Patently-O

JUNE 15, 2022

UMass’s claimed invention is a topical skin care product containing adenosine that is applied to the skin. Panel: Prost, Mayer, Taranto (author). This opinion nominally addressing indefiniteness illustrates the power of de novo claim construction review at the Federal Circuit. bracketed numbers and emphasis added).

Invention 79

Invention Inventor Blogging Patent 79

Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Topic This case addresses the proper standard for an appeal of a discretionary decision by a successor judge as well as requests for attorneys’ fees under 35 U.S.C. § FMC used the District Court’s claim construction as the basis for a motion for summary judgment of noninfringement, which OneSubsea opposed.

IP 130

IP Litigation Patent Law 130

Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

If you’re interested in doing a deeper dive into how all of this works, I recommend following Andres Guadamuz’s blog on the topic.) There’s no “cutting and pasting” involved. (If Notably, in 1984’s “Betamax” opinion, Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios , the U.S.

Derivative Work 108

Derivative Work Art Copying Fair Use 108

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 10, 2023

Topic This case addresses the proper standard for an appeal of a discretionary decision by a successor judge as well as requests for attorneys’ fees under 35 U.S.C. § ” FMC used the District Court’s claim construction as the basis for a motion for summary judgment of noninfringement, which OneSubsea opposed. .”

IP 52

IP Litigation Patent Law 52

LexBlog IP

JUNE 5, 2023

These were the hot topics in the recently decided Supreme Court case of Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. AWF then sued Goldsmith in the Southern District of New York for a declaratory judgment of noninfringement. Andy Warhol. And Prince, the Purple One. (Or Or in this case, Orange.) Goldsmith et al. ,

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Derivative Work Art Licensing 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

This decision addresses many hot topics in licensing SEPs and attempts to harmonize existing decisions in reaching its rulings here.The Court here, for example, discussed the following topics: There is some dispute about whether a FRAND commitment imposes obligations on someone wanting to license an SEP.

Licensing 52

Licensing Technology Intellectual Property Patent 52

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

The letter discusses the BPCIA and the Hatch-Waxman Act frameworks (for small molecule drugs) and sets forth several topics for USPTO’s consideration and further discussion: engagement between FDA and USPTO to increase efficiencies, possible misuse of the patent system (e.g.,

Litigation 52

Litigation Settlement Patent Marketing 52