t illegal gambling could have repercussions for the state’s legal gambling industry, enforcers hunting illegal gambling machines, and “skill games” operators around the country. By: Kaufman & Canoles

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IP Law 360

APRIL 10, 2023

A patent attorney says the Pittsburgh firm Keevican Weiss & Bauerle LLC owed him back wages after he quit in 2022 but was still luring clients by keeping his picture and profile on its website, in a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A California art collector involved in the sale of a "Blade Runner" movie poster is urging the Pennsylvania federal court to sanction an attorney-turned-art collector for seeking reconsideration of a previous court ruling that the court has no jurisdiction over him.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A Pittsburgh-based robot toy designer believes a Chinese competitor stole the source code for its interactive menu system by reverse engineering demonstration robots acquired from a predecessor company, according to a revised lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania federal court.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

and the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania filed suit in Delaware in June 2023 against Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., As we previously reported, REGENXBIO Inc. Sarepta Therapeutics Three, LLC, and Catalent, Inc., alleging infringement of U.S. 11,680,274 by Sarepta’s gene therapy product, ELEVIDYS (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl).

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 29, 2023

An Arizona-based consultant for OnlyFans models and three employees she allegedly poached from a rival must face a trade secrets suit in Pennsylvania, after a federal judge concluded the court has jurisdiction over the case and the plaintiffs have sufficiently pled claims that confidential information was stolen.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In the world of professional wrestling, few fans would have mistaken The Undertaker for a licensed mortician, but in the rings and arenas of western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and New York, "The Gavel" David Lawless is indeed an attorney — albeit not the arrogant heel he portrays.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, ultimately holding that Karen Hepp’s complaint against Facebook was not barred by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.In Hepp’s complaint cited two sets of posts online of the photo, which Hepp alleged under Pennsylvania law violated her right to publicity.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 12, 2024

A Philadelphia law firm says its use of "The Education Lawyers" to market its service is an incontestable trademark, rendering a rival's challenge completely groundless, according to a motion to dismiss filed in Pennsylvania federal court.

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CoCal IP Law Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Pennsylvania Coin, LLC, No. [.] Plastics, Video Games, and Brews Please join us Monday, April 01, 2024 at noon where we will discuss two recent Federal Circuit cases Inline Plastics Corp. Lacerta Group, LLC, No. 22-1954 (Fed.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 3, 2024

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday upheld an arbitrator's $258,000 judgment against an invention-marketing company, but declined to award the nearly $50,000 in additional attorney fees requested by the prevailing Texas-based inventor because his lawyers hadn't submitted billing records for the amount, which was nearly two-thirds of the fees (..)

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A Pennsylvania state appellate court on Friday backed a lower court's ruling in favor of Cozen O'Connor in a case where it was sued by a software company on allegations of legal malpractice over intellectual property issues, saying the litigation was filed beyond the applicable limitations period.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Third Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a Pennsylvania federal judge's order sanctioning a senior Cooley LLP lawyer after he filed evidence in a patent dispute past the discovery deadline, noting that while the order was "rather harsh," the district judge had the discretion to impose the sanctions.

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IP Law 360

JULY 27, 2023

A California art collector says a federal court got it right the first time when it dismissed him from a dispute over ownership of the movie poster artwork for "Blade Runner," arguing in briefs Wednesday that the court correctly found he had insufficient contact with Pennsylvania for its courts to have jurisdiction over him.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A Pennsylvania federal judge has refused to dismiss Meridian Bank's suit accusing former employees and a Maryland-based competitor bank of misappropriating Meridian's trade secrets, ruling that the suit adequately shows employment agreements signed by Meridian's former employees determine that the court has personal jurisdiction over them.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 7, 2024

The family of a former movie poster artist and a Pennsylvania attorney-turned-art collector have settled a dispute over the original art for a "Blade Runner" poster, with the parties agreeing to sell the art and split the proceeds.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 18, 2024

A Pennsylvania federal judge has reduced an architectural firm's intellectual property lawsuit against Republic First Bancorp, reasoning that it didn't allege ownership over the products and designs at issue.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 30, 2023

and the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania filed suit in Delaware against Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., Last week REGENXBIO Inc. Sarepta Therapeutics Three, LLC, and Catalent, Inc., alleging that the defendants’ adeno-associated virus (“AAV”) technology gene therapy product has infringed or will infringe U.S.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A Pennsylvania federal jury found Wednesday that Nike infringed Philadelphia-area sportswear company Lontex Corp.'s s trademarked "cool compression" branded clothing.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 27, 2023

will have to turn over 100 documents previously deemed protected by attorney-client privilege, so a Pennsylvania federal judge can determine whether there's evidence that patent litigation they filed more than a decade ago was a sham. AbbVie Inc. and Besins Healthcare Inc.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 6, 2022

An independent Pennsylvania singer-songwriter accused Sony Music Entertainment of infringing on her copyrighted 1998 single, "Something About You," by putting out its own copy of the song in 2019, according to a suit filed Thursday in California federal court.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

s bid to block a Pennsylvania federal court's order to turn over attorney communications from a patent case allegedly cooked up just to extend the company's monopoly on a testosterone drug, but the appellate court's explanation remained under seal Thursday. The Third Circuit has denied AbbVie Inc.'s

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

Proposed legislation in Pennsylvania would allow the sale of cannabis through the Commonwealth’s existing alcohol store system. But it could also lead to confusion in the aisles of Pennsylvania’s liquor stores. This legislation is a step forward for a blossoming cannabis market in Pennsylvania.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 1, 2023

A California man who allegedly sold the original art used for a classic "Blade Runner" movie poster to a Pennsylvania attorney wants out of a dispute between the attorney and the artist's estate over ownership of the piece, arguing a Pittsburgh federal court lacks jurisdiction.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 28, 2023

A federal court in Pennsylvania has held that a confidentiality agreement signed five months after an employee was hired can be enforced after the employee leaves even if the employee received no consideration other than continued employment. By: AEON Law

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